RE: Re: Help Hair Loss(Kate)

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Hi Kate, Have you tried Nioxin hair treatments? My hairdresser just gave it to me today. It is for people with thinning hair. He says women have used it on chemotherapy and it has kept them from losing more hair. Yes, I too am freaked out. Our hair is such an important part of our image. Im trying to look on the postive side and if it continues to fall out, I may resort to wigs, scarfs, or I may resort to the Buddhist look soon. It is all happening so fast. I posted to Jan earlier and what did help a few years ago was iron as I was low ferritin. Waiting for my labs to come back now. To: Lyme_and_Rife From: jimjax2@...Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:54:45 +0000Subject: Re: Help Hair Loss

Hi Kate,

I just posted about this to Bonnie a few posts ago... Please look for some good links there...

Have you had your thyroid tested lately? Hair loss can be a symptom of hyPOthyroidism, and low thyoid is very common in those with Lyme...

http://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid/hypothyroidism-too-little-thyroid-hormone

http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/hairloss.htm

http://www.wellsphere.com/general-medicine-article/basic-thyroid-tests-you-should-receive-or-ask-for/581780

Take care,

Jim

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> I have had hair loss for about 3 weeks now and it is not getting better. The only thing I have done different is start taking hormones - Prometrium. I have now stopped but the hair is still falling out. I have probably lost 1/3 -1/2 of my thickness. I also started, about 3 weeks ago, taking whole lemons blended in my vitamix - 1 with 2 cups water 2-3x/wk. I previously would just take lemon juice but someone suggested the whole lemon. I cannot figure out why this is happening. I have taken Burbur for detox also and was wondering if that might have an effect. I went online and read that welchol can cause hair loss but I try to take that as little as possible. The last I took welchol was at least two weeks ago. A nutritionist told me that people lose their hair when they do not have enough essential fatty acids so I have started taking fish oil. I have had this happen in the past, not as much as this time though, and did take iron supplements for chronic anemia, but at that time I was having heavy periods. Also my teeth have been hurting quite a bit lately and I cant find a pattern to why/when they hurt. This is the first time I have ever had teeth pain. I was taking quite a bit of Mg to sleep but have now started supplementing with Ca and do take D3 as I am always low. I am also hypothyroid(low normal) and take naturthroid. I could seriously use some help right now before I lose all my hair. Has anybody else had this happen?

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