I thought that my weight loss (26 lbs lost since August) was causing my hair loss but I began taking vitamins and its still falling out. I’m pretty sure that its not stress related, hormonal or related to any medication that I take. It’s coming out by the handful and its long strands and not breakage. Luckily I have extremely thick hair so the loss hasn’t been noticeable yet but I need a remedy soon. What else could be causing my hair loss?
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October 28th, 2009 at 3:32 am
Well the weight loss could definitely have triggered the hair loss and vitamins do not replace the things you need in your body to get you healthy again, you have to eat well. Also stress can cause this.
October 28th, 2009 at 4:19 am
It could be your shampoo, anything that contains alcohol can dry it out and cause it to fall out. Consult a hairdresser, I did when I thought mine was, you don’t need an appointment just say you have a question at the desk and one comes out to look real quick.
Also be sure it’s falling out more than usual. I have thick hair too, but as my hair got long I thought it was falling out, but my hair dresser told me that because my hair is so thick i lose more hair than a usual person, the average human loses 100 strands of hair a day. It’s only more noticeable because it’s longer.
Good luck!
And don’t worry, you probably DON’T have cancer. You lose hair from the treatment, not the disease. Just notify your doctor and you should be fine.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:47 am
You may have alopecia, anemia, vitamin or mineral deficiencies or any number of other things. I might add, it might not be anything but normal. Hair grows to a maximum length, dictated by your own genes, and then it falls out, it is possible that this is what is going on, too.
See your doctor; only he/she can know for sure.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:21 am
first thing you really need to talk to your doctor about this problem since i’m not one. because it sounds like you might have thyroid problems and that can really be bad. i have been on medicine for several years and my hair has fell out and my skin is very dry . and to top it off my weight stays up i wish i could do a diet but it doesn’t work for me. i also have several other health issue. i wish you the best with your diet and hope you fine your answer.
October 28th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
wow all these people are saying cancer, cancer doesnt make your hair fallout, the CHEMO does, so dont freak out.
even thou you took vitamins, you may have been taking the wrong ones, so a visit to the doctor might be smart
for now, dont mess with your hair too much and dont put it up in a pont tail or add any additional stress to your hair [wear a beanie?]
hope i helped
October 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
you know you loose hair every seven years of your life more than average?!? meaning like if you’re seven you loose a lot of hair that year.. and liek a lot.. then 14 then 21 and so on// it used to happen to me a lot… and all these people are ignorant… people loose hair when they get their quimiotherapy done not when you actually have cancer.. the drug used in quimo makes your hair fall out…
but my best bet would be.. change your shampoo… change to a healthier nutrition and see a nutritionist or a doctor… they can probably help you out more than us
October 28th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Visit your doctor so you can at least determine (or rule out) the cause of your hair loss, whether it be stress, diet, etc. You could also ask about being evaluated for alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss from many parts of the body.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
how did u lose weight? did u take pills or something? could be that, are u eating properly? and are u sure its not hormonal? If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. or maybe your hormones are out of balance!! try seeing a doc so they can prescribe something!!
October 29th, 2009 at 4:17 am
that happened to me and my mom it turned out we had celiac disease
go to a doctor and get tested
my best advice is to GO TO A DOCTOR
it could be somting very seriouse
but if u cant go to a doctor try to eat les gluten=flower
thats what celiac deseas is its an allergy to gluten=flower good luck
October 29th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Okay this may be serious or normal. Call a doctor and ask him/her. It could be stress, because of fast weight-loss (maybe but not sure), or even more serious things like cancer. Please take some advice from here and go to see a doctor ASAP.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:56 am
if it is falling out in chunks than call your doctor if it is a little and you have thick hair than thats normal i have very thick hair and i “shead”
October 29th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
it could be a new shampoo,
you died your hair recently,
or straightened it with chemicals,
you have are getting sick, stress
just see a doc to be safe
October 29th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
i am thinking that all of these symtoms may be due to low thyroid. i have low thyroid and these were all the symtons that i had.
October 30th, 2009 at 4:36 am
Common sense dear common sense
If your hair is falling out and your weight is dropping
There might be a chance you have cancer.
Im sorry.
October 30th, 2009 at 5:19 am
I am not sure, maybe you should talk to your doctors about that before anything serious happen..
October 30th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Too much vitamins , or you did not take it right the way it came .
October 30th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Do you wash your hair a lot? Maybe that’s why. It happens to my sister if she washes her hair a lot.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Jesus, go see a doctor – i hate to say it but you could have cancer. It may be something far less dramatic but please go check it out!
October 31st, 2009 at 3:04 am
go see the doctor you might have cancer take a test to find out. if it not cancer, then it might be some hair products that you are using
October 31st, 2009 at 6:59 am
go get a hair treatment thingy at a drug store or watch a commercial for it and call tht # that is on the commercial
October 31st, 2009 at 11:04 am
you should really go to a doctor, you might have a disease.
October 31st, 2009 at 2:38 pm
dying your hair causes that if you’ve dyed your hair many times.
October 31st, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Talk to your doctor.
November 1st, 2009 at 1:21 am
Have u color ur hair?
that can cause hair to fall.
and if thats not the case
you need to go to the doctor.
November 1st, 2009 at 2:56 am
call your doctor.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:27 am
OMG
U Might Hav Cancer
Go And See A Docter ASAP
November 1st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
You might have cancer