Hair loss and scalp problemses

Hi yolanda,

i cant say much about hair loss except my mum lost a lot of hair from stress, hers grew back in aok over time.

having an operation of any kind is a stress on the body and mind, the drugs used also take a toll on the immune system.

Last year i had my gallbladder removed two days later i woke with odd symptoms of nerves jumping twitching, dr said nerves.... take some valium.

things got worse, had tests, mri etc hormone test showed menopause was here.

Anxiety has been awful, a rash under my armpit for four months. Depression, formication, loss of appetite and 16 kilos lost. Which i needed to lose lol drs have no idea, i did suggest the operation triggered all of it, drs are quick to deny it.

Ive read and heard of people have depression after surgery.

have you looked at any herbals, im sure there are things for hair growth that may help. 

I wouldnt be surprised if all your symptoms are hormonal, see the 66 symptoms of menopause posted herepreviously.

good luck, im sure your hair will come back with some tlc. 

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yolanda, you've probably had it tested with all the blood tests, but what about your vitamin D levels, that's a separate blood test.  I had hair loss, especially to the back of head on left side with itchy scalp and hair was literally coming away in lumps when I washed or brushed.  I was finding hair everywhere.  Then I had my vitamin d level checked, was really low, got a loading dose over six weeks and now on a maintenance dose and the hair, although thin now still has stopped coming away.   Vitamin D3 has no end of benefits and it has made a world of difference to me.  I really hope that this is the case for you too, check with your doctor that they actually checked this out.  best of the best to you.

Hi Yolanda,

It sounds to me like you are describing a classic case of telogen effluvium.  That is 8-12 weeks after some kind of disturbance, a disproportionate number of hair folicles go into a shedding phase.  Hair has 3 phases, telogen, anogen, and catagen--that is shedding, growing, and resting. Each phase lasts about 3 months. 

Under normal conditions, hairs are on their own schedule and there isn't a disproportionate fall out.  But surgery, medications and other conditions can cause a disproportionate number of hairs to enter the telogen phase and give us a big shed. Surgery, medictions, all that you have been through can certainly cause a shed.

This happened to me a number of times. Going off birth control pills sent me into my first telogen and resolved itself once my hormones rebalanced.  But it took a solid 9 months to year.  I got sick with a bad ulcer and wasn't absorbing vitamins. I probably shed hair for a solid 18 months until I started to supplement zinc and Vit D. (If you are low on iron, that contributes too.)  My scalp burned like I was on fire from the inside out.  Then, slowly things got back to normal. 

Hair shedding is the worst thing ever. LIke you,  I was treated like crap by the medical community who also couldn't find any reason for the shedding and basically said, "you're old. Deal with it."  (I was 39 when I shed the first time after going off BCP!) Even when I said, "my Vit D and zinc are so low they can't find a bottom. Could that contribute?" Everyone said no.  

 I agree with Carol. Just give yourself a little time and TLC, maybe have your vitamins checked, or take a hair and nails supplement. Most importantly, remember hair is shed when there is another folicle pushing up from below the scalp.  So try to see the fall as paradoxically a good sign. Your body is working hard and there is another hair coming!