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Dry hair and skin

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jackie53235
jackie53235

Does the Pred effect anyone's hair as it seems my hair has gone very dry it's a mess. Also my skin has got really dry. Any ideas on this one please.

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  • Oregonjohn-UK
    Oregonjohn-UK jackie53235

    Posted

    Sorry don't have a problem with the hair - haven't got any smile  but I do find my skin is very dry since starting Mr Fred and use doublebase.
  • marian24743
    marian24743 jackie53235

    Posted

    Hi Jackie. I had the same probs with ahir & skin. I had my hair cut really short & just used leave in conditioners & its fine now. My skin I used the oils they recommend for scars etc & used it morning & night & that does help.
  • Elijo
    Elijo jackie53235

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    Miy hair is dry, my sister said it looked thicked???  I do get little white milia on my skin, several on my face. I choose not to lance them since the healing process takes so long and all the redness it would result in.  I have products rec. by my dermatologist (Effeclar by Roche-Posay), OTC.  It helps.
    • Elijo
      Elijo

      Posted

      Thicker is what I meant to say (not thicket), sorry.
  • judy93591
    judy93591 jackie53235

    Posted

    Oh, yes, for me it did. I lost most of hair on my head and most of body hair. It's coming in now, but dry and lifeless!  But I feel SO much better, AND WIGS ARE FUN AND EASY, AND MAKE ME FEEL BETTER!
  • Mrs_CJ
    Mrs_CJ jackie53235

    Posted

    Hi Jackie

    My hair is a bit thinner and a little more dry. The worst hair loss I'm having is my eyebrows. The outer half is very scarce and I'm trying different products to create new eyebrows. Ugh....

    • EileenH
      EileenH Mrs_CJ

      Posted

      Has your thyroid function been checked? Disappearing outer halves of eyebrows is typical! Mind you - my brows also became very slender!!!!!! The good news is that they have improved again though.
    • Mrs_CJ
      Mrs_CJ EileenH

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      Hi Eileen,

      Thank you for the suggestion......and yes, my thyroid is fine. My doctor said he didn't know of reasons this is happening so I assume it's just another of my PMR/prednisone side effects.  hopefully my eyebrows will regrow once this is over. 

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