Hair loss after covid
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i had covid 6 weeks ago, the past few days i have had excessive hair loss clumps in my brush and hands, my hair is thick and long and down to my bum, i know hair grows back but this is very distressing for me and i cant see it stopping, its giving me extreme anxiety that i am going to go bald, has anyone experienced this? did it stop? did you go bald? how can i help it? how long did it last? i know people have bigger problems but for me this is very worrying, any advice and other experiences would be greatly helpful, thanks for listening
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kakemix
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also like to add i have read this can be a long covid symptom, i have had a blood test to rule other problems out
laura06827 kakemix
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Hi! Oh my goodness I'm so sorry you're going through this as well! Yes, I've had horrible hair loss too! It's so distressing. I know it grows back but it feels so traumatizing to see clumps fall out. Mine started pretty quickly during covid and at two months out is still going on. I've read from others that it will slow down and grow back but it does seem to be awhile. My dermatologist diagnosed me with telogen effluvium, but in all honesty, the more I read the more I think for some it's an inflammatory response to covid and not just post illness stress. I've read little tidbits on how covid affects keratinocytes and I would imagine hair is no different. Do you get the scalp burning sensation as well? It's called trichodynia and they believe it's related to the exposed hair follicle from loss. I hope yours slows down and I'm just so sorry to hear you're going through this as well!