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Originally Posted by calival
Hello all, i am in my second week. I'm doing really well but i have now read some posts about hair loss. i'd like to hear from some experienced IPers that have not had the hair loss yet have lost significant amounts of weight. Thanks
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I didn't have any hair loss at first. I noticed it really bad about my 3rd month. I have really thick hair and right now it is much thinner. It didn't start coming back when I phased off. I started taking Biotin in addition to the 2-3 Fish oils I was taking a day and now I have all this 1.5-2 in long hair all over my head (which makes styling a pain). The dr (and hairstylist agreed) that this was caused by the quick changing in fat (which is where we store our hormones). When our hormones are in flux our hair and nails often suffer. Once these things even out, our hair returns to normal.
Don't stress over it. It is a temporary condition. I wouldn't trade losing the weight for the temporary hair issues.
PS. My mom and bf's mom have both lost 50 and 30 lb and neither have experienced the hair issues. So age and what stage you are at may play a factor in here too.