[witchyonadiet]

Originally Posted by Meg

Witchy, this isn't about hair loss, but I have to tell you that I am in awe of you being able to manage your weight loss so well at the same time you had to deal with your mental health issues. Most of us struggle with weight loss even on the best of days and it sounds like you went through a very, very bad patch without losing focus. I just have to commend you for your strength and courage.

Awww - thanks Meg. I am still dealing with getting the meds right and I have HUGE anxiety issues - crying jags just about everyday (lately about the hair )- but I think the weight is something I have found I CAN control. My emotions are a disaster and I feel like my head is so out of my control - but that scale and making it move I CAN do and it is empowering. When I get the overwhelming fear and anxiety I try to hop on the treadmill - I may be crying but I'm burning those damn calories !!!!!

[Megan1982]

Witchy, when I got to my lowest weight 2 years ago, my hair had stopped growing by the end of my 8 months of dieting. I didn't notice it falling out (thank goodness, it's quite fine to begin with), but it definitely slowed/stopped growing, as did my fingernails. I went to the hair stylist shortly after and mentioned that I thought it hadn't been growing well and I had lost a lot of weight, and I don't remember exactly what she said but she did agree. By about 6 months later, it had started again. My stylist said "It's really growing in well now. You've got a lot of new growth back here!" (indicating section in the back of my head). I had also gotten as low as I could go "healthily" calorie-wise, ~1200/day, and was probably low in fat. I took a multivitamin and calcium supplements but I'm betting I was nutrient deficient too.

[JerseyGyrl]

I had some hair loss during my weight loss but, taking 5000 mcg a day of Biotin & using Tresseme' Anti Breakage Shampoo & Conditioner has helped greatly!

[witchyonadiet]

Thanks everyone. I am taking the Biotin now and have been using Nioxin - but I think it's making my hair and scalp dry so I may try the Tresseme. The Nioxin is supposed to diminish the DHT in your follicles and help slow shedding and hopefully help regrowth - but since I recently added an oral antiandrogen I think it may be overkill to continue the Nioxin. If I could definately say it's from the weightloss I'd feel better - but I truly have no idea when it happened although my son does remember last year there was tons in the drain. OK - this is how neurotic I am - went upstairs to my room to get something this afternoon - socks on - kinda saw something on the rug (no glasses on and VERY blind without them) so I rubbed at it and it was TONS of hair. I reached down and there was qyite a bit on the rug where I normally comb. I started to freak - even though I hardly see any in the drain - on my clothes or when I comb - but then I realized it was my 10 years old sons job to vacuum upstairs and he probably hasn't done it for a while. So over a period of a month or so I guess it wouldn't be that much (I know - I need to vacuum myself) . I mean if it was coming out in bunches I'd see it in the drain and all over my clothes - right ??? I had a new haircut Saturday and the hairdresser said she didn't see any in the sink when she shampood me - I am a total nut job.
Sorry guys - severe anxiety issues.