Viviscal ??
 

Hi all :

I am posting this question here, perhaps because many of you are a bit more supplement saavy and may have some thoughts on this for me.

2 years ago I experienced a lot of trauma, one after another. I had a bout of double pneumonia, surgery, a 40 pound weight loss in 3 months, separation from a family member and the start of menopause !! Yikes.

I started noticing the part in the middle of my scalp getting increasinlgy wider and just generally seeing more and more scalp. I tried upping my protein, taking supplements for hair loss, biotin in particular, started taking iron........nothing worked. While I was in England a couple of months ago I saw an advert for a product called Viviscal. Very very pricey, 300 bucks for an 8 month supply, and I reseached it well on the internet, and the general consensus was that it was fairly effective, but of course there were some people who said it was worthless.
I took a chance and ordered them. I know it has marine products in there which is conflicting with my new found veganism :( but the money is spent now.
Wondering if anybody has tried this product or know somebody who has and the opinion of it. I am at the end of my second month with them and honestly I see no change whatsoever, but the box does say it must be taken for 6 consecutive months.
Did I just blow 300 bucks ???

Thanks !! :hug:

I don't know anything about this particular product (other than the mixed reviews I saw when I just googled it), but I wouldn't think that any vitamin product would reverse or reduce hair loss unless the hair loss was being caused by a vitamin deficiency.

I've never heard of it.

I believe you said you currently don't have medical insurance?

I had alopecia as a teen (mostly due to stress) and a dermatologist prescribed some topical ointment that worked wonders. I can't remember the name though.

Perhaps I made a terrible error and not immediately either going to an endocrinologist or dermatogist as soon as the problem was no longer deniable.

I had great health insurance then ( GHI ) and only had a $ 10 co-pay. Now of course I am jobless and insuranceless so now not an option at all.

I could kick myself, as now the problem is 2 years old and may never be able to be reversed. I hate the thought of having to either wear a scarf or wig.

I guess now that the money has been spent already, I will just take the tablets until they run out in February. As soon as I get situated again, I suppose I will go to a Dr and see if there is any hope left.

Thank you for your thoughts !!

:hug: