Female hair loss

pickledonionspaceraider

Grebe wrote: »

You are more than welcome. When I told my DD about your first post she went into overdrive on hearing how your doctor had dealt with it. She is a very well informed woman, so even before she went to the doc she had done a ton of research so when she confronted the doc with her problem she threw a shed load of , questions laced with knowledge, needless to say he had no option but to answer her. As she say's " The doctor will only work within the perameters the tests set, it's up to you to say well could you check say Iron levels or vit B12 levels, or hormone levels?" The doc should tell you your Prolactain level not just say " Oh it's high"
You need to know how high? what does this mean? and what can cause it? As she say's " Write down every question, piece research, worry and read it out. It's easy to be intimidated by the doc with the desk, stephiscope, and white coat"
On a more simple level where I would see it, and I would do it. ( I am not as clever or well educated as DD)
My GP is great at his job, however he or she is not a hormone expert, or trichologist I want answers and hopefully solutions. So to make sure my GP is on the ball I, as a patient, have a duty to rattle the cage doors, ask questions, ask to be refered to someone who knows more than the GP! We pay their wages, we pay for the NHS, it may be free on demand but our taxes do pay for it. In fact I personally, as a person on a very small income would be happy to pay more ( if it was ring fenced on the NHS)
Any hoose After that happy rant I hope all bodes well love. Do let me know how you get on.

thank you this is really helpful stuff. I have booked a doctors appointment , and then hopefully he will refer me for the blood tests.

It will be interesting to see if my prolactain level has come down, and if not, try to find out what caused it

My GP is not very well informed on these matters either, hormonal issues seem a mystery to him

pickledonionspaceraider

Oh, forgot to mention, and i have started on the regaine last night,

Grebe

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

Oh, forgot to mention, and i have started on the regaine last night,

Stick with the Regain, I know it's a bore, using it at the same time every day but I have to say the effect on DD was OMG

Grebe

Sorry to bump a thread:) It's from a good place.
Meant to say pickledonionspaceraider, if you are having any problems using the stuff let me know, DD has advice on help to use it.
She tells me it is a g$t to spread about the scalp however, she recieved brill advice from the "long hair board". DD and I have long hair, mine to the waist, her's to almost crook of knee. So you can imagine when her's began to thin :eek:

It's an expensive product so using it to the most efficient effect is best.
OMG my spelling and grammer is all over the place, sorry on painkillers, fec(ing hernia driving me mad.

pickledonionspaceraider

Thanks Grebe, sorry ive only just noticed this, better late than never

Yes I have noticed it is a bit 'drippy'' but am persevering and getting it where it needs to go - at the front - but also end up with a lot of dripping and , as you say its expensive and do feel im wasting it a little

My hairs probably 6 inches below shoulder length

no1catman

Somewhere to get advice and support from is alopeciaonline.org.uk (I'll leave you to add the 'www')


Depending where you live they may have a 'support group' in your area. The ones, for example, for Cardiff are very helpful.

sanjaysharma

First you should have your blood tests for hypothyroidism, anemia, and other disease. Stress also brings hair loss in women. You have to fix the real cause behind it then take treatment against it. If you could not get any benefit then hair transplant is best option for you. You can save money asking discount package for your hair transplantation as many clinics provide this facility for competition.

Grebe

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

Thanks Grebe, sorry ive only just noticed this, better late than never

Yes I have noticed it is a bit 'drippy'' but am persevering and getting it where it needs to go - at the front - but also end up with a lot of dripping and , as you say its expensive and do feel im wasting it a little

My hairs probably 6 inches below shoulder length

Hi pickledonionspaceraider, sorry I missed your post, here is DDs advice on using it. She is typing it in for me...............

It takes a little while to get used to applying Rogaine, and it can be frustrating in the first couple of weeks.

I was advised to use the handle of a rat tail comb to spread the Rogaine on the scalp after I had applied it (I use the spray). You do need to move fairly quickly, and also tilt your head in different directions to ensure that the Rogaine trickles to and fro on the scalp, and not down your forehead or the back of your neck.

You will get used to it.


Hope this helps.

a_k321

I find the only shampoo thats worked for me is the tresemme healthy volume shampoo or the 24 hour one, it also tends to last longer for hair that tends to get greasy quicker. Also putting a small amount of conditioner is good rather then more as it makes the hair less finer

robinsonj

As others have said I'd research the underlying cause and think about improving health/stress levels to combat. There's lots of awesome multivitamins out there you can try as well that are targetted towards helping hair.

Shampoos with cinnamon or caffiene ingredients help stimulate growth from the scalp, as does scalp massage. Try conditioning hair and scalp with a treatment of coconut oil too.

You may find a benefit from cutting out sulphates from your hair routine too, it's the ingredient that makes things foam but can irritate some people and dry up natural oils.