Help , my hair is thinning

Topcat1982

My hair loss started after long term antibiotics.

It took me a while to figure it out but it turns out antibiotics kill good bacteria that produce biotin. So biotin was the answer. If I run out for a few days I start shedding again

nuttywoman

Topcat1982 wrote: »

My hair loss started after long term antibiotics.

It took me a while to figure it out but it turns out antibiotics kill good bacteria that produce biotin. So biotin was the answer. If I run out for a few days I start shedding again

Interesting I`m on long term ant biotics as well x

squiggles

cbrown372 wrote: »

I didn't know the back story to Mane and Tail but my daughter has been buying this from Amazon £8 odd for both and thinks it brilliant though she doesn't have thinning hair.

Oh thanks, I've just ordered both the shampoo and conditioner after doing a more thorough research. I'm rather excited to try it now it's half the price than when I initially read about it.

I don't have thinning hair either, rather the opposite but it's always snapping and leaving frizzy sticky out bits. Many of the reviews stated that it leaves your hair really soft, smooth and healthy and not all the customers were wanting or needing it for thinning hair.

moneyistooshorttomention

mumps wrote: »

Any news Money, did you get your results?

I must confess to a combination of being busy and having "put it off" a bit = not yet.

Guess I should ring up/go in on Monday - not quite sure whether I will have to be pretty home-based for the next week (because of work I am having done here that I wish to "supervise"). I know...I know....I'm procrastinating arent I?:rotfl: The thought of wondering whether I'm going to get the "wrong" results iyswim and all the hassle of dealing with it if I do is (more than a little) offputting. Am still reading my way through the "natural" way of dealing with thyroid problems books at the moment - and got as far as buying some Lugol's iodine when I was in a health food shop recently in case (as I gather it's a good remedy for a lot of other things too - so I shouldnt land up wasting my money).

Must take myself in hand and get in there at some point over the next week. Am guessing it cant be that bad - as the doctor said they would contact me to make an appointment if it was....

coffeehound

Just to mention that polycistic ovaries syndrome can also be a cause of hair loss, something my sister experienced.

Good luck with it. Right, I'm off to buy some Regaine...

mumps

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I must confess to a combination of being busy and having "put it off" a bit = not yet.

Guess I should ring up/go in on Monday - not quite sure whether I will have to be pretty home-based for the next week (because of work I am having done here that I wish to "supervise"). I know...I know....I'm procrastinating arent I?:rotfl: The thought of wondering whether I'm going to get the "wrong" results iyswim and all the hassle of dealing with it if I do is (more than a little) offputting. Am still reading my way through the "natural" way of dealing with thyroid problems books at the moment - and got as far as buying some Lugol's iodine when I was in a health food shop recently in case (as I gather it's a good remedy for a lot of other things too - so I shouldnt land up wasting my money).

Must take myself in hand and get in there at some point over the next week. Am guessing it cant be that bad - as the doctor said they would contact me to make an appointment if it was....

Going by my experience I think the doctor would contact you if it was a bad result. Why do you think lots of people get the wrong result? I've always just accepted my result as it seemed to be giving the right result for me.

moneyistooshorttomention

mumps wrote: »

Going by my experience I think the doctor would contact you if it was a bad result. Why do you think lots of people get the wrong result? I've always just accepted my result as it seemed to be giving the right result for me.

"Wrong" result in my vocabulary being an "Oh heck - it's a result that means PROBLEM" and not an inaccurate result.

I had a wrong result once before (on something entirely different) and I didnt query its accuracy. What I meant was "Oh ***** problem" came up as a result:eek:.

By "right" result I mean a result that shows up as "perfectly clear - everything normal - nothing to have to deal with". My very first reaction to any health problems is "Damn...damn....damn....hassle....*** it". Second one is "How much is that going to cost me to sort out? S*d it". Third one is "There had better not be any pain or discomfort" and so the list goes on.....

My reaction to health problems boils down basically to wanting to scream and throw things....and I have to go through all that before I can get on and calm down and think "Now what do I have to do and how much is it going to cost me to get rid of this?".

I am a TERRIBLE patient.....LOL.

To date the list is "Ohmegawd - if it is thyroid problems then that means time/money on getting iodine and time on Tibetan health technique for dealing with....and the list will probably get longer....".

mumps

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

"Wrong" result in my vocabulary being an "Oh heck - it's a result that means PROBLEM" and not an inaccurate result.

I had a wrong result once before (on something entirely different) and I didnt query its accuracy. What I meant was "Oh ***** problem" came up as a result:eek:.

By "right" result I mean a result that shows up as "perfectly clear - everything normal - nothing to have to deal with". My very first reaction to any health problems is "Damn...damn....damn....hassle....*** it". Second one is "How much is that going to cost me to sort out? S*d it". Third one is "There had better not be any pain or discomfort" and so the list goes on.....

OK, I was just happy it was something that was so easily dealt with, don't know if it works for everyone but for me as soon as I got the med I started to feel well again. Took three increases to get me on the right dose, you have to do it gradually, but once I was on the right dose I was me again.

It won't cost you anything, hypothyroidism means you qualify for free prescriptions. The only pain is the slight pain of the annual blood test. Thee are alot worse things to have, well that has been my experience anyway.

moneyistooshorttomention

I'm in Wales and over 60 - so on two counts I get free prescriptions if need be anyway. But my personal experience of healthcare is that I use doctors etc to confirm to me what the problem is and then go off and "do my own thing" as regards how to deal with it. Hence it's the "my own thing" that costs me money.

Eg I could use antibiotics they prescribe (at no cost) - but I'm much more likely to start spending money on the natural alternative to antibiotics. That's just to give one example. Even if I'm using conventional health care for something - then a recent very minor injury cost around £40 in various "bits and bobs" to deal with it (if one includes refreshments when at an A & E Department, natural ointments etc to apply to skin etc). Annual blood test would be around £2 (local anaesthetic gel to be applied beforehand etc) and, being me, I'd then head off to nearby shop for "treat of choice" for having just had to do that (ie miniature of brandy):beer:

Told you I was a terrible patient:rotfl:. Oh and mustnt forget that whatever-it-is that's wrong will mean me buying several books on it - so that I can check out what's what for myself and have the information immediately to hand.

Tell ya' - if I'd decided to have children then I would have been one of those that bought half a dozen books on "how to" - from conception onwards and then worked out my own personal Birth Plan I had decided on as to how I intended things to go re giving birth:rotfl:

I know there's a lot worse things to have - whatever-it-is it's probably the case at least one of my family has got it....but....hey...that's how I am personally...

mumps

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I'm in Wales and over 60 - so on two counts I get free prescriptions if need be anyway. But my personal experience of healthcare is that I use doctors etc to confirm to me what the problem is and then go off and "do my own thing" as regards how to deal with it. Hence it's the "my own thing" that costs me money.

Eg I could use antibiotics they prescribe (at no cost) - but I'm much more likely to start spending money on the natural alternative to antibiotics. That's just to give one example. Even if I'm using conventional health care for something - then a recent very minor injury cost around £40 in various "bits and bobs" to deal with it (if one includes refreshments when at an A & E Department, natural ointments etc to apply to skin etc). Annual blood test would be around £2 (local anaesthetic gel to be applied beforehand etc) and, being me, I'd then head off to nearby shop for "treat of choice" for having just had to do that (ie miniature of brandy):beer:

Told you I was a terrible patient:rotfl:. Oh and mustnt forget that whatever-it-is that's wrong will mean me buying several books on it - so that I can check out what's what for myself and have the information immediately to hand.

Tell ya' - if I'd decided to have children then I would have been one of those that bought half a dozen books on "how to" - from conception onwards and then worked out my own personal Birth Plan I had decided on as to how I intended things to go re giving birth:rotfl:

I know there's a lot worse things to have - whatever-it-is it's probably the case at least one of my family has got it....but....hey...that's how I am personally...

Well we can't always plan for everything. Birth plans being a particularly unreliable one, I have 4 kids, my doctor said I should write a book as I had one high tech hospital birth but didn't need any of their fancy things, one home birth, all good one emergency section, not so good, one forceps, definitely not good. I also managed to fit in two inductions to the above. One baby delivered en caul, one retained placenta. I think the only thing that went to plan was I ended up with a healthy baby, which is the only bit that matters really.