Recent content by Bobbie

I am so happy to hear that you have been healed! I am in the middle of extreme hair loss. Having tried almost every therapy, there is little I can do except watch it fall out. I still pray that something will surface in my labs that will explain this and my other symptoms (anxiety, depression...

Yes, find a doctor who will run labs for you: hormone panel, thyroid panel, iron and ferritin, vitamin d. A good derm will know what to run. Lots of therapies to try: herbal supplements, shampoos, laser treatment. No magic solution unfortunately but there is hope and help. Hang in there!!

Do you have scalp scaling or buildup? Psoriasis& Seb derm both cause awful itching.How is your ferritin? I had extreme redness and itching at the beginning of my hair loss. Could have been caused by high estrogen in my case or iron deficiency (or an autoimmune process). Have you had ANA tested? I had...

Has anyone else with low ferritin (mine is 20) experienced an increase in shedding (mine doubles) when they take an iron supplement? I've tried feels ferrous sulfate, ferum phos, ferrous glycinate, and polysaccharide iron. All result in doubled shedding about 1 week after starting. Looking for a...

Hi Tera, welcome! Please forgive me, I don't know anything about your medical training, but performing this procedure on yourself sounds incredibly risky. I work in the medical field in a lab and know how easily variables can change and things can go wrong. I also understand and have felt the...

Thank you, hairblues, for your thoughtful response! Prometrium is oral micronized progesterone, so I am cycling despite being on supplemental progesterone. I had a scalp biopsy last October and it was inconclusive. The report and dermatologist said that it could be Telogen Effluvium (from stress, hormone...

I'm dealing with a 2 yr diffuse shed. It started shortly after stopping nursing, increased while on yaz for 9 months (losing crown hair, scalp began to show). Was put on Yaz by well-meaning midwife as a bandaid for the hair loss I was experiencing, but the BCP was hell on my body: depression...