Recent content by Jessica Cecil

My hairloss started in October 2016, probably a culmination of things that set it off; had just stopped breastfeeding for 2 years, had surgery to fix a herniated belly button, low ferritin, and had tried lexapro from anxiety and discontinued because I didn't like the side effects, and not to...

Hi Sarah, How much iron are you supplementing with? I was taking 65mg of iron 3x a day with lysine and vitamin c. When I got my ferritin to 86 I downed my dosage to 2x a day and my ferritin fell to 70, so I am back up to 3x a day. I don't eat read meat and I am sure that doesn't help. Also...

Hi Sarah- I've also battling hair loss due to low ferritin. I'm a lot older than you, 37, but when I was 16-17 I went through a period of prolonged shedding. It was devastating and ruined my entire junior/senior year. Unfortunately, the internet and research wasn't where it is today and my mom...