I Quit Marijuana and now im Losing Hair

acoostick

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Hello I am 26 and have been researching and fighting hairloss for 3 years now. Ive always been an on and off smoker since highschool. Never heavy use until this past year.

I recently slowed my hairloss noticeably for over 3 months. Some effects starting immediately. I went "no poo" in October. I use a conditioner with mainly plant/fruits in the ingredients, some apricot/grapeseed oil on scalp (once a week at most) as it flakes in the winter, and if I HAVE to wash it I use baking soda an water. It has helped but that is for another topic.

I changed my diet as well and it is very healthy. Also ive taken a plethora of vitamins that you would see on here for awhile as well (biotin, saw p, fiah oil, e, b complex, ect). Ive always avoided propecia and rogaine. They seem to be rather serious chemicals and I prefer more organic approach.

Anyway I also raised my marijuana intake in October. Only the real good stuff grown by good people. There are many times when smoking the nice green that I actually feel physically positive healthy effects. And coincidentally my hairloss slowed some noticeably when starting this. At the same time I also try* to cut out all alcohol except porter and red wine. I can feel the physical goodness of that as well, compared to the pale ales i was drinking, and it has helped gray hairs believe it or not.

A week and a half ago I stopped smoking pot for a new job I am wanting. Its not for the drugtest as I am going to cheat to be safe anyway. It is for mental "clarity" and to feel more "on my game" during the interview/first week or so.

About 3 days after quitting hairloss picked up as it was when I wasnt smoking heavy. Im now over a week in with no change and dont want to risk losing what ive tried to gain/keep. heavy for me = (3 times - throughout the day). I work from home.

I do yoga, meditate, have done psychedelics/dmt in the past, and overall have a GREAT sense of my body. It is easy for me to listen to it. I can honestly feel my follicles asking my body "whats different here?"

Has anyone else experienced this quitting? Has anyone else experienced positive effects smoking high quality?

Will this hairloss period pass or was the good herbs actually doing something?

Again I smoked* not vaped or "dabbed". Nothing has changed except marijuana intake. My stress levels seem to be okay. My sleep is ok. My diet has been ok.

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Parts of that post may sound naive but when I say "nice" green I am meaning the good stuff.

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Turns out after posting this I noticed my biggest loss yet! I ran my wide-tooth comb through my hair before going out today and it was my biggest shed since I can remember, definitely since I started "no poo" and coincidental heavy marijuana use. Im seriously thinking not smoking isnt worth it if it is helping. No sense in waiting like a lab-rat to find out. Am I the only one here?
 
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I smoke the supers every day - high grade goods. From a physiological standpoint, I don't think that the weed is directly deterring your hairloss (who knows, maybe it is). What I do know, is that for guys who partake who don't geek out, it really is a fantastic stress-reliever and after my buzz subsides, I am able to fall asleep easily. As stress and sleep deprivation negatively impact hair, I can see how weed might help with that.

I have retained my hair much longer than both my father and paternal grandfather (I get my balding gene from that side of the family); who knows, maybe it's because of the bud.

If you want clarity of mind but want to ditch stress and chill yourself out, I'd say get into a good cardio routine to be performed around 4 pm or 5pm. That way you have plenty of time to eat, relax, and settle as the night winds down.

Good luck.
 

Quantum Cat

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how are you going to cheat the test? use somebody elses urine?

lifestyle choices may effect the health of your hair but will have no effect on Male pattern baldness, which is genetic
 

acoostick

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hmm ive never experienced health problems with quality marijuana.. not even lung issues but im sure theres a way to make it harsh on yourself. not really a place for that kind of debate.

since October mine slowed immediately with no-poo, diet change (each individual requires their own specific diet) and upsidedown massages. then around January noticed a few of those funny new hairs. id get a bad day or two in the brush/widetooth if i partied all weekend and let diet go. however when things got out of hand recently the ONLY thing i changed was marijuana use.

Working on breathing techniques but will probably start back friday. There are many many cannaboids in marijuana and plenty of lacking research. i honestly think whatever was building up in my system was helping with my regime. not going to wait around for proof. i was looking on the german forum and some of those folks were talking about marijuana. I would definitely not write off possibilities of at least helping in an organic regimine (ie no propecia or chemies). Obviously not everyone is a candidate for daily use.

I would like to see a study of healthy individuals with good diets and hairgrowth/slowed loss over the course of a year.
 
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andrew lincoln

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I do remember seeing a study a while back that showed that daily marijuana smoking, lowered Testosterone levels....
 
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