Over the Counter options for Topical Vitamin D?
Hi. I have AA and I have strong suspicion that my latest patch has not grown back due to hypovitaminosis d which i had severe last year-was treated and normalized but has resumed to low levels again. My patch has been there for over 10 months during this time period and I've had steroid injections. This is the first time in my 15+ years of AA that my patch/es has not grown back so I am suspicious it is because of the vitamin d situation. I would like to apply topical Vitamin D to the area but I dont' think my derm will write prescription. So, I was wondering if there are any over the counter vitamin d options? I found this lotion on amazon but it's not really strictly topical vitamin d , i think? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rue&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER.
Here is some literature on Vit D & AA:
Topical Calcipotriol Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26091388
Association between vitamin D levels and alopecia areata
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25058999
Reduced level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in chronic/relapsing Alopecia Areata
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194967
Vitamin D deficiency in alopecia areata.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24655364
Successful treatment of alopecia areata with topical calcipotriol
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879719
Potential relationship between the canonical Wnt signalling pathway and expression of the vitamin D receptor in alopecia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24635081
Hi. I have AA and I have strong suspicion that my latest patch has not grown back due to hypovitaminosis d which i had severe last year-was treated and normalized but has resumed to low levels again. My patch has been there for over 10 months during this time period and I've had steroid injections. This is the first time in my 15+ years of AA that my patch/es has not grown back so I am suspicious it is because of the vitamin d situation. I would like to apply topical Vitamin D to the area but I dont' think my derm will write prescription. So, I was wondering if there are any over the counter vitamin d options? I found this lotion on amazon but it's not really strictly topical vitamin d , i think? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rue&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER.
Here is some literature on Vit D & AA:
Topical Calcipotriol Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26091388
Association between vitamin D levels and alopecia areata
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25058999
Reduced level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in chronic/relapsing Alopecia Areata
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194967
Vitamin D deficiency in alopecia areata.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24655364
Successful treatment of alopecia areata with topical calcipotriol
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879719
Potential relationship between the canonical Wnt signalling pathway and expression of the vitamin D receptor in alopecia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24635081
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