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Mysterious hair problem

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Lathyrus3 Fri 20-Jun-25 12:41:17

This was so interesting I took off to the internet to explore.

Apparent some medication for psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and something else I can’t remember can gave this effect.

Have you had a change of medication recently?

henetha Fri 20-Jun-25 11:54:43

Thanks for replying, girls. Well, I am so glad it's happening to someone else too, Elowen33. I don't know whether we should be worried about it or not. Me too, dark roots where it used to be white.
It's all strange, as you say,*Granmarderby*. My eyebrows are sparse now, and underarm hair simply doesn't grow any more.
I don't need to shave my legs any more, but still get annoying chin hairs which I have to pluck out. It's all mysterious.

Granmarderby10 Fri 20-Jun-25 11:37:18

I think it is the stark contrast of the mainly white hair with the original dark strands that is causing you to focus on it.
Nature is mysterious isn’t it?

For instance: why is my facial hair so dark yet eyebrows have all but vanished, and I have no armpit hair now (I’m cool with that) but knee to ankle leg hair is as tough and dark though not as much of it as ever!

I wouldn’t mind so much if I tanned but on my “milk bottle” skin I just wish it would go way too.🤗

Elowen33 Fri 20-Jun-25 11:17:01

That has happened to me, I am pleased and did not think it could be any sort of medical issue.

I actually have dark roots where new hair has come through much darker than my mainly white hair.

henetha Fri 20-Jun-25 10:38:20

I wonder if anyone else has ever had this peculiar hair problem.
I've been grey for many years, and it's really quite a nice white now. I used to hate it, but it's grown on me grin.
I have not dyed or coloured it in any way whatsoever for a few years now. However, over the last six months or so my hair has started to change colour. I have black streaks all over the place. It started at the sides, by my ears, then my fringe, then at the back, and now it is becoming really noticeable. It's black right down to the roots.
I simply don't know if this is a medical problem or not.
Has anyone else ever had this? I'd be grateful to hear.
I have googled it and it's not much help. I did find one reference to possible hyperthyroidism, but that's all.