Thinning hair

Thanks for your replies and sympathies - my mum used to say, a little sympathy goes a long way!

I started a thread about caffeine shampoos a while back but cant find it now.

I think they have made a difference to mine. It might not work in your curcumstances but worth a try

ill not I'll.

It's not vain. I am sorry you are going through this. I have lost all my hair (as I have gone on about on GN many times). I am grateful that I am not I'll of course but to be perfectly honest it's ruined my life. Apologies if that sounds pathetic but it's the truth. I hope you see some improvement Luckylegs

I’m taking oral chemo for a blood cancer which, combined with low thyroid, menopause, etc means that my hair has noticeably thinned, breaking off and won’t hold a colour any more. I used to have exceptionally thick hair so it’s hitting me hard. My hairdresser has made me cry twice in a busy salon by exclaiming about the state of my hair. He gave me a set of Nioxin products plus advice about avoiding much heat, cut it in a blunt cut and avoiding different colours, I feel very vain but it is so upsetting. It seems to have worsened in the last six months since I had to take an extra tablet a week so, following a distressed phone call, my oncology nurse will allow me to drop that tablet for one month to see if it improves. After a few weeks of the products there seems to be a bit of an improvement but I might be kidding myself!

I think wigs might be the answer. My friend often wears one for the same reason.

I suppose you could ask your GP or hairdresser for their opinions but perhaps you've already done that.

My late MIL had cancer so we found a really good hairdresser who specialised in wigs and wig cutting and styling.
She wore her wigs after her hair grown back as they were so natural and looked fabulous.

I might be wrong, Luckylegs, but one of the early replies I saw looked like a prelude to a link to some miracle cure. I’d guess the poster went on to break the rules about advertising. I don’t see why the whole thread would be taken down though.