Losing my hair

@Kate1949 I had hair loss and brittle nails also my teeth began decaying from the inside out, nothing to be seen on the surface but decay seen on x-rays. Turns out that after blood tests I have Thyrotoxicosis which has been caused by Graves’ disease. I also had tremors in my hands and a racing heartbeat among other things. A blood test, a thyroid ultrasound I was diagnosed snd put on medication. Graves is life long and was attacking my Thyroid. It might be worth a blood test.

Of course it matters!

Age doesn't come into it,.

Well it matters to me! I lost mine late 50s. It was/is horrible.

it depends how old you are, over 70 its doesnt really matter,

I hope it works for you Donna 🤞

Kate1949 I have just started using collagen powder from Nutrition Geeks. According to many reviewers they are getting new hair growth, but it takes a good few months before new hair growth appears. I am going to persevere with it as my hair is thin and is falling out a lot and I'm hopeful this will work.

Hair is something that is fundamental to a lot of women's self image so I don't think it is pathetic if it discombobulates you. It is something that is instantly obvious to people if you don't have any which doesn't help matters. However, whilst most strangers might look twice, the people who matter will love you regardless of that missing hair. I do hope you find a system that makes you feel better.

I agree that people couldn't care less but this isn't about people it's about my mental health. Shallow it may be but it has floored me. Most of the remedies mentioned I have tried. They include -

Blood tests
Trichologist
Shampoos of various type
Regaine
Some recommendations including -
Drinking cherry juice
Beetroot juice
Cider vinegar
Supplements of varying kinds
Sticking my head in ice cold water
Rubbing an onion on my scalp (yes really)
You name it, I tried it.

Maybe just a clever hairdresser. All the best.

I started losing my hair when I was in France, it might have been stress related. The solution there was to send a nurse to my house to give me injections of B6. I was in my twenties. I don’t know whether there are injections here. Worth asking the doctor perhaps. My hair grew back and since then, in England, I always take tablets of B6. I agree that many celebrities wear wigs as a fashion accessory, or wear them to make their hair look thicker. I hope you find a clever hairdresser and a lovely wig. Don’t worry people are amazingly unobservant or couldn’t care less what you have on your head if they like you as a person. 🙂

I have been seeing an NHS dermatologist for more than two years.Believe me they and I have tried everything but the situation is that the hair I have lost will not grow back due to scarring.

Prior to seeing the dermatologist I tried so many shampoos and supplements.

My hair started to fall out when I had an over-active thyroid. I was in a panic, and minded far more about that than I did about feeling ill. I was lucky that with treatment for the thyroid, my hair eventually returned to normal.

Me too.
If i have good bone structure, its well hidden under the fat

Well I’m the exception that proves that rule wrong😄

Knittypamela

I was still at school when I overheard someone say I was going bald. I was so upset although it was no more than a wide parting. All mums side of the family have thin wispy hair. At 70 mine is embarrassingly thin and to add to my misery I have dark brown moles on my scalp.

I have an old family photo and someone once pointed out a family member ( great grandmother or something) and said she’s the one that we all inherited our thin hair from. Unfortunately there’s thin hair on both sides of my family. Mine is made worse by the fact I have a high forehead and sticky out ears! I do think, as a lifelong observer of people’s hair, that people with fine hair often have good bone structure though.

bazza that’s right. Once you pass a certain age you definitely get more transparent - Mrs Cellophane. 😄😄😄

The last time I wore a hair topper, i coyly mentioned it to someone.
She said "well i did notice, but i wouldn't embarrass you by saying"

Knocked the wind right out of my sales!

One thing I’ve noticed about being old is that no one looks at you as you look at yourself, and although you may feel self conscious perhaps no one would even notice that you may be wearing a wig. I’m notoriously unobservant and certainly wouldn’t notice a wig wearer unless it was a really bad one, or a bit lopsided. I do understand how depressing it must be to lose your hair, it happened to a friend of mine recently and she has had what’s left cut really short which she wears in a spikey style and it looks fabulous. She was initially devastated but now likes it and said it’s so much easier.

MickyD

I take biotin gummies from Known Nutrition. Not the hair, skin and nails one - just the biotin. You need to give them a good chance to start noticing a difference ie 3 months. But my hair is now longer than it’s ever been in my life and I no longer have a handful of hair in the shower plug hole. I’ve been taking them for about 3 years now and don’t think I’ll ever stop.

I meant to say, not the Biotin for hair and nails .. However, the Biotin 100% Pure Gummies.

Apologies there. I am at the hairdresser and not home.

Both are a positive step to assist in re-hair growth however, the gummies mentioned by you are much better.

Vitamin: Biotin ( hair & nails ) by Solgar - sold at all health food specialty shops.

My hairdresser just recommended Biotin DAILY as I am reading my messages while getting a quick wash and blow dry.

I take biotin gummies from Known Nutrition. Not the hair, skin and nails one - just the biotin. You need to give them a good chance to start noticing a difference ie 3 months. But my hair is now longer than it’s ever been in my life and I no longer have a handful of hair in the shower plug hole. I’ve been taking them for about 3 years now and don’t think I’ll ever stop.

I was still at school when I overheard someone say I was going bald. I was so upset although it was no more than a wide parting. All mums side of the family have thin wispy hair. At 70 mine is embarrassingly thin and to add to my misery I have dark brown moles on my scalp.

I have my first appointment tomorrow with an NHS Dermatologist. It took a lot of persistence to get this appointment and it was only through googling possible causes and remedies that I was able to persuade my GP to refer me. There are medical treatments for hair loss, you should try to access them.

Sending a 🤗

Thank you Allira.