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young healthy girl, losing my hair :(
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hobhead
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my mother, who abused only nicotine, wore a wig for decades because of hair loss .
i believe that it has it's roots in genetics as i have the same crap hair loss .
i believe that it has it's roots in genetics as i have the same crap hair loss .
Dtergent
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In eastern meds, hair loss among healthy people is associated with eating heating foods. Stimulants like caffeinated tea, coffee. Smoking is also linked to it, as are foods that are sour or deep-fried. Can you cross these all out?
If so, perhaps your thyroid is not in the best condition, as mentioned above. You could be either hypo- (iodine deficiency, pituitary compromise) or hyper-thyroidism (manifested by some measure of anxiety, difficulty with monthly period, etc.). Did your test detail anything about this?
Lastly, it may be a straight-up genetic condition. Do your parents/grandparents suffer from alopecia?
You can do warm oil massages on your head before shampooing. Encourage scalp circulation and try to eat wholesome food. You can also try to avoid chemical shampoos and product.
If so, perhaps your thyroid is not in the best condition, as mentioned above. You could be either hypo- (iodine deficiency, pituitary compromise) or hyper-thyroidism (manifested by some measure of anxiety, difficulty with monthly period, etc.). Did your test detail anything about this?
Lastly, it may be a straight-up genetic condition. Do your parents/grandparents suffer from alopecia?
You can do warm oil massages on your head before shampooing. Encourage scalp circulation and try to eat wholesome food. You can also try to avoid chemical shampoos and product.
10-20 cones per day? That's a damned lot of weed.
I think the weed probably is connected, either directly or indirectly - as others have said consider your diet (munchie-driven diet deficient in vitamins/protein?), and at that level of use, effects from weed that would go unnoticed in most users could become significant. I'd definitely consider cutting back.
I think the weed probably is connected, either directly or indirectly - as others have said consider your diet (munchie-driven diet deficient in vitamins/protein?), and at that level of use, effects from weed that would go unnoticed in most users could become significant. I'd definitely consider cutting back.
wizekrak
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If it is female pattern baldness then yes it is genetic. Pattern baldness used to be thought to be sex linked (X chromosome) but now they've found the inheritance pattern to be a little more complex. Its possible that both sides of your family may have been carriers and you were the only one to get hit with it from both sides. They have Rogaine for women, you may want to try that.
hellkitten
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Regardless of lifestyle... some things cannot be avoided as they are genetic. When I was 13 or so I noticed clumps of my hair falling out in the shower. I didn't really think anything of it at the time because I had really thick hair and contributed it to puberty or whatever. Once I was older and started blow drying and straightening my hair I found that my hair was thinner and that the lower half of my head was missing considerable "chunks" of hair and had bald spots. I freaked out and told my mom and found out that she had the same thing that developed while she was pregnant. Alopecia, whether it's little spots or your entire head, is thought to be hereditary and can be caused by stress, among other things.
I wear extensions to make my hair look thicker (read: thicker!! not longer or different colored, lol). My mom got shots in her head that were supposed to stimulate hair growth (which to date, 6 years later, have yielded no results). Acupuncture hasn't work for either of us either. Extensions are fine with me, do the trick and don't have weird side effects.
I wear extensions to make my hair look thicker (read: thicker!! not longer or different colored, lol). My mom got shots in her head that were supposed to stimulate hair growth (which to date, 6 years later, have yielded no results). Acupuncture hasn't work for either of us either. Extensions are fine with me, do the trick and don't have weird side effects.