Mon, May-31-04, 10:52
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Plan: LC, GF
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Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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Originally Posted by gumdrops
Doreen T, please help me?
I'm having hairloss problem, I'm 33 years of age. I have a thin fuzzy hair to begin with. Last January, I started to go on a diet-the Atkins diet, little did I know the side effects of the diet I started to see falling hair after three months. I panicked because I never shed so much hair in my life. I have three kids, I experienced shedding during my pregnancy and it grew back and it wasn't as severe as what I'm experiencing now. So I've been reading about hairloss and I've come accross a laser hair treatment and needless to say I signed up for the treatment. It's a 1year treatment and I'm on my third month now and I notice there are more hair coming off and the pill that they give was not working for me it has an enormous amount of "saw palmetto". Everytime I take the pill it gives me a headache. I decided to stop taking it. So I read some more.... although it scares me so much that I have sleepless nights just thinking about it. I said to myself I must overcome this fear to fight for my hair. I found a product called Viviscal, I was thinking of taking Viviscal. My question is, do you think it's safe for me to combine the laser treatment and the Viviscal product? It consist of 30mg silicone compound which they say promotes hair growth. How safe is Silica compound?
I'm hoping that you can give me some more advice.
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As the others stated above, you really should consult your doctor to determine if there's an underlying medical cause for your hair loss. Especially since it seems to be causing you a great deal of distress and anxiety Stress itself can trigger hair loss. Conditions which can cause hair loss include hormonal imbalances, thyroid disease, iron deficiency .. and even some medications can have hair loss as a side effect. The good news is that these conditions can be treated, but your doctor will be the best person to diagnose exactly what is causing the problem for you. Herbs and supplements may be helpful for some people, but it depends on the underlying cause. Silica won't do a thing if your problem is due to thyroid disease.
Don't guess. Make an appointment to see your doctor .. your health and peace of mind should come first.
Doreen
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