DalaiMama

(x-posted in hair growth/loss)

At least, this is my suspicion. I made a wholesale change in my diet and supplements a few weeks ago and noticed that I was feeling great, and then my hair started to fall out. I was losing much more than usual in the shower. My hair is really thick, so it's not noticable yet, but . . . aaaargh!!!! Of course, I started to completely freak out and I assumed that it was PCOS-related, but then I realized that the hair loss coincided with starting the supplements. I looked at what I was taking - Gaia Herbs Vitex Elixer, Chromium picolinate, inositol, and NAC - and found that women have reported hair loss with the chromium (when I searched the web). I also read that I should see the hair loss stop in about 3 days, if chromium is indeed the problem. I'll post back if anyone is interested.

There are some old threads on this board that address this topic, but I thought it was worth discussing again. In fact, I really think that there should be some kind of sticky about chromium and this side effect, since many women who already have PCOS-related hair loss may take chromium to increase insulin sensitivity. What do you all think? (my 5-year-old insisted that I add that smilie :-) )

soulfulqween

I think your five year old is cute!

I've taken Chromium off and on years...never noticed anything though

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Delmar831

Please do! I have thin/thinning hair as it is, and I just bought CP

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LaTejanaFria

My naturopath put me on this and didn't provide any warning, which I'm surprised by since she did warn me about side effects of other supplements (e.g. the Thyroid Support might interfere with sleep so take it in the morning and afternoon, never with the evening meal).

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DalaiMama

Well, also, just because it's making my hair fall out doesn't mean that this will happen to you - I just think that its important that people are at least aware of the possibility. Like I said, I'll post back after a few days and let you know if the hair thinning stopped. I'm still taking all of the other supplements. . . .