estrella

Hi, I was diagnosed with PCOS in August of 2003. Since then I have tried looking for information about it and research. I have been taking metformin 2000mg per day... Anyhow my problem is my hair...it seems to grow everywhere but my head...I have been using Doo Gro products religiously but I don't seem to have much progress...I even stopped putting chemical products(relaxer) in two years ago...nothing really seems to work...

If any of you out there that have experienced similar problems can offer some insight I would appreciate it. Should there be a different type of medication that I should take, shampoo or what??

Help Baldful in Seattle

99thmonkey

Hi,
I noticed no one had posted, so I'm posting just to say that I understand. I unfortunately have no magic, though--have been suffering for 4 years w/hairloss.

I just started on Met, too, am hoping that will help. I'm also getting on Diane bcps next week, and I've started saw palmetto. I actually ordered the diane on a website in mexico where i've gotten retin-a before.

Have you though of doing an anti-androgen? I've heard met can work in this respect, in balancing your system, but that it can take a long time. I'm doing both the bcps and the saw p for that.

Have you had your iron (ferritin) tested? That can be a culprit.

I've finally accepted that maybe I'm going to have to take a lot of medicine to balance things. I've tried so many natural ways that haven't worked and I've resisted medicine for the most part over the last 4years (except for daily thyroid meds--and I did try flutamide for a year with no luck in the hairloss area)

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