 Hair loss remains constant
Hi everyone-
I never had any trouble with hair loss until I started birth control pills (Ortho-Tri-Cyclen) last April. In about July of last year, I noticed more shedding than normal. That shed has continued and not decreased. I stopped taking the birth control pills due to the fact that they were making me feel depressed/anxious. I've also noticed that most of the shed is on the right side of my scalp. The right side has thinned a lot, and the left is thicker. I don't have the typical thinning near the forehead/bang/part line. I have normally fine hair to begin with, but the constant shed is making it look a lot thinner than normal. I'm in the middle of trying to get diagnosed with PCOS with my endo, and while I have most of the signs, the hair loss is the one that I want to be corrected more than anything. I can deal with shaving my chin daily if I can just see some regrowth of my hair.
My questions are- has anyone experienced the hair loss throughout the time they were on birth control? Was there any success in slowing the shedding once off the pill? When can I expect to see a slow and hope for regrowth? I really don't want to take bcps if I don't have to- what other medicines can my endo suggest? I eat pretty healthy and exercise frequently and am in a healthy weight range. Without bcps, my cycles are very irregular.
-Jennifer | 
