It's been nearly three days and I've not lost any hair beyond the 3 or 4 strands when I brush it that normally come out. I've been taking the flax oil, saw palmetto and primrose oil for about 2 weeks now and one day my hair was falling out as bad as it ever was and the next...nothing. It's like someone flipped a switch. I've also been taking a b-complex and a multivitamin for the past week as well. I can't say which of those or what combination is responsible for my hair staying where it should, but I just wanted you chicks to know that there is hope. As desolate as I felt a lot of days I know how awful it can be.
BH
__________________ In a commited relationship with a wonderful, understanding man. No children, no plans to have any.
Diagnosed 10-01, given BCP.
GP took me off BCP 6-02 at 300 lbs after yelling at me that I was too fat and I was going to die.
Stats as of 12-02:
5'11" 290.5 and IRD
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well... that makes me happy to hear! Aren't you the one who posted asking about saw palmetto making hairloss worse? I just read that post today ... after popping my first SP!
I am doing the same regimine as you, only taking ground flax instead of oil (2 heaping Ts a day)... just started the saw palmetto today. Also just got a bunch of pics today of Christmas and I just want to cry at how thin my hair looks compared to how thick it was 6 months ago... I feel so uuuuuuugly......
so good to hear someone has had luck with stopping the loss!
I too have noticed considerably less shedding. I'm currently taking saw palmetto, spironolactone, evening primrose oil, B6 and zinc daily.
I am only losing 2 or 3 hairs in the pick in the morning but, if I run my hands down my hair in the back (as if I was sqeezing out excess water) there are more hairs, but still loads fewer.
I just wish I could get rid of this tickly/tingly/itchy feeling on my scalp all the time. It started in August when the big shed started and it hasn't let up.
Good news is spreading. My hair loss stopped when I started low carbing and taking a lot of supplements. I had one scary day when a lot of hair came out on my comb (don't know why but suspect soy even if it sounds crazy) but since I started the new regime over a month ago, I've only had a few hairs come out after I shower and comb my hair (stopped brushing and turned to combing).
I await as you all do the day I can boast about new regrowth. Even though my hair looks fuller, I can tell the patches of baldness down the center of my scalp and off to the sides a bit is still hairless (am hiding this by parting my hair in a certain way).
I remember that horrible tingly feeling too but it soon went away w/ the supplements. I would think about adding flax oil or chromium if the tingly won't stop.
Are there any signs to new regrowth for whose who have had it? I've noticed that sometimes my scalp looks pinker in areas than others, then other times it looks all the same color. Hmmm. I don't know if this is good or bad or just a result of the too much sun =).
I had before been using something called Cormax (prescibed by dermatologist) on the scalp, but the effects stop when you stopped using it and it was a topical steroid...now I read could make hair loss worse after stopping. It did help hide the hairloss but if I'd known it could make it worse I never would've started it.
And I'd also like to say I owe the hair I still have left to the other soulcysters who helped w/ advice on supplements and diet tips. Without you, I would be feeling totally helpless. Now I look forward each morning to see if any new hair is coming in.
About 3 weeks ago I noticed my hair coming out in the shower. One time I washed my hair and had a good 30 hairs come out. THAT was scarey! It wouldn't stop with just the shower. After I would dry it there woudl be more coming out. I'd brush it later an dmore would come out. Thank god I have thick hair.
I started a regime of vitamins and included B6 along with the vitamins. Fewer and fewer hairs started falling out. This morning I washed my hair and counted 6 hairs that came out. I blow dried my hair and had about 4. JUST now I ran my hands ROUGHLY through my hair and 1 hair came out.
Do I think it's vitamin related? I wouldn't doubt it.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Judy
__________________ 1000mg Metformin/day since Oct 2001.
Taking Multivitamins. B6, baby asprin.
CD25
Hubby taking multivitamin, Zinc, E, C.
Joined weightwatchers January6. Down 25 pounds!
Last edited by EverHopeful; 01-18-2003 at 12:52 AM.
I think it stopped falling out! 
