Hi all, I have had hair loss recently. In the past 5 years my hair has gone through 4 cycles - loss, stop, regrowth... The other 3X my hair has always come back strong. This time it seems that the loss is a lot worse. Last time doxy, minocin, and tinidazole turned it around. Any thoughts on how to stop this... I have tried everything and am not taking anything new - supplements, etc. Any thoughts? Do not want to resort to a hair transplant only to have that fall out... I can deal with all other lyme symptoms but this one crosses the line! Thanks. Ed
Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :
Hi ED I have been threw perty much the same hair experance as you-- So far it has grown back each time-- At the mowment my hair seams to be growing back -- My hair used to be very curily now it is very straight--Jay--
PS Im 49--
Posted by Andie333 (Member # 7370) on :
Hey, Ed! I'm glad you're posting about this. I've been experiencing quite a bit of hair loss with Lyme, and, so far, it doesn't seem to be stopping.
I was actually heartened when you said that in the past, your hair has always grown back. Mine used to be extremely thick; now it's very thin.
Andie
ps: I'm older than Jay! Posted by BugBit (Member # 7829) on :
Hi, my hair started to fall out when I was 20 and stayed very very thin until I was about 40, when I started taking B COMPLEX injections. I was one of those hat ladies - never left the house bare-headed, so to speak and I had a great hat collection. Then, my hair came back. I got the injections for $15 at the Naturopath and I got them every 3-4 weeks. Worked great. Oral didn't do a thing. Later, after taking doxy for several months, I was told to stop the injections and supplement with folic acid. I cut the folic acid pill into 4 pieces and take them every 6 hours with my EPA and that worked, too. My hair has been "near" normal for a year now. I still go thru the cycles and in fact have recently thinned some again and I am looking to try oral B Complex again. I had an absorbtion issue that is now resolved so I am going to try the oral again. Hope some B Complex works for you, too. BTW, just B12 didn't do a thing for my hair. *Bit*
Posted by millymollymandy (Member # 7703) on :
I've just this last week gone through one of those hair loss cycles. Every time I wash my hair I've noticed huge amount going down the plug hole... it was just starting to grow back nicely and it's looking all thin & limp again. I've just started on Cefaclor so I'm hoping that will help. At least the winter is coming so I'll be able to wear a hat again!
Posted by Foggy (Member # 1584) on :
Plaquenil caused hair loss. When I stopped it, the hair loss stopped, thankfully!
Posted by liz28 (Member # 4946) on :
My hair fell out in clumps when I was sick, and stayed put as soon as I got on the right abx.
Posted by beachcomber (Member # 5320) on :
I was shedding like a lab while on IV meds. My hair came out in handfuls and I got a bald spot on the back of my head. It did grow back when I switched meds. Am experiencing a bit of it again now back on Babs combo.
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