i have lost handfulls of hair with lyme. the sink drain just where i brush my hair always has hair in it and the bathtub has to be cleaned periodically.
somebody recommended biotin for my hair and it has really helped. now i can see thicker and healthier hair and it doesn't fall out as much.
anything else i can do for hair loss?
Posted by skies (Member # 28064) on :
A couple of supplements really helped me with that. I use Viviscal and BioSil. The quality of my hair is much improved and I have lots of regrowth. It took time for results, but now I actually get compliments on my hair. I lost tons when I first got sick.
I still lose more than what's normal periodically bc I'm not well yet, but I think the supps help to off set it some.
My nails are also excellent after taking these supps. Very hard and they grow super fast.
Posted by linky123 (Member # 19974) on :
Biotin and Nioxin shampoo helped me.
Posted by Holly Beth (Member # 39193) on :
Ya,I'm afraid of getting bald spots! I'm going to try biotin.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by linky123:
Biotin and Nioxin shampoo helped me.
- Exactly. It is likely from yeast.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
Yeast can cause hair loss?? Didnt know that
Posted by skies (Member # 28064) on :
It can, but actually there are a ton of factors that can cause it when ill with Lyme & co, etc. Eveything from fluctuations in thyroid/ adrenal function to nutrient deficiencies.
But, in any case, those supps helped me a lot. .The results are very noticeable to my hairdresser; also, people that haven't seen me in a while are like "wow, look at your hair, I love it!!" It's pretty long now too.
Makes me happy bc it was much thinner for quite a while.
Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
Always make sure your ferritin is in the sweet zone too...70-90ish...but not much lower...
Hair will be hard pressed to grow if your iron stores are low.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Randi .. about a year or so ago I was losing hair and I bought a dandruff shampoo .. problem solved. I had no flakiness of scalp like with dandruff, but I felt the hair loss and itching was yeast related.
Since fungus and yeast are basically the same thing, I decided to try the dandruff shampoo.