Hair Loss ( Its A Reality)

[eclectikat]

Hi folks,
I am losing hair... and lots of it.
NO clumps or anything, but its coming out... and I am beginning to see the results. I have always had really long and really thick thick hair... I can feel the difference in the size of my pony tail. I am beginning to be alarmed. Many would say I am crazy because I still have great hair, but I am beginning to worry about more and more of it falling out. I have noticed more coming out in the last 2 weeks and have basically been denying that it has been happening. I take a good multi-vitamin, I take some other odds and sods for suppliments, I don't feel depriaved at all calorie wise... I am eating really well... should I be worried? should I get out of ketosis for a while... I have basically been in ketosis since the end of April... I AM LOST HERE

I DON"T WANT TO LOSE MY HAIR....

I read a thread the other day with a great link in it talking about hairloss and to look for new growth, and explaining why the hairloss happens.
I just wonder if anyone else here is experiencing this or has experienced it... and what they did to rememdy it...

HELP!!!!

Kathy

[eclectikat]

just trying to get this post back on the "new post list"... I am really needing some support here.

Kathy

[Fayeza]

hair loss can happen due to many reasons. Let me start with the most common cause of hair loss in women: 1. any stress ( physical/mental). Usually the stress precedes hair loss by a period of 3 -4 months, so try to remember if you were under stress a couple of months ago ( anything like fever, child birth, severe dieting, and so on).
2. Iron deficieny anemia: this is also very common among females. Ferritin (iron stores in the body) can drop down to very low levels and cause hair loss. If this is the case, you have to take iron supplements for at least 3 months to see results.(Besides your Multivitamin)
3. other organic causes like underactive thyroid/ over active thyroid.
I would recommend you get your ferritin levels and thyroid function tests measured. If they turn out to be normal, then continue taking your supplements ( omega 3 fish oil helps too) and make sure you are getting good amount of proteins in your diet daily . It usually takes 3 months to see an improvement in your hair.
I hope that this was helpful.

[Dotultimate]

im loosing mine too and im freaking out. I'm taking a biotin suppliment...let me know if you find anything out and ill do the same

[whereami]

Last time i was on Atkins I was losing hair too and when i stopped it stopped falling like two weeks later but that time my hair was really long i mean down to my butt but this time it is cut shoulder length but i havent seen any hair loss yet and this is about the time i started to see a loss..

Hopefully there is a solution to this.

[Neecy]

Since being diagnosed with diabetes, I've noticed my hair has noticeably thinned. I used to have THICK heavy coarse leg hair and now its baby fine. I have practically no underarm hair anymore either and the hair on my head is so much finer but thankfully it hasn't fallen out. I'm wondering if you might be suffering from high blood sugar?

[Jace]

About 6 months after I started Atkins, I noticed my hair started coming out in large quantities. I went to my doctor and she did a few blood tests and found that my Biotin levels were all normal and I wasn't lacking in iron or any of the major Vitamins associated with hair growth/loss. The best she could tell me is that it had to do with my recent weight loss and there was no way I could stop it by taking any supplements/medication because my levels were all normal. The only thing I could do was wait it out and it would eventually stop and grow back. However, she also said it can take a year or two before it grows back completely.

Sure enough, about another 6 months after the hair started falling out it apruptly stopped. Roughly 2 years later my hair is almost completely back to normal. So in short, if the hair loss is weight loss related, once it starts there's not much you can do to stop it or expedite it's regrowth. All you can do it wait.

~Far la bella figura!

[Momtofour]

I had hair loss at about 3-4 months on Atkins. It stopped soon after and the hair started growing again. Stress on the body in any way can cause hair loss. My father in law had a stroke years ago and that caused his hair to fall out too. Good stress and bad stress can cause this. I wouldn't worry about it, unless you start looking bald.

[eclectikat]

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I am feeling better about it today probably because it is humid and my hair is way curly so I can hardly tell that things are thinner...

I also had some time during my morning walk to think things through and I weighed things, and frankly I would rather be losing my hair than NOT losing this weight. I am attached to my hair but would shave my head if it meant I would not reach my goals.

hair is an emotionally charged issue for women, and while I am dealing with this, I don't want anyone who is reading this to NOT do Atkins for fear of this. Changing our lives through Atkins is so important and something that will allow us to live longer more fufilled lives. I do know my hair will grow back. I have to tell myself I am ok with that...

Thanks everyone for your support and suggestions.

Kathy

[tink11302]

I am actually terrified of loosing my hair. I haven't noticed anything yet, except the normal every day loss. Although, I am only in the start of the 4th week now. I've always had such beautiful hair, I'd say it is the best part of me, that says so conceded, but it's true. Do you loose so much hair that you have bald spots or does it come out more evenly and just get thinner? And it does eventually stabilize and all come back right?