5 months and hair comes out!

Like clockwork! I am at 5 months in 2 weeks and my hair is starting to come out. I found a big thick strand of it in the shower today. AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! What do I do? PANIC!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Lou Ann, I was told to make sure to get enough protein. My doc saids that you can not stop the hairloss until you are getting in enough. My hair started falling out at 3 months and now it has just slowed down this week. My hair would fall out in clumps. We called them chemo clumps. Don't worry it gets better ~ no doc said that he never heard of anyone going bald from WLS. Cheer up!

Hi Lou Ann! I know exactly what you mean! I take a Biotin capsule which is 2500 mcg. every 2 days. My doctor gave me these instructions. I was taking it once a day but he told me that was too high of a dosage. Hope this helps! Aloha, Pat 261/195/goal 115 (I'm only 5 feet tall)

Lucky you !! if it just started. Mine has been coming out since month 2 and still is. I just hope there is hair left when it is suppose to stop at about 6-7 mos out. I had to cut it so short I feel bald but I could not get it to look decent. Maybe since you started so late, it will not be as long as with me and others. Kiva

I too am at 5 months and my hair has been falling out since about 4 1/2 months. I finally ended up cutting it because it's gotten so thin. I cut 11 inches off the back and donated it to locks of love. Maybe I should have kept it for myself. I am going to try the Biotin Capsule mentioned. Do you open the capsule or just swallow it whole? I was told we couldn't take capsules because they wouldn't desolve in our new pouches.

I found a 1000 mcg KAL Biotin losenge that is slightly lemon flavored that I take it twice a day along with my other suppliments. I got it at Vitamin Cottage. So far I am still loosing my hair, but I continue to take them twice a day. I also have been using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner which is supposed to help stimulate the scalp. Good Luck! Cheri

I am thankful for having thick hair prior to wls...so it doesn't look so thin. I lost lots of hair with each pregnancy as well...I guess all the hormones or whatever travelling around in my body. I am hoping the hair loss stops soon ... it is depressing to see how much comes out in the brush and the shower drain. But it is the only problems so to speak that I've encountered so I'm counting my blessings.

Yep, I just started the same thing a few weeks ago - it's very scary! My doctor also told me to take Biotin but he said that Zinc may help with hair loss too. I'm taking Rexall's "Extreme Biotin" that I got at Walmart which is 1500 micrograms/day, and Puritan's Pride "Chelated Zinc" at 50 milligrams/day which I think I ordered online. They are both pills (not capsules). I've been taking these since the surgery and was doing pretty good with not much hair loss. But this last month, I changed my vitamin regimen and accidently left out the Biotin. Then suddenly, the hair loss really increased! I've made sure to get the Biotin back in the mix and I'm hoping the hair loss will slow down!

I have very thin, fine hair; always have. I was using the Nioxin shampoo (from Super Cuts) that everyone recommends, but at 4 months, the hair started to fall out anyway. I would see a few strands in the bath water. I then started Super Biotin 5000 mcg daily and after two weeks, I think I really noticed a difference in that there was less hair in the bath water. Anyway, it seems like it is not falling out as much. (I hope). Good luck. Lynne

Hi LouAnn, I have read alot of your posts and you have shared some good information. I have started taking Starpac vitamins and I the only thing I take otherwise is a Iron supplement. This vitamin has Biotin in it (300 mcg). You may want to try it. You can e:mail me for further infor if you need it. Felicia