going bald

Ok- what supplements are you guys taking for hair loss and how are they working. It wasn't so bad in the beginning, but at this rate I will be bald by Christmas. HELP!!! -Erica no more!!

ERICA.... its my quote exactly about a month ago....my hair is comeing out tons. I took biotin for a year pre op and still its comeing out. THERE isnt much we can do but deal with it. I can say its falling out still, but i think i feel some peach fuzzies. THIS is hard but it gets better everyone says it will stop! LISA ((HUG))

Hi Erica! I have been taking Biotin, as others have, since BEFORE SURGERY.. I thought I was "home free" until a few weeks ago when I started loosing hair by the handfuls!!! What I discovered (or figured out) was that I was not getting enough protein... and YES, I WAS TAKING IN 90 - 100 gms per DAY!! I had gone into "starvation mode" and had stopped loosing weight.. but was loosing hair!!!! Once I added protein drinks to the morning and afternoon routine, the hair loss slowed significantly!!!! Will this work for everyone?? I cannot say! I will say that it was a very strange coincidence in the sequence of event.. and now taking in 120+ grams of protein has helped dramatically!! I will say that I do not believe that any shampoo will help as the hair is really "dead cells" and the shampoo is only coating (perhaps a little something is absorbed in the scalp).. I think what will be effective is what is taken in orally and absorbed into the system! My two cents! Good luck!! Your wls friend Sandy

My doc recommended MAXI-Hair - so far it's still comingout but not so much of it. IT is made by Nature's something....don't have the bottle handy right now. email me if you want the brand name.

i'm going to my stylist this afternoon to see if she can do anything to help my hair look thicker. I need to track my protein and make sure i'm getting enough in, though.. i've been a little lax with that. my weight loss has slowed down, but i thought it was just because i'd passed the 100 pound mark. Holly

My Dr. assures me I won't go bald but since I had thinning hair to begin with it seems awful to me. He sggested taking zinc. I use Nioxin shampoo, conditioner and vitamins but the only thing that makes me LOOK better is my wig. I love it! Best of luck. Kathy O.