Question:
Real solutions for hair loss

Like those gone before me, I am losing my hair. A lot comes out everyday, not to mention spending hours picking it off my clothes. I can feel how much thinner it is too. Tell me how long it fell out for you, when it stopped, and if any products really worked in thickening the hair back up or helping it to grow back faster... Thanks!    — Michele B. (posted on December 8, 2003)

December 8, 2003
Hi Michelle, Yes - my hair fell out in droves. The things that helped me were: (1) zinc sulfate, 200 mg capsules - 100 capsules cost about $3.65 (at my pharmacy, anyway); my surgeon has us take 1 capsule a day with food. (2) using Tigi Bed Head Self-Absorbed shampoo and conditioner. They helped me tremendously. The zinc sulfate actually helps your body metabolize protein, so it's a pretty cool thing. Hope that helps some. Blessings, dina
   — Dina McBride

December 8, 2003
I heard several people talk of taking "Biotin" to help the hair stop falling out. YOu can purchase it at Atkins, GNC, or some other natural health store. God BLess. :)
   — Myrna E.

December 8, 2003
Along with the other supplements listed below, another one that is great for helping hair (and nails) to grow faster is Horsetail extract. It is also called Silica I believe. I get mine at health food stores. You can get it in capsules (which is ground up whatever it is!) or you can get in extract form which is liquid and add a dropperful to a shot of water and it goes down just fine. It really helps with regrowth and your nails REALLY benefit from it also! Hope this helps! Pam
   — Pambylah

December 9, 2003
i am going against the grain here and some people swear by the products listed below. my hair is falling out by handfuls even at ten months out and taking all this stuff and eating lots of protein. this subject came up at our last support meeting and one of the doctors answer was" you might as well keep your money in your pocket. None of that stuff actually works. people think it does because the natural cycle of hair loss slows down about the time they think that stuff is working. he said, it isn't that you are doing anything wrong its just that those who are gonna lose hair will lose hair regardless of what they do and i have found that to be true. mine always comes out after any surgery from the anesthesia. The good news is that it comes back in.
   — Delores S.

December 9, 2003
My hair started falling out big time last month. Since then I started using Nioxin shampoo, take 1000 mcg of Biotin and 100 mg of Zinc and its almost stopped and there is new growth. Good luck.
   — GailV

December 11, 2003
My hair fell out from being about 4 mos. post op to about 9 mos. post op. My doctor said that there was nothing that I could really do to stop it. I accepted that (not very happily, I might add) but, at about 10 mos. out I stopped losing hair and now after 13 1/2 mos. my hair is actually getting thicker again. For me, it was just a matter of my body adjusting...which it did.
   — lezawomack

December 14, 2003
hi my hair started to fall out at 3 mos and they told me to get these vitamins from gnc for hair nails and skin they are a gnc brand and after one mo it stop falling out please try it thanks and good luck rosemary
   — ROSEMARY A.