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bunnyheather

17.03.2008, 12:07

Question for Delilah (Birth Control Pills & Hair Loss)
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Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point to take a week off??

Thanks

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delilah

17.03.2008, 15:07

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ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point to
ť take a week off??
ť
ť Thanks

I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. Redmond about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop (especially if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days of placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5 months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the exact instructions if you want.

delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather

17.03.2008, 15:13

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ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point
ť to
ť ť take a week off??
ť ť
ť ť Thanks
ť
ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. Redmond
ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop (especially
ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days of
ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5
ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the exact
ť instructions if you want.

Oh yes, I knew it was from Redmodns book. Instructions would be great!

I basically want to take it non stop to keep my boobs bigger ( I was less than an A cup before and now I am a full A Literally, a few days after I stop the pill my boobs shrink, it sucks!!!

bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

delilah

18.03.2008, 11:25

@ bunnyheather
Question for Delilah
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ť ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point
ť ť to
ť ť ť take a week off??
ť ť ť
ť ť ť Thanks
ť ť
ť ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr.
ť Redmond
ť ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop
ť (especially
ť ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days
ť of
ť ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5
ť ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the
ť exact
ť ť instructions if you want.
ť
ť Oh yes, I knew it was from Redmodns book. Instructions would be great!
ť
ť I basically want to take it non stop to keep my boobs bigger ( I was less
ť than an A cup before and now I am a full A Literally, a few days after
ť I stop the pill my boobs shrink, it sucks!!!

You're in the plumping mode these days LOL. I'll look it up later and let you know what it says.

delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

mom2kormas

19.03.2008, 08:07

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Delilah,

What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up on it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of long hairs and it is really freakin' me out.

Thanks,
Kim

mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

delilah

19.03.2008, 08:54

@ mom2kormas
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ť Delilah,
ť
ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take
ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up on
ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of long
ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out.
ť
ť Thanks,
ť Kim

Hi Kim,

Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you were on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural form of progesterone.

delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather

19.03.2008, 14:54

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ť ť Delilah,
ť ť
ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take
ť ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up
ť on
ť ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of long
ť ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out.
ť ť
ť ť Thanks,
ť ť Kim
ť
ť Hi Kim,
ť
ť Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you were
ť on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural form of
ť progesterone.

Delilah

I am still waiting for the BCP non-stop schedule..... :-D

bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

delilah

19.03.2008, 16:10

@ bunnyheather
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ť ť ť Delilah,
ť ť ť
ť ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take
ť ť ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up
ť ť on
ť ť ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of
ť long
ť ť ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out.
ť ť ť
ť ť ť Thanks,
ť ť ť Kim
ť ť
ť ť Hi Kim,
ť ť
ť ť Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you
ť were
ť ť on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural form
ť of
ť ť progesterone.
ť
ť
ť Delilah
ť
ť I am still waiting for the BCP non-stop schedule..... :-D

I read it and basically what he says is you really don't have to stop until you want to have a baby. He's basically saying there's no need for you to hae a period unless you feel uncomfortable not having one. So you take on pack for 21 days, discard the placebos and just start a fresh pack with no breaks in the pill.

delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

mom2kormas

20.03.2008, 07:29

@ delilah
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Yes, I'm 37, so I assume I am premenopausal? I'm wondering if I am sensitive to hormonal fluctuations if I would be better off avoiding a period with the Yasmin? Also, is it normal for the hair loss to be worse at first? I'm losing long hairs right now? What does that mean?

Also, could all this just be from stress?? I can't seem to avoid it!

Thanks,
Kim

mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

mauri

20.03.2008, 10:19

@ mom2kormas
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Hi Kim,
Im not Delilah but I wanted to say that the first hairs I lost last June were all long ones from the very back of my part. My hair is shoulder length and has been for several years. All the ones in the back were the first to come out. I didnt lose shorter ones for about 2-3 months. Now that I have been on treatment it almost seems like its going back to the long ones again. I do have regrowth and in the back of the part too. Stress, I doubt it as I was very stressed at the time my estrogen dipped and the T issue came into play. I do belive it started with the estrogen dropping in perimenopause that caused all this to happen for me.
Mauri

mauri is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

tc

20.03.2008, 13:49

@ delilah
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ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point
ť to
ť ť take a week off??
ť ť
ť ť Thanks
ť
ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. Redmond
ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop (especially
ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days of
ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5
ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the exact
ť instructions if you want.

He told me to take the pill 9 weeks straight, then 4 days off to induce a period...so 3 packs and skip the placebo week because the dip every month in estrogen is not good for hair.

tc is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

mom2kormas

20.03.2008, 14:28

@ mauri
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Mauri,

I was losing long hairs at first, too, and then I lost a bunch of short ones and now I'm losing long ones again? It sounds like we have that in common. What are you doing for treatment that is giving you regrowth? I really think that my drop in estrogen from coming off the Yasmin precipitated my loss, so I'm hoping being back on it may help even things out, but I'm also wondering if taking it continuously will help even more?

Is your loss very noticeable? Mine is to me, but supposedly not to others. I have lost at least half my volume and my part is widening and extending itself down the back of my head. The back of my head is very thin and I can feel my scalp when I lay on my pillow.

Kim

mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

mauri

20.03.2008, 14:58

@ mom2kormas
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My loss began when my period became irregular the first time ever at age 49. I did get a few hot flashes but very few. Then 6 months later, hair started falling out. First in the back and then working its way up. I went to Dr. Redmond in Sept. and only began the estrogen (vivelle dot) Hair got worse come December so I started the meds. I flew back to see him Feb. 1st and he up'd the doses. My head had flakes all over it and was oily.
200mg spiro
5mg finasteride
.075mg levoxly thyoid (which I do believe has helped with growth because my fingernails are growing like weeds.]
.1mg HRT + prometrium days 1-12 of the month.

I noticed a difference in oil and flakes within 10 days but have just noticed the growth about the past 2-3 weeks. My shed dropped from 190+ to less than 100. Its been as low as 58 but goes up and down the past 3 weeks. Im hoping after a 4 month period of the meds it will get much less. I cant complain and I feel good. I may have to up the thyroid once more after TSH test in a couple of months. My TSH was 4.0 which was quite a bit more than it had been all my life. Dr. Redmond likes it between 1-2. Im for that if it makes me feel better and my hair grow, however he does say that my low a number does not cause any hairloss but is better for you in the long run to get it where it should be. Thats what Im doing. I searched all over Houston and never could get anyone to believe I was losing hair because of lowering of estrogen perimenopause. Forget the gyno's as they will tell you to use rogaine which I never did. My pair hasnt widened so much but it did start comnig off toward the back and down. I do have some new hairs there but still not as much as I did by any means. HOpe this helps.
Mauri

mauri is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather

20.03.2008, 18:09

@ delilah
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ť ť ť ť Delilah,
ť ť ť ť
ť ť ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take
ť ť ť ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back
ť up
ť ť ť on
ť ť ť ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of
ť ť long
ť ť ť ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out.
ť ť ť ť
ť ť ť ť Thanks,
ť ť ť ť Kim
ť ť ť
ť ť ť Hi Kim,
ť ť ť
ť ť ť Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you
ť ť were
ť ť ť on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural
ť form
ť ť of
ť ť ť progesterone.
ť ť
ť ť
ť ť Delilah
ť ť
ť ť I am still waiting for the BCP non-stop schedule..... :-D
ť
ť I read it and basically what he says is you really don't have to stop
ť until you want to have a baby. He's basically saying there's no need for
ť you to hae a period unless you feel uncomfortable not having one. So you
ť take on pack for 21 days, discard the placebos and just start a fresh pack
ť with no breaks in the pill.

Ok, thanks!

bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather

20.03.2008, 18:11

@ tc
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ť ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point
ť ť to
ť ť ť take a week off??
ť ť ť
ť ť ť Thanks
ť ť
ť ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr.
ť Redmond
ť ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop
ť (especially
ť ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days
ť of
ť ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5
ť ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the
ť exact
ť ť instructions if you want.
ť
ť
ť He told me to take the pill 9 weeks straight, then 4 days off to induce a
ť period...so 3 packs and skip the placebo week because the dip every month
ť in estrogen is not good for hair.

K

I am going to do the pill with no breaks then at month 9 have a period...

bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

mom2kormas

21.03.2008, 10:19

@ mauri
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Mauri,

My head is not oily at all and I've never seen flakes? It's just very itchy and sensitive to the touch? It seems worse when the loss is high like right now? I try not to count how much I lose, but if I had to guess, I would say it is about 200 strands a day right now. I lose a ton in the shower and whenever I run my fingers through my hair, I come out with 2-4 strands at a time. I have accumulated a pile on the side of my computer desk. I can't seem to leave my hair alone and I know this is probably not a good thing. I am constantly running my hands through it and then I get upset when I see the strands. It drives my husband absolutely nuts when I do this, but I can't help it.

Do you notice any of the hairs you lose seem to be new hairs? I have been noticing alot of them lately and it is making me nervous. You can tell they have never been cut? If I don't find an answer to this soon, I just don't know what I will do. It has taken over my life and left me unable to fully take care of my family the way they need. I am constantly sad and on the computer searching for answers. I can't relax and play with my son cuz my brain is focused on only one thing.

I bought Rogaine and it sat in my closet for 2 months, then the last endo told me to use it for 2 weeks and stop for 2 weeks. I made it 3 days and quit. I hate how it makes my hair feel and I'm so afraid it will make more hair fall out like I've read about it. I just don't how it makes me feel about myself to use it?

Thank you for your replies.

Kim

mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather 17.03.2008, 12:07	Question for Delilah (Birth Control Pills & Hair Loss) Post reply
	Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point to take a week off?? Thanks bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
delilah 17.03.2008, 15:07 @ bunnyheather	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point to ť take a week off?? ť ť Thanks I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. Redmond about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop (especially if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days of placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5 months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the exact instructions if you want. delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
bunnyheather 17.03.2008, 15:13 @ delilah	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point ť to ť ť take a week off?? ť ť ť ť Thanks ť ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. Redmond ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop (especially ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days of ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5 ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the exact ť instructions if you want. Oh yes, I knew it was from Redmodns book. Instructions would be great! I basically want to take it non stop to keep my boobs bigger ( I was less than an A cup before and now I am a full A Literally, a few days after I stop the pill my boobs shrink, it sucks!!! bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
delilah 18.03.2008, 11:25 @ bunnyheather	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point ť ť to ť ť ť take a week off?? ť ť ť ť ť ť Thanks ť ť ť ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. ť Redmond ť ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop ť (especially ť ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days ť of ť ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5 ť ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the ť exact ť ť instructions if you want. ť ť Oh yes, I knew it was from Redmodns book. Instructions would be great! ť ť I basically want to take it non stop to keep my boobs bigger ( I was less ť than an A cup before and now I am a full A Literally, a few days after ť I stop the pill my boobs shrink, it sucks!!! You're in the plumping mode these days LOL. I'll look it up later and let you know what it says. delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
mom2kormas 19.03.2008, 08:07 @ delilah	Question for Delilah Post reply
	Delilah, What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up on it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of long hairs and it is really freakin' me out. Thanks, Kim mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
delilah 19.03.2008, 08:54 @ mom2kormas	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť Delilah, ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up on ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of long ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out. ť ť Thanks, ť Kim Hi Kim, Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you were on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural form of progesterone. delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
bunnyheather 19.03.2008, 14:54 @ delilah	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť Delilah, ť ť ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take ť ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up ť on ť ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of long ť ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out. ť ť ť ť Thanks, ť ť Kim ť ť Hi Kim, ť ť Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you were ť on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural form of ť progesterone. Delilah I am still waiting for the BCP non-stop schedule..... bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
delilah 19.03.2008, 16:10 @ bunnyheather	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť ť Delilah, ť ť ť ť ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take ť ť ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back up ť ť on ť ť ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of ť long ť ť ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out. ť ť ť ť ť ť Thanks, ť ť ť Kim ť ť ť ť Hi Kim, ť ť ť ť Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you ť were ť ť on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural form ť of ť ť progesterone. ť ť ť Delilah ť ť I am still waiting for the BCP non-stop schedule..... I read it and basically what he says is you really don't have to stop until you want to have a baby. He's basically saying there's no need for you to hae a period unless you feel uncomfortable not having one. So you take on pack for 21 days, discard the placebos and just start a fresh pack with no breaks in the pill. delilah is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
mom2kormas 20.03.2008, 07:29 @ delilah	Question for Delilah Post reply
	Yes, I'm 37, so I assume I am premenopausal? I'm wondering if I am sensitive to hormonal fluctuations if I would be better off avoiding a period with the Yasmin? Also, is it normal for the hair loss to be worse at first? I'm losing long hairs right now? What does that mean? Also, could all this just be from stress?? I can't seem to avoid it! Thanks, Kim mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
mauri 20.03.2008, 10:19 @ mom2kormas	Question for Delilah Post reply
	Hi Kim, Im not Delilah but I wanted to say that the first hairs I lost last June were all long ones from the very back of my part. My hair is shoulder length and has been for several years. All the ones in the back were the first to come out. I didnt lose shorter ones for about 2-3 months. Now that I have been on treatment it almost seems like its going back to the long ones again. I do have regrowth and in the back of the part too. Stress, I doubt it as I was very stressed at the time my estrogen dipped and the T issue came into play. I do belive it started with the estrogen dropping in perimenopause that caused all this to happen for me. Mauri mauri is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
tc 20.03.2008, 13:49 @ delilah	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point ť to ť ť take a week off?? ť ť ť ť Thanks ť ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. Redmond ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop (especially ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days of ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5 ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the exact ť instructions if you want. He told me to take the pill 9 weeks straight, then 4 days off to induce a period...so 3 packs and skip the placebo week because the dip every month in estrogen is not good for hair. tc is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
mom2kormas 20.03.2008, 14:28 @ mauri	Question for Delilah Post reply
	Mauri, I was losing long hairs at first, too, and then I lost a bunch of short ones and now I'm losing long ones again? It sounds like we have that in common. What are you doing for treatment that is giving you regrowth? I really think that my drop in estrogen from coming off the Yasmin precipitated my loss, so I'm hoping being back on it may help even things out, but I'm also wondering if taking it continuously will help even more? Is your loss very noticeable? Mine is to me, but supposedly not to others. I have lost at least half my volume and my part is widening and extending itself down the back of my head. The back of my head is very thin and I can feel my scalp when I lay on my pillow. Kim mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
mauri 20.03.2008, 14:58 @ mom2kormas	To mom2kormas Post reply
	My loss began when my period became irregular the first time ever at age 49. I did get a few hot flashes but very few. Then 6 months later, hair started falling out. First in the back and then working its way up. I went to Dr. Redmond in Sept. and only began the estrogen (vivelle dot) Hair got worse come December so I started the meds. I flew back to see him Feb. 1st and he up'd the doses. My head had flakes all over it and was oily. 200mg spiro 5mg finasteride .075mg levoxly thyoid (which I do believe has helped with growth because my fingernails are growing like weeds.] .1mg HRT + prometrium days 1-12 of the month. I noticed a difference in oil and flakes within 10 days but have just noticed the growth about the past 2-3 weeks. My shed dropped from 190+ to less than 100. Its been as low as 58 but goes up and down the past 3 weeks. Im hoping after a 4 month period of the meds it will get much less. I cant complain and I feel good. I may have to up the thyroid once more after TSH test in a couple of months. My TSH was 4.0 which was quite a bit more than it had been all my life. Dr. Redmond likes it between 1-2. Im for that if it makes me feel better and my hair grow, however he does say that my low a number does not cause any hairloss but is better for you in the long run to get it where it should be. Thats what Im doing. I searched all over Houston and never could get anyone to believe I was losing hair because of lowering of estrogen perimenopause. Forget the gyno's as they will tell you to use rogaine which I never did. My pair hasnt widened so much but it did start comnig off toward the back and down. I do have some new hairs there but still not as much as I did by any means. HOpe this helps. Mauri mauri is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
bunnyheather 20.03.2008, 18:09 @ delilah	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť ť ť Delilah, ť ť ť ť ť ť ť ť What is estrogel/prometrium? Would Yasmin be a candidate to take ť ť ť ť continuously to avoid periods? I have noticed since starting back ť up ť ť ť on ť ť ť ť it, my hair loss is worse? Is this normal? I am losing a lot of ť ť long ť ť ť ť hairs and it is really freakin' me out. ť ť ť ť ť ť ť ť Thanks, ť ť ť ť Kim ť ť ť ť ť ť Hi Kim, ť ť ť ť ť ť Are you premenopausal? I'm confused bc I thought you said that you ť ť were ť ť ť on Vivelle. Estrogel is Estradiol gel and Prometrium is a natural ť form ť ť of ť ť ť progesterone. ť ť ť ť ť ť Delilah ť ť ť ť I am still waiting for the BCP non-stop schedule..... ť ť I read it and basically what he says is you really don't have to stop ť until you want to have a baby. He's basically saying there's no need for ť you to hae a period unless you feel uncomfortable not having one. So you ť take on pack for 21 days, discard the placebos and just start a fresh pack ť with no breaks in the pill. Ok, thanks! bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
bunnyheather 20.03.2008, 18:11 @ tc	Question for Delilah Post reply
	ť ť ť Can you tell me again, how to take the pill non stop and at what point ť ť to ť ť ť take a week off?? ť ť ť ť ť ť Thanks ť ť ť ť I'm not on the pill I'm on estrogel/prometrium. I was quoting Dr. ť Redmond ť ť about the BCPs. In his book he says to take the pill nonstop ť (especially ť ť if there are problems with estrogen withdrawal)..so discard the 7 days ť of ť ť placebos and just start the new pack. I believe you do that for 4-5 ť ť months and then have a period. I'll read the book again to see the ť exact ť ť instructions if you want. ť ť ť He told me to take the pill 9 weeks straight, then 4 days off to induce a ť period...so 3 packs and skip the placebo week because the dip every month ť in estrogen is not good for hair. K I am going to do the pill with no breaks then at month 9 have a period... bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
mom2kormas 21.03.2008, 10:19 @ mauri	To mom2kormas Post reply
	Mauri, My head is not oily at all and I've never seen flakes? It's just very itchy and sensitive to the touch? It seems worse when the loss is high like right now? I try not to count how much I lose, but if I had to guess, I would say it is about 200 strands a day right now. I lose a ton in the shower and whenever I run my fingers through my hair, I come out with 2-4 strands at a time. I have accumulated a pile on the side of my computer desk. I can't seem to leave my hair alone and I know this is probably not a good thing. I am constantly running my hands through it and then I get upset when I see the strands. It drives my husband absolutely nuts when I do this, but I can't help it. Do you notice any of the hairs you lose seem to be new hairs? I have been noticing alot of them lately and it is making me nervous. You can tell they have never been cut? If I don't find an answer to this soon, I just don't know what I will do. It has taken over my life and left me unable to fully take care of my family the way they need. I am constantly sad and on the computer searching for answers. I can't relax and play with my son cuz my brain is focused on only one thing. I bought Rogaine and it sat in my closet for 2 months, then the last endo told me to use it for 2 weeks and stop for 2 weeks. I made it 3 days and quit. I hate how it makes my hair feel and I'm so afraid it will make more hair fall out like I've read about it. I just don't how it makes me feel about myself to use it? Thank you for your replies. Kim mom2kormas is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO