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four years (Telogen Effluvium)

posted by delilah, 03.05.2008, 18:38

ť I'm so sick of this. I am in my fourth year of TE. I've increased my iron,
ť had my thyroid checked, seen seven (count 'em....SEVEN) derms to no avail.
ť According to everyone, it's either stress or a temporary state. Well, I
ť continue to lose at least 200 hairs a day, from the root (I can see the
ť white bulb), my hair is like cotton candy; no weight at all and even my
ť hairdresser is flabergasted since she said NO ONE loses as much hair as I
ť do when she washes it. Has anyone else had TE for this long? I don't even
ť have a dx of TE. Every doc just blows me off. Unless I am bald or close to
ť it, they just don't want to hear about hair loss!!! It looks OK, thank
ť goodness, but it is obviously thinner and my family has noticed as well.
ť Why do docs think we are crazy if we want to know why our hair is falling
ť out!!!!!!! So depressed.

Stop going to derms and go to an endocrinologist. TE really isn't a diagnosis and if your condition was a legitimate TE it probably would have corrected itself by now. Even though most of your blood work will probably come back normal it doesn't hurt to test all your hormones to make sure everything is in balance. Remember you can have AGA if even all your levels are normal if your follicles are sensitive to even the slightest imbalance. You don't say if your premenopausal or post but that may be a factor as well.

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four years - Laura, 03.05.2008, 17:22
- four years - delilah, 03.05.2008, 18:38
- four years - izzyj, 04.05.2008, 01:51
  - four years - HairSite Admin, 04.05.2008, 07:36
    - four years - Laura, 06.05.2008, 10:51
      - four years - HairSite Admin, 06.05.2008, 14:11
        four years - Chris, 07.05.2008, 10:25
        four years - Laura, 08.05.2008, 22:24
        four years - Laura, 08.05.2008, 22:16
        four years - delilah, 09.05.2008, 06:30
        four years - Laura, 09.05.2008, 10:14
        four years - delilah, 09.05.2008, 14:39
        four years - Laura, 09.05.2008, 10:19
        four years - delilah, 09.05.2008, 14:41
    - four years - izzyj, 09.05.2008, 10:59
      - to delilah... - Chris, 09.05.2008, 12:46
        to delilah... - delilah, 09.05.2008, 14:50
- four years - Sadie, 09.05.2008, 15:27
  - four years - HairSite Admin, 09.05.2008, 21:40
    - four years - Sadie, 10.05.2008, 04:05