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quit Diane 35, losing lots of hair... help! (Birth Control Pills & Hair Loss)

posted by web_diva, 02.07.2008, 16:13

» » I'm new to the forum. I've been reading articles and postings by people
» » here and there and I'm not sure what I should believe, but what I'm
» reading
» » is making me more depressed than I already was!
» »
» » I was on Diane 35 for some 4 years for skin problems, and I decided to
» » quit about 4-5 months ago (can't remember exactly). For about two weeks
» or
» » so I've been experiencing severe hair loss, must be 200 hairs a day at
» » least! I've always had healthy, abundant and thick hair, all my life;
» it
» » got even better while on Diane. I've never lost hair like this before
» and
» » I'm scared.
» »
» » I might add that I had a severe case of flu about 3 months ago, and
» I've
» » read that this can cause hair loss as well.
» »
» » I'm very worried. Will it go back to normal by itself? This is making
» me
» » very depressed and anxious. Please help Thank you.
»
» When quitting any pill that has estrogen in it, you will shed a few months
» later. It could or could not stop. If it does not stop within 6 months, you
» need to see a derm to see if you have something else.

Recommend going to a lower estrogen bcp before going off altogether to stabilize the hair loss. Might want to check out Yaz. Another option is bio-identical hormone replacement that you could wean yourself off of in a more controlled manner. Anti-DHT shampoo called Revivogen might help as might saw palmetto 500mg/3x per day. MSM lengthens hair's growing cycle. All of these pluse exercise and healthy eating has slowed my hormonally induced hairloss tremendously. Good luck!

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  • quit Diane 35, losing lots of hair... help! - bunnyheather, 27.05.2008, 19:16
    • quit Diane 35, losing lots of hair... help! - web_diva, 02.07.2008, 16:13