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Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls (Support Forum & Misc Topics)

posted by trish, 05.11.2006, 00:50

Merle,
Perimenopause seems to be the trigger to the hair loss. I'm 56,post menopausal, and I've been experiencing hair loss for 17 years. It started when I entered perimenopause. I've seen many dermatologists, and only one was very helpful. (We moved to another state just after I found her.) I go through times when I have shedding like you're experiencing, and times when there's less shedding. So, I understand how you feel. After finding this website, I read about endocrinologists and spirolactone. I made an appointment with an endo and requested spiro (after lots of lab work.). That was 2 months ago. I lose very few hairs now. I'm amazed. Spiro, at least for now, has really helped.
My advice would be to forget the dermatologist and see an endocrinologist. I wish that I'd done it years ago. They know about hormones and how to help you.
Good luck and I'm thinking of you.


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

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• Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - merle, 01.11.2006, 06:42
  • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - amye, 01.11.2006, 06:46
    • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - merle, 01.11.2006, 20:12
      • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - amye, 02.11.2006, 07:25
        • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - merle, 04.11.2006, 10:07
          • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - amye, 04.11.2006, 20:34
          • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - trish, 05.11.2006, 00:50
            • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - Kathy, 05.11.2006, 18:09
              • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - trish, 06.11.2006, 23:18
          • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - Susan, 07.11.2006, 19:20
            • Hair Suddenly Coming Out in Handfuls - merle, 07.11.2006, 19:57
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