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One thought that has been crossing my mind after reading many forums on chronic Telogen Effluvium... May be the fact that I'm stressing about my hair fall may be causing it to prolong in the first place.... Many said... Stress is a huge culprit as far as hair loss is concerned and yes i have been really down...

Hi Joan.. Have seen 3 derms in last 10 months.. initially they said Telogen Effluvium.. now the latest Doctor termed it as Chronic Telogen Effluvium... he said its coz of nutritional deficiencies of protein. .though when this first started I had low ferritin B12 and Vitamin D.. now most of these have improved however B12 is...

Hi PappinAce, Thanks for your reply... Everyday I'm trying to make peace with this .. as more I read about this online.. I understand this may take longer to correct than the more common 3 month recovery.. My Ferritin is now up from 11 to 130... so it may not just be only Iron.. My CBC still...

Did you get your Ferritin levels checked? Its one the most common causes of hair loss... And its different from Haemoglobin.

Hey.. Good that Minoxidil helped you... I once used it but had excess facial hair so discontinued it soon... Did you notice any side effects?

just to answer my own question... the dermatologist/trichologist i recently met confirmed that grocapix can cause increased hair shedding just like minoxidil... this can last anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks...

yes.. just met another dermatologist/trichologist last weekend. As expected he diagnosed it as chronic telogen effluvium saying its due to nutritional deficiencies.. says this will take a long time to correct as these deficiencies happen over a period of many years and hair start shedding only...

Hi, My doctor recommended GROCAPIX to control my excessive hair shedding. Has anyone experienced increased hair shedding after applying GROCAPIX... I had to dis-continue it as it gave me a massive hair shedding after i started using it? could it cause increased initial hair shedding just like...

Thanks for your kind words.. its always nice to find someone I had promptly got an entire medical done last year in september including a hormonal profile.. i got an all clear from my physician, my gynae and an endocrinologist... though the time this worsened i had severely low ferritin at 11...

I have had telogen effluvium before but never has it lasted beyond 3-4 months but this time its tiring, irritatingly long and just not ending. Its been more than 17 months now from what started as gradual hairfall turned excessive 9 months back and is still as bad. Everyday is a drag now, I...

they are a good option i guess wigs can be a great option.. they offer great styling too...

congs cool... congrats

get your vitamins checked generally pregnancy is known to keep your hair thick and healthy... this may be due to a nutritional deficiency .. do get your iron checked...

How are you now hi, its a lil old post but wanted to know how are you doing now.. low ferritin can definitely cause enormous hair loss... i have been having hairloss for past 18 months and have been on iron tablets... still nothings looks good