Hair Loss
Within a few months of my
CRASH in July of 2001, I managed to loose about one-half of my hair. At the time, I was very fearful that I would wind up completely bald. (I'm sure the anxiety I was experiencing at the time contributed to my fears.)
It is a helpless feeling when you are loosing your hair at a rapid rate. The situation added to the depression or maybe it was the depression that hindered my ability to cope with the hair loss. But, I must say that this symptom gave me much incentive to get well and hopefully reverse this condition. At present (May 2006) I am happy to report that I am no longer experiencing hair loss (except for what I consider to be normal hair loss). I am happy to report that I have my normal head of hair now.
I believe the main thing I did to reverse this condition was to get off HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy). One of the possible side effects of HRT is hair loss. I also added kelp to my diet which I believe helped. The kelp provides iodine which is essential for a healthy thyroid. In my studies I discovered that an underactive thyroid can cause many of the symptoms that I had including hair loss. Other symptoms of an underactive thyroid are 1) reduced resistance to infection, 2) decreased memory or concentration, 3) arthritis, 3) muscle and joint aches, and 4) allergies - all of which I was experiencing.
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