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When I started this journey I had a ferritn of 2 and hemoglobin of 8. It it almost one year later. My ferritin is in the 90's and my hemoglobin is 13.5. I am feeling great. I am still holding out some hope that my thin hair will get better.... I am hoping someone will have some encouragement for me. Will it ever get better or is it the female pattern hair loss???? I was clinging to the hope that is was the low iron. Could it just take more than a year? Any thoughts?

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When I started this journey I had a ferritn of 2 and hemoglobin of 8. It it almost one year later. My ferritin is in the 90's and my hemoglobin is 13.5. I am feeling great. I am still holding out some hope that my thin hair will get better.... I am hoping someone will have some encouragement for me. Will it ever get better or is it the female pattern hair loss???? I was clinging to the hope that is was the low iron. Could it just take more than a year? Any thoughts?

Wendy

Lots of things can cause hair loss when our bodies are out off whack. For me medications are the#1 cause. Nearly all the antibiotics, most of the meds I have tried for my rheumatoid arthritis, have all caused hair loss. I believe also that gluten did too. Nine months after going gluten-free I started noticing less hair in my brushes and now I think my hair loss is fairly normal. Some has grown back in too--I'm not so sparse at the front :lol:

So there is hope yet. Hang in there and good luck.

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When I started this journey I had a ferritn of 2 and hemoglobin of 8. It it almost one year later. My ferritin is in the 90's and my hemoglobin is 13.5. I am feeling great. I am still holding out some hope that my thin hair will get better.... I am hoping someone will have some encouragement for me. Will it ever get better or is it the female pattern hair loss???? I was clinging to the hope that is was the low iron. Could it just take more than a year? Any thoughts?

Wendy

in your case does the "thin" refer to the amount of hair or the hair shaft itself?

if it's the latter then I don't believe there's much that will help (other than colouring your hair), if the former then when I noticed my hair thinning this summer a friend recommended Silicea, a sublingual cell salt it's a homeopathic remedy that seemed to help. I was just noticing yesterday that my hair has filled in quite a bit since the summer.

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in your case does the "thin" refer to the amount of hair or the hair shaft itself?

if it's the latter then I don't believe there's much that will help (other than colouring your hair), if the former then when I noticed my hair thinning this summer a friend recommended Silicea, a sublingual cell salt it's a homeopathic remedy that seemed to help. I was just noticing yesterday that my hair has filled in quite a bit since the summer.

I believe its the amount of hair. I have noticed my hair I have is much stronger and healthier. It is just so sparse..Very depressing. I also think the hair is getting larger toward the shaft. If I pull a strand that has come out during normal daily getting ready. It feels bigger toward the end that has the bulb on it...I am hoping this is a good sign. What is Silicea, how do you use it?

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I believe its the amount of hair. I have noticed my hair I have is much stronger and healthier. It is just so sparse..Very depressing. I also think the hair is getting larger toward the shaft. If I pull a strand that has come out during normal daily getting ready. It feels bigger toward the end that has the bulb on it...I am hoping this is a good sign. What is Silicea, how do you use it?

Silicea is silicon dioxide in minute levels it's supposed to support skin and hair formation. from Wiki:

Inorganic salts were first used as homeopathic remedies by Samuel Hahnemann, and further developed by Dr. Willhelm Heinrich Sch
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Other supplements to improve hair health are B complex, biotin, and flax oil. As with any supplements, make sure the ones you use are gluten-free! :)

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It took a long time but my hair did thicken up a bit. Of course with any glutening I lose a lot again for a month or so. If you haven't already checked them make sure all your haircare products are gluten free also. Sometimes the hairloss is part of the autoimmune reaction and sometimes it is a result of vitamin and mineral deficiencies and sometimes it is from the stress of being ill and sometimes it is a combination of factors. The fact that the hair shafts themselves are getting thicker is a good sign. It can take up to six months for regrowth to be noticeable. Hopefully you will notice some improvement soon.

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You might check into adding folic acid, 1mg twice a day, you might be able to get over the counter and it worked well for me, my hair and nails were bittle causing my hair to break easy so I was loosing alot and now it is much much better.

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