hi everyone, about 2 months ago i stopped the pill (it was causing horrible shedding and other nasty side effects). The first month was okay, i noticed my body started to regulate and my hair felt soooo much better, softer, my scalp wasn't as sore. This monthi've been loosing clumpds of hair at the touch, and this is very discouraging. I know i'm doing mostly the right things to my hair and i can't poin tot anything else that would be causing this except the pill.
I FINALLY wet to the dermatologist (a younger white male) and he was ok. I'm looking to get a second opinion though. He looked at alll th areas in my scalp and told me my hair was thick and whatever shedding i wwas having was probably due to my rough combing or chemical usage.
/images/graemlins/confused.gif he said there is nothing wrong with my hair, when in fact i KNOW there is. So i called my nurse practitioner and asked her about the effects of stopping birth control, she said EXCESSIVE shedding was very common and usually took about 2-6 months to stop!!!! At the rate im going, i'll be bald in 6 months if i keep loosing hair like this.
I'm going to meet with her and discuss a new BC pill option. This is why i really want to try out the patch... but i'll have to waitat least unitl next year to know how it affected others. Its like your damned if you do damned if you dont. My hait is conseideravly much thinnerthan it usually is, and the thickness i've gained from proper care has been obliterated and now i have to start over again.... very discouraging
I FINALLY wet to the dermatologist (a younger white male) and he was ok. I'm looking to get a second opinion though. He looked at alll th areas in my scalp and told me my hair was thick and whatever shedding i wwas having was probably due to my rough combing or chemical usage.
/images/graemlins/confused.gif he said there is nothing wrong with my hair, when in fact i KNOW there is. So i called my nurse practitioner and asked her about the effects of stopping birth control, she said EXCESSIVE shedding was very common and usually took about 2-6 months to stop!!!! At the rate im going, i'll be bald in 6 months if i keep loosing hair like this.
I'm going to meet with her and discuss a new BC pill option. This is why i really want to try out the patch... but i'll have to waitat least unitl next year to know how it affected others. Its like your damned if you do damned if you dont. My hait is conseideravly much thinnerthan it usually is, and the thickness i've gained from proper care has been obliterated and now i have to start over again.... very discouraging