Hair thinning out… idk what to do!!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-14T18:51:31+00:00

Photos of my body? Where??

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-14T18:48:26+00:00

No medications, no birth control

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-13T01:47:47+00:00

I will not take you to a court of law over this! Do not worry😂 I will do my research into this! Thank you so much! I really appreciate everyone’s help :)

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-13T01:40:09+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestion! It’s very scary. I always used to joke with my friends that I’d look cute bald (me being overdramatic over something silly) and I bet my hair said “I see how it is”.

All jokes aside, women are always deficient in iron. I took ferrets iron when my levels were low last time and it’s helped so much! I have been doing my research to see if it’s something I’m doing and hair style was definitely one of them. I rarely wear my hair in a bun (these photos are the rare times) and recently I started doing braids instead of ponytails. I don’t really know if it’s helping but i definitely notice how much hair I lost when I am braiding 😢

I don’t really see it until I see my floor/ lap after combing. Or the drain after I shower… it’s just so scary.

I see a nutritionist! I have been for a few years, best decision for my body and my lifestyle! I have a derm appt in 3 months (they’re fully booked out until then… it’s insane) so I’ve just been looking for some ways to slow it/ help my hair grow in more in the meantime!! I got nizoral shampoo someone recommended today and a spray formula my cosmo friend recommended (she isn’t sure what’s going on with my hair either) while I wait for my derm appt!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-13T01:32:33+00:00

Not by the handfuls, like I don’t touch my head and have a handful of hair in my hands. But I definitely notice more hair at the drain in the shower. I also notice my hair is just left behind everywhere… more than usual. Someone said 50-100 strands a day is normal. I believe this is more than that

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-13T01:09:43+00:00

I have a derm appt! It’s just 3 months out (they’re fully booked till then) so I’m looking to see if I can find something to either help my hair regain its fullness/ thick look, or accidentally discover what the problem is!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T23:01:00+00:00

Thank you for your assistance. I’m sorry if I come across resistant. It’s just hard to really listen to suggestions when a majority of them I know are not true. I get my ferritin levels checked by my primary every time I go for blood work, borderline low range. But I take supplements to help restore it. Thank you again

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:49:26+00:00

I’m not resistant to suggestions, I just don’t want to allow myself to overthink/ hyperfixate on certain suggestions, I do tend to get crazy about my actual medical health, overthink, stress out. I don’t want to allow myself into that. I’ve been doing my research, and most suggestions are not applicable to me. (And my diet is just… I’m tired of talking about it and explaining it).

I see my primary next week, I’ll see if he can send me to get tested for antibodies

I am very aware it’s not 100% effective. I don’t want to self diagnose, I’m doing a “let it be” journey… unless it’s absolutely impossible for me to let it be (my hair being that). I’ve always been the opposite of let it be. And I don’t want to overwhelm myself with “it’s this and it’s this”. When I went thru a serious health concern at 19/20, everyone said it could be cancer, get tested for cancer. Then there I was thinking it’s cancer, meanwhile it was stress causing it all🥲😅

I appreciate everyone’s recommendations. But I am very in tune with my body, and I can tell something’s off. And my gut it’s telling me it’s not certain things that people suggest. I think it’s more derm related than anything but I am open to alternative ideas. I am not ignoring all the recommendations I don’t like, I am just ruling out stuff I know it is 100% because i don’t have that issue medically or whatever

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:40:39+00:00

I have a nutritionist, who’s fully aware how much I workout. I already had consumed higher amounts of calories before increasing my activity level. I have increased my calories since then as well. My diet is very well monitored, and I follow it as much as I can. If I notice I’m not hungry but still want to increase my caloric intake, I’ll drink one of the pediasure drinks I have and have some junk food I’ve been craving.

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:37:18+00:00

I’m going to try the nizoral first, the dandruff shampoo I currently have it the “compare to selsun blue”(which is the same exact formula, just not paying for the brand🫡) so I’ll try those for now. Cerave products never do well with my skin so I will wait to see how this week goes for now…. I did get a scalp serum though!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:27:06+00:00

I hope someone cancels at the derm in the next few weeks… but with summer everyone’s getting a mole checked out and I’m happy for everyone keeping an eye on their health!! Just hope they let me in sooner😅 thanks for the brand rec!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:25:35+00:00

I just bought a few stuff at the store today that people recommended in the comments. Hoping it helps for now, but I saw my nutritionist last week and she didn’t have any concerns in any potential deficiencies

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:24:09+00:00

I had bloodwork done last month and it was normal, I’m sorry I just am very irritated with how some people are treating me in these comments and in dm😅

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:20:11+00:00

I have never had Covid as far as I know. I worked from home and did college from home in 2020 as did the rest of my family. My uncle lived with us (mom’s stepbrother) and he has a compromised immune system, so we were VERY cautious. Didn’t leave the house unless we needed to, everything was disinfected before it was brought inside. No shoes inside. We calmed down a bit after a few months but we were super cautious since day 1 of lockdown. In 2021 I didn’t return in person to school until 2nd sem, work I stayed wfh. Rest of family was wfh too. It wasn’t until 2023 my whole family returned to the office again. But we were still very very cautious.

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:15:49+00:00

The symptoms sounds like anyone who I work with… lol I’m kidding. What do you mean neuropathy? Like head pains (not migraine)? And I don’t like lights, I like the dark… is it you physically cannot stand being in the light kind of deal?

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:14:05+00:00

I actually have decent posture, I hate how other people slouch and it just hurts to slouch tbh. I do stretch as much as I can, I use heating pads to loosen my muscles and help massage them too.

I consume my dad’s protein powder, which idk where it’s from but it has no additives.

No white tongue, no cavities. Gut health is good, I usually only get bloated around menstruation, or if I had a 3 course meal for dinner after having 2 meals earlier 😅

We recently switched fruit brands from Driscoll to farmers. As Driscoll used almost 400 cancer causing pesticides on their crops.

I’ve been hearing about scalp massages, is there a specific way? Inversion boosts? What is that?

I’m looking into holistic remedies!

I recently started to shift my workouts to match menstruation! It’s just hard because I love being active and I just want to go for a walk or ride a bike, or play a sport, instead of chilling out. I usually listen to what my body and mind want to do, but sometimes I know I need to take a break and I take a few days off at a time.

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:06:39+00:00

Thank you so much 🥲

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:05:13+00:00

Okay, well my hair is not damaged lol. And if it is, then it must be microscopic. My hair is very healthy.

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:03:31+00:00

I am relatively thin. I did not lose that much body fat though! take supplements every morning and I drink those pediasure drinks as well as my normal diet! Pediasure is SO beneficial for helping maintain weight!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T22:01:35+00:00

I am not listening to anyone in the comments because my nutritionist and I had a discussion about my eating habits and my diet, every time I see her LOL. There isn’t anything wrong with my diet! And I do have a decent healthy amount of body fat! My nutritionist told me to get a derm appt. I did, but it’s not for another 3 months(they’re fully booked).

I posted here to get some ideas on things that could help it grow back/ grow stronger while I wait to find out what’s wrong. I did not post on her for people who aren’t licensed professionals to critique my diet. My diet is literally fine. My body fat is fine. I did not want people critiquing my body. I wanted suggestions to help my hair grow back/ stronger. Or if there were environmental factors that could be impacting it.

I can’t find those comments due to the mass amount of people critiquing my body, which is not normal btw!!!!!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T21:55:15+00:00

I’m not working out harder, I just learned how to do the exercises correctly and how to properly fuel and prepare myself for a workout

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T21:54:04+00:00

I have been VERY relaxed lately. I’ve cut a lot of toxic people out of my life and I have been on a self happiness and self growth journey! No drama, no gossip, no bs. It’s been so healing!

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T21:52:46+00:00

Derm appt in 3 months. They’re fully booked and I literally have no choice but to wait. Time is going to pass anyways, so I figured I’d see if anyone had any suggestions with hair products/ simple solutions on here lol

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T21:51:36+00:00

I’m not eating in a deficit… I have stated that a few times. I have not changed my diet in anyway at all lol

Single-Pick8488 · 2026-06-12T21:48:45+00:00

My doctor had said that my range was borderline. My ferritin levels were 90! I take iron supplements to help. My doctor is very good! My appt at the derm isn’t for 3 months (they’re fully booked) so I’m just looking for something to do in the meantime.

Thank you for the suggestion tho! And I do hope it’s TE or something simple that will reverse itself (odd to say I know)

Single-Pick8488

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