Thread: Thinning hair

Hi everyone

Since being diagnosed with PCOS my hair has just gone SO thin.. I hate it so much.
I had noticed it going thin for a while and put it down to straightening so I took really good care of it and it was still happening
Once diagnosed with PCOS I read about symptoms and this was one and then it clicked and since then it's just got worse.

Anyone else have this problem?

This is the thing that is getting my down the most
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Oh you poor thing! I suffer on and off with this too and have done since I was diagnosed. I would notice huge clumps coming out when washing it and it thinning particularly around the temples. It is known to be one of the issues with PCOS so don't worry that it's something much worse - I know that's not much of a consolation but it's important nonetheless. The supplement biotin is often recommended, I've used it and not noticed too much of a difference but mine isn't falling out as much recently. Other treatments from your GP may also help.

Much like the other symptoms they all occur in tandem until the causes are tackled. There is hope so try not to feel down or stress about it! How long is your hair? If it's mega long cutting a little off might help - it did for me.

i have being suffering very badly with thinning hair..i do not suffer from pcos but do have a hormone imbalance

i don't know whether my thinning hair is linked to my hormones or not and my gp tends to feel i have to learn to live with my hormone imbalance and i can't be sent back to a endocrinologist or gynaecologist as there is nothing they can do for me I just have to learn to live with my condition hormone imbalance

i have had my thyroid checked and its fine . i gave up highlights and my hair is still thinning. i am due to go back to gp to see if she can refer me to refer a hair specialist or to give me a lotion or something[at first a year ago she thought my hair was just going through a bad patch but i hope she won't say that now


sorry

was at drs. they seem to think the problem is that i wear my hair tied back all the time and that is pulling at my hair.

i am looking at some sort of vitamins but trying to figure out which are best

am to wear my hair down all the time for 3 months and go back to drs

thanks

I was dx with PCOS 13 years ago (when I was thin) and my hair was so thick. Over the last 5 years I have gradually put on more and more weight and my hair has become drastically thinner to the point wherre you can see my scalp at the front and temples. Since I have been on SW I have noticed my hair falling out less but it does not seem to be getting any thicker yet. I'm hoping that as I lose more weight my hair will start to grow back. And that the hair where I don't want it will disappear!

A little late in responding, but I too have the same issue and unfortunately, it just gets worse!

My GP has always been reluctant to acknowledge it, but my Gynae referred me to a Dermatologist about the problem - who immediately stated definite definite definite hair loss.

You could try asking your GP for a referral to a dermatologist who can help diagnose and then potentially treat the problem - I'm due for a follow up appointment, so I haven't had any treatment to speak of.

Otherwise, I'm just going to go wig

I have terribly thin hair. So much so, I haven't worn it down in about 6 years!! I have awful 'bald streaks' even when My hair is up . What I have read is: it's to do with pcos people have more testosterone than they should have, so, like a man, they get more thicker bodily hair and they follow the male balding pattern - being the thinning of the hair.

It sucks.

I too have pcos, but since I have lost weight (a stone in 4 weeks) going to slimming world & watching my carbs.
My hair has stopped falling out!!!!!! & the thinning patches are starting to grow back!
Apparently my consultant said I
Would only need to lose 10% of my
Weight to see some of the symptoms go, such as hair thinning & acne etc,.

You wont be like that forever, I'm
Beginning to see light at the end of a very dark tunnel. If I can do this , so can you

X

Wow truffler. A stone in a month is brilliant well done! Was there a reason u were watching ur carbs too? Did u just do red days, or did u swap pasta/rice for wholmeal?

Originally Posted by Tanzybear

Wow truffler. A stone in a month is brilliant well done! Was there a reason u were watching ur carbs too? Did u just do red days, or did u swap pasta/rice for wholmeal?

As you may see in my recent post, my weight loss has ground to a halt, for almost 2 weeks.
It was going really well...

I'm following extra easy, but not going over 200g of carb in any given day. I was advised by consultant to reduce my carbs by half & to keep reducing if the weight doesn't come off. It sounds a lot, but it's not.

I think I need to reduce again, as that's why the weight has stopped coming off.

Ive noticed the fatter I got the more my hair thinned, Im hoping that as I loose weight it'll come back, I have to wear it up all the time as it so thin, really gets me down. I use dry shampoo for dark hair when I wear it down as it makes my hear thicker and heavier covering bald streaks. No fun

Thanks everyone!! Sorry I've not been on here in a while!!

It's so frustrating isn't it I just wear it pinned up at work everyday and at the weekends i wear my extensions xxx

My hair used to be really thick, but its gone slightly thinner, but not really noticeably thin

Has anyone else found that losing weight has helped? I have about 5 stones to lose (I know, a lot!) and have dedicated 2012 to transorming my weight and health. Do you think this will make a difference? My hair is falling out daily, especially in the shower and my forhead is getting larger by the day as my hairline receads. It's really upsetting as the look and shape of my head is altering, as my hairline dissapears. Oh dear...

hey girls

im in the same boat everytime im on the shower -- hair is falling out and its getting me down and its very depressing -- since i lost more weight it seems to be easing off

i started taking the supplement for hair nails and skin and it seems to be working and i also have been eating a lot more protein and watching my carbs also

so fingers crossed it gets better cause im gonna run out of hair soon xxx