My hair has begun to fall out in handfuls at a time. I'm an older lady, 50 years old, and have been under alot of stress lately because of a bad relationship. Could that be the cause? Or what could be some other common reasons?
2007-04-27 14:13:27 · 5 answers · asked by Lady Rhinestone 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Could medications be a cause? I'm currently on alot of medications, and some are fairly new ones.
2007-04-27 14:29:05 · update #1
Stress can definitely make your hair fall out but other things you might consider would be menopause, because of the incredible amount of hormonal imbalances this can bring on.
Poor nutrition would be a cause, if this is an issue, worth considering.
Your thyroid gland, if it is suddenly not working efficiently, that could cause hair loss.
These are the things I would look into first with regards to hair loss.
STRESS though is the number one thing to look into since you said you are going through an extremely stressful period. I would recommend you look into meditation, do a search on Holosync, or go to my website at http://www.livingwithrheumatoidarthritis.com/AlternativeTreatments.html and read all the things that meditation can do for you.
I do meditation daily and people who have known me for over 5 years can't believe the change in me which I think is the most power testiment to how it's working.
Hope this helped some.
2007-04-27 14:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by susandorey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stress could be doing it, but also look to your diet. Low protein intake can cause hair loss like that. If you have changed your diet recently, make sure you are getting protein. If not, then you need to consider seeing a doctor, sooner rather than later. Lupus, among other serious illnesses can have sudden hair loss as a sign, and you want to be sure you are ok for the long run.
2007-04-27 14:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by tnfirefly33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stress in a huge cause of hair loss, this i know from experience, I am only 25 but when stress comes knocking at my door my hair falls out with clumps leaving me bald spots here and there, a wounderful product to help it come back and with fullness is Nioxin. It can be found at any hair salon, or you can go to there web sit www.nioxin.com and check out there products online, they also have a live consoultant if you have questions. My advice is to find something to keep your mind off of relationship and destress yourself
2007-04-27 14:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by tarutaru 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strees is absolutely a factor in dropping large amounts of hair! Learn meditation .
2007-04-27 14:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely the stress.
2007-04-27 14:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋