Re: Feeling better today


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Topic F206 - Birth Control Pills and Hair Loss - forum # 6

From: Kay to Anaxor
Date: 14 Aug 2001
Time: 12:36:44
Remote Name: 66.22.45.243

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I went off the pill because I'd been having break through bleeding for several years despite changing bcp prescriptions. I went on Lo/Ovral, then Mircette and then off. I stopped break through bleeding when I went off, but then became really depressed, stressed and of course, began loosing TONS of my then long hair (it took me 2 years to grow out!) I also began experiencing a lot bleeding in certain, amoruous, situtations and since have been doing the waiting game (antibiotics, blood tests, pregnancy tests --augh so unwarranted docs rarely seem to listen-- all comming back inconclusive in this regard) That, and my pms this month lasted 2 1/2 weeks accompanied by massive hair shedding. I couldn't take it anymore so I cut off all of my hair! I was (maybe still am) loosing my mind.

I have read so many accounts that hairloss will only be triggered in women who have androgentic tendencies (great), I guess that's me.

I am going to my docs (obgyn) in 2 hours and am very nervous. I think desogen or ortho cept might be the way to go (low androgen, higher estrogen) but I'm not certain because I've never been on either, and I've been on so many I don't even remember which ones seemed okay. Terrible isn't it, that I allowed myself to be a ginea pig.

I think I have some regrowth but it is so hard to tell. Don't have a tight scalp, or itching or anything, I just noticed that when my hair was long it was starting to look ratty and that in a few places (just a few) I see some little hairs. They could be simply broken hair though.

Oh well,glad to hear you are feeling better! My rambling should be proof of my nervous state!

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