Im on vitamin b shots and vitamins but my hair is still falling out why?
i am 27 and last feb my hair fell out in one big patch and still dont know why . i went to the doctor and they did blood tests and verified that i had a very low b count and very very low folic acid count. i have been taking weekly vitamin b injections with a daily vitamin b pill with a multivitamin every day. still my hair is falling out in huge clumps like its thinning out . if i miss monday without my shot i feel extremely weak and i cant function. once every three months i have a cyst that ruptures causing alot of pain and have to take darvocet for. i am on the depo provera shot for about 1 year now it never affected me before. i have had 3 children 8 , 7, and 4 . im not sure what else to do. i have taken the shot every week and my vitamins every day . but after a few days my kidney's start to hurt and i drink alot of water. i dont know what else it could be. i know i am stressed out alot and that can be part of the problem. any other suggestions?
July 20th, 2010 - 14:52
Hair loss can have many causes… usually thyroid is the big one, but it could just be because of age… even females have hair loss.
It does sounds like you need a serious hormone work up from an Endocrinologist. They are finding out more in this day and age that hormone imbalances are responsible for more than ever before thought.
I have never heard of kidneys hurting, and kidney dysfunction would show up on blood work… what does your doctor say about that?
If you are not planning to have more children you should maybe think about sterilization or your husband should perhaps, then you can get away from one drug that could be troubling you.
Try some visualization and breathing exercises for stress.
July 20th, 2010 - 14:52
maybe your just going bald at a early age
July 20th, 2010 - 14:52
stress can have alot to do with it, but depo has hair loss as a side effect. here’s a link to that.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/depoprovera_ad.htm
Since you already have had children you should try using an IUD. I had such terrible problems with depo. every 3 months I would be so sick after, aches, break through bleeding, and I would feel prego for at least 3 weeks after!! My dr finally found that my body was hating any sort of outside form of hormone. I finally was put on the copper IUD. when I got to skip the next shot i was so happy, no more dizzy spells, no more icky tummy, my mood swings leveled. it was crazy how much that affects you.
July 20th, 2010 - 14:52
eat daily papappia