Why am I losing so much hair?
I am 22 years old and am losing alot of hair every day. I dont understand why it is happening... I had a son 16 months ago. I breastfed him for a year but my hair didnt start falling out until 6 months postpartum. I took prenatals while pregnant but stopped them at 3 months postpartum. My hair loss started scaring me when it hadnt slowed down around 9 months postpartum so I started taking prenatals and hair+skin+nail vitamins. It seemed to help a little. When my son turned a year old I started taking adderall xr for my adhd. I hadnt been on it for 4 years ( took it from age 8-17). Of course then I had to stop breastfeeding my son. The adderall helped greatly with my adhd but also decreased my appetite. I eat two servings of regular oatmeal (with raisins and a little honey) for breakfast, a sandwich made with cinamon raisin bread with honey+ nutella spread plus a few pieces of fruit and vegetables from from pre-made trays you get in the grocery store for lunch, and then greek yogurt with a little honey for dinner. I dont drink much during the day but its always just water. My son isnt much of an eater either so I dont eat unless he does. My hair started falling out greatly again shortly after starting the adderall. I stopped taking vitamins when I stopped breastfeeding my son. I just dont know what to do... its not like I can shove food down when Im not hungry. Also, about a month after starting the adderall, I started running 3 miles on a hiking trail with my 26-pound-son in a backpack hiking baby carrier about three days a week. Does anyone have any experience with what I am going through or any advice please help anyone. Thankyou
December 17th, 2010 - 02:40
Hair falling out after pregnancy is very common. It has a lot to do with your hormones, and breastfeeding and taking your prenatals may have kept your hormones up longer. I’m 5 months post partum and loosing a ton of hair every day. On the other hand, you should definitely make sure you are getting plenty of food and nutrition.