Does BenicarHCt or cholesterol meds cause hair loss?
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I tried looking this up but i dont see any doccumentation of any cholesterol meds like Benicar having a listing for that side effects. Try talking with your dr if you are experiencing this. They might be able to find the cause.
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Unfortunatly, there's nothing to be done about this.  Alopecia is balding.  You can try things like rogane or hair plugs/implants.  Other than that, it's just your time to begin losing your hair.
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I have been coloring the roots of my hair ( black) my natural hair color, since I was 27.  I am now 49.  About three years ago I started noticing that my hair coloring was burning my head as soon as my colorist put it to my roots.  I just did it anyway.  We are sooo vain.  It finally caught up with me this past year.  I began to develope a serious allergy to the hair color products.  I would have to be on Benedryl for about 10 days round the clock after getting my hair done.  I had it done every 5 weeks as it grew fast, and when your hair is Black, white hair is noticable.  My colorist did not want to do my hair anylonger.  She was fearful of me going into shock while in her shop...so, I had to come up with something different.  I now do my own hair, it was really scarey the first time as I had never done it myself.  Also, I researched online and found some more natural products to use.  I am happy to say that this last month when I did my hair, I only had to take 2 Benedryls as opposed to 1 every 4 hours for 10 days!  Hair dye is very toxic to our scalps and hair follicles.  Even knowing this, I still have to color my hair.  After years of doing so, the toxicity caught up to me. I Found a Natural healthier permanent coloring - brand name- NATURATINT- level 3N.  They make several different levels for semi-permanent, wash out and the one I use for permanent and 100% grey coverage.  Works great!  Cost a little bit more, but worth it for me not to die from the buring and itching and breaking out on the scalp.  Try it.  It is amonnia free.  You might have to find it in a Natural Foods, or holistic shop, maybe a Whole foods ?
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YES!  RAPID WEIGHT LOSS CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAIR LOSS,DUE TO DEFICIENCY IN ZINC,PROTEIN,BLOTIN. YOU SHOULD TAKE MULTI- VITAMINS AS SAID ABOVE. BUT ALSO PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS CAN MAKE YOU LOSS ABOVE THE NORMAL 150 TO 300 STRAND OF HAIR WE HUMANS LOSS NORMALY A DAY. GOOD LUCK
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Definitely!  Hair loss is one of the classic symptoms of hypothyroidism, (underactive thyroid).
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Eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining good hair health and also your overall body health. According to nutritionists, people who have nutritional deficiencies in their diet have dull and stringy hair and can at times even suffer from a temporary case of hair loss. \n\nA diet, which is very low in calories, can affect your hair. Eating too much of only certain food groups and eliminating others from your diet, can also cause hair loss. Studies have shown that a deficiency of Zinc can severely affect your hair and cause it to fall. Zinc is present in meat, seafood, and eggs; so you should try and incorporate these in your diet. For vegetarians, a zinc supplement may help. \n\nHair, to remain healthy, needs essential fatty acids. The omega-3 fatty acids provide the hair follicles with the nutrients necessary for good health and to keep the hair and scalp from drying up. If the hair follicle will not get its share of these fatty acids, it becomes weak and this results in hair loss and thinning of hair. Thus a diet, which all but eliminates fat, is not good for the hair. Omega-3 fatty acids are present in mackerel, salmon, flaxseed oil, macadamia nuts, and walnuts. \n\nAnother constituent of the Vitamin B complex, known as Biotin, is very essential for healthy hair. A deficiency of biotin is known to cause hair loss. Any foods which give you a good amount of protein such as meat, eggs etc, should take care of your biotin requirements for preventing temporary hair loss. Vegetarians can take milk products, cereals, cottage cheese, and tofu to increase their protein and biotin intake. \n\nHence, from all the above, it can be seen that people who have a poor diet or eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, are at an increased risk of temporary hair loss due to nutritional deficiencies that weaken their hair shafts and follicles. Thus it is important to have a proper diet. A healthy and balanced diet will definitely help in improving your hair condition as well as stop it from falling due to any diet related deficiency.
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many of the 'baldness' medications work by keeping what hair you still have, rather than allowing you to regrow hair that's already gone.  so if you feel that you may be beginning to lose hair, it's probably the ideal time to see a doctor and attempt to arrest the decline in hair follicles.\n\nif you wait until you're bald it's probably too late.
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People go bald because of an overproduction of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). I have had several bald friends, and they all felt good about themselves.
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Hair loss in the course of lithium treatment.\nYassa R, Ananth J.\n\nTwo cases of hair loss attributed to lithium therapy are presented. In one case, lithium did not have to be discontinued, and in the other, hair loss led to noncompliance. This side effect is usually benign. Thyroid function tests should always be performed to exclude hypothyroidism as the underlying factor for this symptom.
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There are different kinds of menoxidill , i asked about them , the most active one is the 5 ml conc. and it doesn't regain the falling hair , it's just makes the existing hair stronger ,and thicker .\n\nsome people are very responsive to the medicine and some barly respond and some don't at all !
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I'm not quite bald yet but i will warn you to stay away from the prescriptions and chemical treatments for hair loss. My friend that took Propecia said after he stopped taking it all his hair almost fell out, it effects DHT levels so be careful.\nLack of essential nutrients and blood flow to the hair follicles and scalp causes loss. You need to get some kind of fish oils or algae products in your diet. They won't make it all grow back but they prevent it from falling out and stimulate new growth. Fresh kelp is another good one (for thickness, eaten, not shampoo). From my experience growing hair is almost similar to growing grass (or plants). The Aurora group has a perfectly engineered fish oil supplement called  Viviscal...its exspensive but it works. It will stop it from falling out almost immediately. I hate that damn company but they sure as hell now what there doing. Go figure they're from Europe.
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My grandma told me that, so I was taking them for a while, but no change in hair growth..... then I asked my doctor and she told me their wasn't any pill to grow your hair.. (so sad!) and prenatal pills are really just a multivitamin with a tricky name..
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immediately go to www.thefirst.originallimu.com/ and order a case of this product. I have personally seen the results of cases just like your husbands. this site is mine. call me if you want to tomorrow around noon. I myself had high cholesterol and arthritis, not anymore. A woman I got on this had high blood pressure, 4 days later....gone, back to normal. This product has fucoidan in it and should also do wonders for his skin. god bless you both.
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You will need Vitamin B12 I think, Zinc and a special hair and nails tablets. These are available from Holland & Barrett assuming you are in the UK.\n\nMy wife hair was falling out alot when she combed it. The doctor told her to take this tablets as she said she went completely bald but now has a full length hair. I've noticed my wife's hair is not falling out so much now.
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One method puts pressure on the scalp (scalp tourniquet) to block blood flow, thereby preventing the drugs from damaging the hair follicles. Another method uses ice or cooling devices (scalp hypothermia) to decrease the amount of drug taken up by the hair cells. Lastly, certain medications have been used to prevent alopecia.\nto treat an irritated and red scalp and minimize hair loss include:\n• using a mild shampoo\n• using hair brushes with soft bristles\n• avoiding the use of hair dryers, hot curlers, and curling irons\n• using the lowest setting on a hair dryer (if a dryer must be used)\n• avoiding hair dyes\n• avoiding permanent wave solutions\n• wearing sunscreen or a hat when outdoors\n• using a satin pillowcase
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If someone coud solve your problem, they could become very rich. it seems from what I have read about it, that testosterone is converted to another more potent hormone which at first they thought built up around the hair folicle and kept the blood supply away, now it seems they have decided it causes inflamation around the hair folicle and the inflammation is the cause of the hair falling out, if you use an immune system suppressing drug, your hair will grow back, but in doing so, it is very dangerous to mess with immune system suppressing drugs. it appears your immune system is responsible for your loss of hair. most people aren't aware that all steroid hormones are derived from cholesterol, lowering your cholesterol may help slow the process of hair falling out. less cholesterol to make testosterone less to make dht which irritates scalp and causes inflammation. in other words, there isn't much you can do about it.
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There's this hair conditioner that is really cheap, but it\nis so great. It is called Cholesteral. I am not kidding.\nIt is a cream and comes in a jar. It is great. You'll have to get it at a pharmacy. I haven't seen it at grocery stores. But it is with all the conditioners. I used to have really dry hair. My hair stylist wanted to know what I used to fix my hair, and now he is using it, too.