Hair Loss

[indigodye.livejournal.com]

So a month after getting an ovary removed (last August) I had some hairloss, but my gyn changed my birth control pill and it slowed down. Just about 2 months ago I had a Mirena inserted, and I stayed on my birth control another month just to be safe. Well, after I went off of the pill I have had some horrible hair loss. Has anyone experienced this after going off the pill? When did it slow down for you? I have added a lot of flaxseed to my diet and I have been taking Evening Primrose Oil to help things balance out. But I'm freaking out - I don't want to end up with a bald head!

Comments

[indigodye.livejournal.com]

How long did it take? I thought I was "out of the woods" when we switched HBC and it stopped. But now when I went off of that, it started back up again, even worse! Do you think it would be worth going back on HBC for a bit? Did your hair get visibly thin?

Thanks for all your help.. I've been kinda panicking over this.

[bloody-kisser.livejournal.com]

Sorry this doesn't exactly pertain to your question.

What exactly does Flaxseed do for people? I mean, why do people add it into their diets, what benefits, etc?

Thanks!

Maybe you could try Prenatal vitamins? My friend's mum takes them and her hair got thicker/longer as did her nails. It might be worth a shot?

Good luck.

♥

[indigodye.livejournal.com]

Flax seed is AWESOME :-D Had I known all the benefits, I would have ate it earlier.

One, it helps the body produce estrogen if you need it. It helps with hair, skin, and nails - my skin has never looked better! And it also helps with your digestive system - I have IBS pretty severely, and it helps balance everything out, to the point that if I miss a day of taking fiber supplements I'm not paying for it. It does a lot more than this, too, but this is just what I am aware of. I grind a teaspoon of flax seed in a coffee grinder then mix it with my oatmeal.

[bloody-kisser.livejournal.com]

Wow, it sounds like a mini-miracle. =D

Well, if I take it and I don't have an estrogen problem (I'm assuming I don't) will it still be okay? And does it matter how much I eat - my friend has a huge bag she never touches and I know I'm welcome too. I'm not going to scarff down the whole bag, but I might use more than a teaspoon...

I have poor skin, nails and hair - this may help! Thank you!

♥

[indigodye.livejournal.com]

You should be absolutely fine if you don't have an estrogen problem. From what I read (I don't know this for sure) it seems to help if you have a problem, but if you don't, it really doesn't do anything. I would start off slow - I do about 1 tablespoon full a day, and that seems like a good dose. But to get the maximum effect it should be ground and put into something that is not heated or cooked - the heat seems to kill all the benefits. And it needs to be ground. But that bag should last you a long while.

[bloody-kisser.livejournal.com]

Alright. Thank you!

Can I hand grind it? I don't have a coffee grinder or anything, but I have a medicine bowl grinder (which I love).

Does it kill the effect if it's not ground, even if I chew it (which sounds gross)?

Thanks for answering all my dumb questions, by-the-way.

[kiteless.livejournal.com]

Chewing it is fine, and you should still get a good , I just eat my daily amount out of a little shot glass gradually. I think they taste fantastic. Make sure that you don't buy pre-ground, because it goes rancid much faster. Careful how much you take though, around a tablespoon and you may run into some really interesting bowel issues.

[buzzboomsplat.livejournal.com]

Flax (I actually call it linseed) is delicious! I love it in breads and things but from what I've noticed the digestive system has little effect on whole seeds... in other words, they pass through whole. Grinding, even with just a mortar and pestle, would probably help in getting some of the goodness out of the seeds and into you. :)