Posted by Racer on March 20, 2005, at 21:29:09
In reply to Hair Loss, causes and treatment?, posted by Sarah T. on March 2, 2005, at 0:17:24
Telogen Effluvium is probably the most common type of hair loss, if you're losing it all at one time, from what I read a while back when I lost about half the hair on my head! It's horrible, and I have to say that I've had a couple of other go-rounds with it, but it's stress related, and the humongous stressors are past, so I'm hoping I'll get my moderately thin hair back soon. (Some is already growing back, but it's always been thin, so I'm not expecting great tresses any time soon.)
TE usually occurs some time after the stressful event, so you may not associate it right away. For me, the first episode happened about two months after a suicide attempt. I thought it might be related to the meds I was on at the time, but apparently it was just that delayed reaction to the stress.
Also, I did try Nioxin shampoo, which may not have helped, but didn't hurt (and did strip the residue my old shampoo had left, so maybe it helped otherwise?) Progaine is probably nothing more than regular shampoo with snake oil added. Check the ingredients and see. Or check out www.cosmeticscop.com and see if there's a review.
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