Day: January 1, 2023

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Vitamin D saved my hair

So a few years ago I started to lose my hair and develop dark circles and facial wrinkles. I tried minoxidil for a while with limited results, then gave that up. Then on a hunch I read up on vitamin D deficiency, and found out that one of the symptoms was hair loss.

I started taking 4000 IU of D3 every day, and 6 months later my hair is almost completely restored – like nothing happened. Also my dark circles are getting much better, and my energy and mood have improved.

What can I say that you didn’t say! It is worth sharing here. Be careful at that dose as it may eventually cause overdosing.


2020-11-16 09:26:17Vitamin D saved my hair

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Vitamin D Deficiency, Should I Still Take Finasteride?

I got my blood test results and found out that my vitamin D was very low, my doctor said this could have lead to my excess shedding. Now knowing this info I’ve been taking fin for little over a week now and was wondering if I should stop taking it or be taking it just in case?

Should I just take vitamin d or take vitamin d and fin?

Does your balding reflect the genetics (Norwood type) or is it diffuse? If it is the genetic type, then even the Vitamin D deficiency might not reverse the hair loss.


2020-04-28 16:34:08Vitamin D Deficiency, Should I Still Take Finasteride?

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Vitamin D Caused My Female Hair Loss to Stop!

(female)
Hi – two weeks ago my Md told me I was really deficient in vitamin d. I started taking 5000 units a day and to my astonishment – when I washed my hair- almost NONE came out… ( usually its handfuls) … also muscle spasms stopped and i feel great…

Vitamin D is a miracle… really!

Now that your vitamin D deficiency is cleared up, so is your hair loss. That’s great news! Congratulations!

I’m posting this to show that female hair loss has so many potential causes (a partial list can be found here), and some solutions are as simple as adding vitamins to your diet. Talk to your doctor!

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Vitamin D Can Cause Hair Loss

When I was 22 I noted I had started thinning over the middle of my head. The hair density has gone way down were you can see through to the scalp in the right light, in various spots. I’ve not noticed it yet at the back of the top of my head nor the sides. The hair used to be naturally oily but now is more dry straw like.

I went to my GP and found I had low vitamin D and are taking supplements for nine days. But the NHS won’t give any further treatment unless you have bald patches and suggested a high protein diet and coconut oil, I think, massaged in.

This is a common problem in Nordic countries where there is not a lot of sun exposure to the general population year around.


2019-11-22 15:28:55Vitamin D Can Cause Hair Loss

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Vitamin D and Hair Loss

Does Vitamin D deficiency cause hair loss?

Yes! Hair loss and rickets are the primary symptoms of vitamin D deficiency so this is a good vitamin to take if you have hair loss caused by nutritional causes; however, the most common cause of hair loss is genetic.

A study published in the Journal of Endocrinology back in 2002 points to vitamin D fostering hair growth in mice. How that relates to humans is not known to me, but it’s worth a read if you’re interested — Vitamin D3 analogs stimulate hair growth in nude mice


2008-10-01 09:05:11Vitamin D and Hair Loss

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Vitamin B5 and Hair Loss

Hello,

I have been reading about the supposed benefits of taking large doses of vitamin b5 as an acne treatment. One of the side effects a few people online have mentioned is that they believe is has accelerated/caused hair loss. The only “evidence” that b5 causes baldness are posts on message boards, but some of these posts are by people who swear b5 caused irreversible hair loss. It seems possible that the onset of baldness and the b5 supplementation are unrelated. But assuming this is true and b5 causes hair loss due some kind of imbalance in your system, is it likely that hair loss caused by b5 would reverse once a person stops taking the supplement and their body re-balances itself? Can anything actually cause permanent male-pattern baldness besides a person’s genes? I realize there are no hard facts or actual studies involved here so I hope it’s not too silly of a question.

There seems to be a general agreement that vitamin B5 prevents hair loss, but I looked for objective scientific studies and could not find them. Based upon the general sense in the hair industry, I would doubt that it causes or accelerates hair loss though.

Patterned hair loss (as it is defined) is always caused by genetics. Many times, people take medications or have some stress which may precipitate patterned hair loss (like pulling the trigger of a gun — when once fired, can not get the bullet back). Without any objective, scientific evidence of what you are talking about, I can not comment on the validity of the claims or on any of the date in those observations. The Internet has its good and bad points — one of the bad points being that information may be deceiving and yet sound credible.

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Vitamin A Poisoning?

Hi,

I am a 21 year old male, and I’ve had a very healthy scalp and a full head of hair, until this month. I started taking multivitamins, which contain what I now see as too much Vitamin A (10,000 IU; my weight is low, so that dose is high for me, I weigh 57kg).

There is now a small bald spot (about 1.5in diameter) on the back of my head, and its onset was sudden enough that I do not think this is male pattern baldness. My hairline has not begun to recede.

I’ve stopped taking the pills today, as I’m quite sure the excess Vitamin A is the cause of this, but I would like to ask you if I am right about this.

Also, in the event that this was Vitamin A poisoning, can you tell me if it’s possible for my hair to start growing in that bald spot again? I’m worried this might be permanent.

Thank you for your time.

Hair loss is seen in both vitamin A deficiency, and vitamin A excess. I think you are right about the fact that your hair loss could be related to overuse of vitamin A. It is good that you stopped taking the pills. You may want to use other multivitamin pills with lower doses of vitamins A in the future or the ones without vitamin A. The hair loss is usually reversible and disappears with discontinuing the medication but one always must be aware that anything that causes hair loss can ‘flip the genetic switch’ and it may not be reversible. Give it a few months and your hair will hopefully grow back if you don’t have any other underlying causes.


2006-11-09 08:59:28Vitamin A Poisoning?

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Vitamin A & D and Female Hair Loss

(female) regarding hair loss. I have tried it all, propecia, rogaine, the works. what i’d like to know is, I take loads of vitamins and supplements. I have hashimoto’s which I read I should take among others Vit.A and/or omega 3 fish oils. I was taking 5,000-10,000 of A and 400 iu of D. Then I thought I should get my a & d from fish oil instead. I take (2) 2500 Vit a and 250 vit.d a day.My question now becomes this. Would I need to take the same amount of Vit.a & d in the fish oil as in a regular a/d capsule which is from say carotene. I know a & d can become toxic and causes loss of hair and I’m wondering if that is my problem. What is a safe amount?? And which/ or both do you suggest.

As a rule, a normal healthy diet should provide you with ALL the essential vitamins and minerals for a normal healthy person. Millions of dollars are spent on marketing supplements to a health conscious society and it gives a skewed perspective on our health and subliminally gives us the message that we need to take these extra supplements to make us better (lose weight, grow hair, increase our sex drive, build muscle, feel happy, get smarter, reverse aging, etc). As long as things are not done in the extreme and it seems to help, there is nothing wrong with taking supplements. But there is no hard medical science to support majority of the claims.

With respect to Propecia, it is only FDA approved for male pattern hair loss in men. It is not approved for women. For more information on the use of Propecia in women, see: Treatments Available for Female Hair Loss. With respect to Rogaine, you can try it out, but it would take about a year to notice any benefit. I do not know if you had tried it for a year before you abandoned it. With respect to vitamins and supplements, if they work for you, then I see no reason to change the regimen. With respect to your thyroid condition, you should follow up with the doctor who is overseeing your treatment and follow his recommendation. It is not something you cure with just supplements.


2006-11-17 14:21:52Vitamin A & D and Female Hair Loss

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Vitamin A and Hair Loss?

I have heard that too much vitamin A can cause hair loss, is this true? My multi-vitamin contains 100%DV and I recently found out that a medium sweet potato has over 400%DV. There are other items in my diet as well with small amounts of vitamin A.

Too much of a good thing can be bad, and yes, getting too much Vitamin A can produce hair loss. But, I doubt natural foods such as sweet potato can cause you to lose your hair, nor any ordinary supplements with Vitamin A in it.


2006-10-25 09:11:49Vitamin A and Hair Loss?