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I seem to be losing a lot of hair!

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Budababe · 23/08/2007 12:20

Every time I wash my hair (every day) I get covered in hair as I comb it and the floor wherever I brush or dry my hair seems to have a lot of hair on afterwards. And my hair definitely seems a lot thinner.

I don't over style - am far too lazy so don't think I am abusing it although I get it coloured about every 4 weeks.

I tried googling hair loss and just get stuff about alopecia but I don't think it is that.

Any ideas oh wise ones? Have a baldy DH - don't want to be the same!

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Sexonlegs · 23/08/2007 12:21

Have you recently had a baby?

I know that some women experience hair loss for some time after.

WigWamBam · 23/08/2007 12:22

Could be an underactive thyroid.

Do you have any of the other symptoms listed here?

Budababe · 23/08/2007 12:28

Sexonlegs - "baby" is now 6! I did lose a lot of hair then but expected to.

WWB - I may get my thyroid checked. Am tired a lot. Am overweight. Skin is dry although not overly so and not coarse really. Am in Budapest and it is HOT. Don't feel the cold too badly.

Thanks for that link.

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Carnoodleusfudge · 23/08/2007 12:28

I loose a lot of hair.

I wash my hair probably 5 times a week and then everyday have to sweep it all up - just sheds around the house. I don't have it coloured and it is only shoulder length...

I am completely healthy and have loads of hair - it is not thinning.

bubblagirl · 23/08/2007 12:41

i had alot of hair loss and was due to being anemic just go to your doctors who will arrange for blood test

Botbot · 23/08/2007 13:02

I often find i 'moult' around this time of the year - late summer, early autumn. Not to any huge degree - I just find there's more hair around when I've brushed it. No idea what causes it though.

puffling · 23/08/2007 13:13

I'm the same as Botbot. i've got verty thick hair which starts to moult in September. I've already noticed a bit more hair on the brush. If it's cos it's autumn, would it not moult if i went on holiday to Australia?

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