Alopecia Areata Support Group

Alopecia areata ("baldness in spots") is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp. Because it causes bald spots on the head especially in the first stages, it is also called spot baldness. Hair loss can extend to eyebrows, eyelashes and facial and nasal hair and create more bald spots elsewhere in the body.

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Try B-12, Vit D and Biotin

CrossingtheBorder
CrossingtheBorder
I am taking these 3 things and my hair has completely stopped falling out! And it does matter from what company you buy it as not all supplement companies are alike. Supplements are not regulated like prescriptions drugs so they quality varies. I take the Source Naturals MethylCobalamin B-12 sublingual two 1 mg pills. NSI Vit D liquid drops 2,000 IU drops but I take 20,000 IU's at one time and Nutricology Biotin 5000mg 1 per day. This combo has stopped my hairloss. Other products that I use that work are MIN New York shampoo/Conditioner and DHT Scalp Cleanser and a vegetarian diet. I attribute all these things to saving my hair! U can get the vitamins at www.vitacost.com and the shampoo on amazon.
CrossingtheBorder
CrossingtheBorder
Also, you can do your own research on these particular supplements. Type these in google. There are many studies that show B-12 and D to be the ultimate hair vitamins. We only hear about Biotin which does help but all 3 is a triple whammy that has worked for me!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Do you know what is the benefit of this particular shampoo? super gentle maybe? I am 32 and experiencing my 2nd bald spot (the 1st was two years ago) which has me nervous. Hence joining this site. I want to do everything I can besides resorting to cortisone shots or rogaine. I am exercising more, I quit smoking, I'm eating more protein, I bought satin pillowcases. I'm washing my hair as little as possible.
Also, B-12 sublingual: does that just mean under your tongue?
Thanks for the input.
CrossingtheBorder
CrossingtheBorder
Yes MIN New York is gentle. Also try Nioxin, that works good too. And yes sublingual means under the tongue. Some supplements get destroyed int eh hydrochlroic acid in our stomachs so in order to bypass that, you can put them under your tongue and the blood vessels will absorb it straight into the blood stream. But u only need to do that with the supplements that specifically say sublingual.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks Crossing. I'll give it a try and keep hoping. Although I'm inspired by the cool women I've seen around town who are either bald or kerchiefed, I'd rather avoid it if possible along with all of the explanations to people.
karimfaz
karimfaz
crossing are you sure that is not 5,000 mcg of biotin? not mg. I did not see biotin that comes in anything other than mcgs. 20,000 IU of vit D seems like a lot , what do you do take the whole bottle every day?
CrossingtheBorder
CrossingtheBorder
karim, yes it is mcg for the Biotin and NO 20,000 of Vit D is not a lot. Considering that sitting in the sun(without sunblock) for 15 minutes produces 50,000 IU. I take the liquid form sublingual and get out in the sun more.
karimfaz
karimfaz
Crossingt...You might be able to 50,000 IU of vitD by sitting in the sun for 15 min a day but in order to get 20,000 IU of vitD per day out of the bottle would require taking an entire bottle of the vitD every day wouldn't it (esp. when one dropper full is only 1,000 IU)? That would really add up $$$
rsnation
rsnation
I've been taking vitamin D, biotin, and B6 and may have seen some improvement, though for all I know my hormones are shifting about - very frustrating and hard to figure out!

Anyway, my vitamin D level was pretty much nonexistent. My NP put me on 50,000 units/week for 12 weeks and then 1200-1800 units supplement daily. I think that's pretty standard treatment for D deficiency.
karimfaz
karimfaz
I live in southern AZ so not having enough sun is not a problem and yet I am hearing that doctors for some reason are dx people here with vit D def. Has anyone else heard of this and do you know why that would be happening? Esp. somewhere where the sun is so plentiful like AZ. That just does not make sense to me.

How else do you get such large doses of Vit D besides the sun? 20, 000 or 50,000 IUs that are mentioned here seems you would have to take a whole bottle every day to get that kind of dose. I just don't understand. Can someone please explain!!!!
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