Thank you for sharing this with us. I have heard of other shampoo's causing hair loss and also medications can do it as well. I really hope this new shampoo is the answer for you! Hugs GB

That is very exciting...was on topamax and had to quit because hair was falling out. Good to know! Thank you.

Yes I'm on topamax but my hair started falling out before that.

Check thyroid...big symptom

When I was still working I had a fellow employee who was losing their hair due to taking Wellbutrin. Hope your new shampoo continues to do the trick. Its always nice to find an answer to something like this.

I get my thyroid checked almost every year especially since it runs in the family.... and it comes back normal every time.

next time you are at the doctors, have them do a quick thyroid check. Thyroid conditions can cause hair to fall out and often go undiagnosed. Good to know about that shampoo

And iron levels checked too. Hair loss can be one of the side effects of chronic anemia.

I'm glad you found a good shampoo, though. It's not easy to find quality products that actually work.

Take care,
Lynn

Glad you found some shampoo that helps! Ever since I started using WEN, I haven't had much of a problem as well.

Shampoo is designed to clean the hairshaft/scalp areas. And it needs cleaning agents to lift open the cuticle to do so.
And this is all good.

But when we don't close up that cuticle properly, our hair cuticle is still wide open and it's like rubbing two roses together. They keep getting stuck on each other thorns.

So many manufacturers will load their conditioners with silicones and other polymers to 'wax' your hair and weigh down those cuticles again thus making your hair detangle easily with out a fight.

One should only loose 50 up to 100 hairs/day. Now if you have short hair, that doesn't seem like much. But if you have anything past shoulder length and 100hairs/day looks like quite a bit. This is why you need to look for other signs of breakage / new growth at the scalp to see any significant hair loss.

At various times throughout the year I can loose up to about 15-20% of my hair. I can see it in my hairline. And I'm wiling to bet money is it my thyroid acting up. But when I go in, the test the docs run often comes back with it being okay. I have had it come back as being too off and raising concern, but then I go in for a repeat test a few months later and everything is fine. Funny, it's around that same time I stop loosing hair as well.

Either way, be as kind as possible to the hair you do have. Do ice cold water rinses if you don't like conditioner (makes that hair shaft close up tight and gives lots of shine). Or use your favorite conditioner and if it's heavy with waxes, just some dish soap 3-4 times / month to help strip off the extra waxes. You can use a clarifying shampoo, but it acts the same as dish soap. (just be warned that either or will strip out any hair color you have put in yourself!)

Blue, I hope they figure out what is causing your hair loss. But in the meantime, I'm glad you found a shampoo that helps!

Thanks for sharing. I've been suffering with shedding for years now along with my fibro. I'll check out that shampoo. Tired of having to cover my hair and clothes every time I walk in the kitchen.