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Posted 7/23/2020 11:24 PM (GMT -5)
Hi everyone, all my life I have lost my hair like crazy. Since I am with Lyme I think it's worse. However tonight I was brushing my hair after showering and I passed my hand in my hair and a had a chunk of hair....does anyone else experience that kind of hairloss?

Thank you and good night
Cynthia smile
Posted 7/23/2020 11:32 PM (GMT -5)
My hair hasn’t fallen out but it went straight (used to be wavy) when I took Mepron for Babesia.

It’s getting wavy again since treatment.
But not like it used to be.
Posted 7/23/2020 11:35 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you girlie smile
I have have the top of my hair that is now wavy ( I always had straight hair)
But ot was kind of terrifying seeing the chunk in my hair tonight sad
Posted 7/23/2020 11:41 PM (GMT -5)
Hair loss is my main symptom and I have been trying things for years to try and stop it. My advice is check your thyroid and support you adrenals and support your hormones a lot.
Posted 7/23/2020 11:43 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you patient166 smile
I will check upnon that!
Posted 7/24/2020 4:34 AM (GMT -5)
Also maybe one of your meds is causing it?
Posted 7/24/2020 4:58 AM (GMT -5)
I have some interesting findings on hair growth with Lyme via microscopy - I will try to find time to post them in this forum and link here to avoid derailing your thread
Posted 7/24/2020 10:42 AM (GMT -5)
A few regular members here experience hair loss with Lyme. Checking the thyroid is good advice, as well as other hormone levels, and nutrient levels. Previous posters are right that medications can cause it - in my case, hormonal contraceptives make me lose about half of my hair. And stress - a friend (without Lyme) ends up with bald spots (including eyebrows) when she is under a lot of stress. My hair is thinner and duller than it was before Lyme, but I'm not sure how much of that is normal aging and how much is Lyme-related.
Posted 7/24/2020 10:55 AM (GMT -5)
Thank you Saraeli, my Thyroid is normal, maybe other hormones.....
Thank for the hint smile
Posted 7/24/2020 3:26 PM (GMT -5)
I have hair loss too. I have a thyroid issue but I am on meds and it’s regulated.

Could be adrenals.
Posted 7/24/2020 4:30 PM (GMT -5)
I do not have hair loss on my head. I have a bald patch in another place and gaps in my eyelashes. For those who have a major issue with this, have you addressed this with an experienced LLMD or a Functional MD. Wondering if those doctors know enough to determine the cause and cure.
Posted 7/25/2020 4:01 AM (GMT -5)
this is a link to a discussion I started on Pheonix Risings Lyme forum relating to abnormal hair growth:

I know its not a solution to all Lyme testing woes, but I was a little surprised it did not generate more interest there as, with all the well-documented difficulties in blood testing for Lyme and co-infections, I thought patients and LLMD's would be interested in such a distinctive sign that could be detected without reliance on complex and insensitive lab blood tests.

For those that have this sign present - logically it could potentially be used to track treatment progress also.

https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/abnormal-hair-fibers-exploring-possible-link-to-tick-borne-illness.77648/
Posted 7/27/2020 9:45 AM (GMT -5)
I've been experiencing some hair loss also. It seems to be improving some now, but I'm not sure what helped it.
Posted 7/27/2020 12:15 PM (GMT -5)
I have been losing all of my hair the past year and a half. I have lost over half so far and it doesnt seem to be stopping... No one can give me answers as to why. Right now it is my worst symptom, its causing my depression.
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