Kaycee41

Amber, I've had periods of hair loss several time in my life. One time it was so bad I went to several doctors and had many tests...nothing showed up. Finally I realized it was after I had lost weight. Every time I lose 20 or so pounds, about 3 months later my hair starts falling out. Also, when I started taking birth control pills...about 2-3 months later I started losing lots of hair. Seems like any change in my body (must be hormonal) brings about a "shed". Ususally it will continue for several months then taper-off. I've heard it is common for women who have had a baby to go through this. Unless you are getting bald spots (which could ba alopecia), I think you are just going through a shed and it will stop in time. I know it's scary and makes you panic and think "I'm going bald", but in my case anyway, I never got really thin hair. In fact, no one could tell but me that I'd lost so much.