Hair loss and birth control pills?!? Connection?

[Smartcookie]

Hi there,
I am on Marvelon. What are you on?

[oneone]

I've been on Ortho Tri Cyclen and Yasmin. I am no longer taking either, but I noticed while I was on Yasmin that my hair would fall out more often. I am convinced that Yasmin started the whole thing and I wish I would have never taken it. It's weird because Yasmin seems to be linked to curing hair loss and also causing it, depending on the way your body handles it. Anyway, like I said, I stopped taking the pill a while ago. While I was on it and even after I got off, I realized my hair loss was continuing. A few months ago, I started noticing my hair is noticibly thinning right in the front. I've done a lot of research on this and especially for whoever mentioned irregular periods, you may want to look into this. PCOS or even just insulin resistance is linked to hair loss. There is a lot of information for this on the web. I suggest you look into it. Maybe stop taking the birth control pills and after a few months, go get your blood levels checked to see if you might be either PCOS or IR. If this is the case (or even if your levels come out fine - that happens sometimes), there are options you have to help with the symptoms (such as hair loss). Diet (aimed at keeping your blood sugar, insulin, and testosterone levels in check) and exercise are very important. Anyway, I've just begun this approach and when I stick to it, I'm noticing less hair in the shower drain. I just wanted to share with you something that may be the problem and what may be of help. Good luck.

[hanelo4]

Originally Posted by PotNoodlez4

Ok, let me first start by saying that I'm a 21 year old female and I've been on birth control pills for about 5 years. When I was a child and through my teens, I had very thick hair. I was put on BC pills when I was 16 because I had terrible cramps and my period wasn't regular. My gyno put me on Ortho-Novum 7/7/7. I took this for about 3 years, and then my cramps started coming back badly and so my gyno (a different doc than I usually saw) put me on Levora. I took this for a little over a year until my next doctors appointment. My gyno that I usually see could not understand why the other doc put me on Levora because apparently its a high dose pill and she thought at my age it was unnecessary. It was during the time I was on Levora that I started noticing that I was losing more hair than normal. Clumps and clumps everytime I washed my hair, brushed my hair, dried my hair, even just walking around hair would fall out an cover the front and back of whatever shirt I had on. I told my gyno about this on that visit and she took me off Levora and put me on the patch.....after a month on the patch I couldn't take the side effects anymore, called my gyno, and she put me on Mircette, a low-dose pill. I have been on that for a few months and feel great. BUT, I'm still having MAJOR hair loss! I don't know what to do anymore! There isn't hair loss in my family and the last time I dyed my hair was over a year ago so I can't still be dealing with side effects from that. I'm so confused. I want my hair back! What should I do???

PS - After going off Levora, I did a search on the web and apparently that and 2 other BC pills have been linked to major hair loss. I've been off Levora for 4 months now....could I still be having effects from it or is it out of my system???

Hi

I know this post is old, but if you're still reading I wanted to tell you what happened to me. I started losing my hair about 3 years ago due to stress and my thyroid(you may want to have that checked). It was falling out just like your's was. I would find my hair all over the place. I finally talked to my doctor and he told me it took about 6 months for the hair to start growing back and get into it's normal routine. He also told me to go to the store and get what is called AG Pro Tabs. I took those tablets and slowly but surely, my hair started growing back. I just bought another bottle because my hair is thinning again because my thyroid is flarred up. I hope something helps you

Chantel

[Smartcookie]

i wonder if simply being depressed can make your hair fall out? B/c your body isnt 100% healthy when you are depressed, thats why one is more succeptible to colds/viruses. Hmm, i wonder.
Its gotta be a combo of alot of factors. I have changed shampoo, started taking vitamins and it still falls out alot. Mind you, i am eating more "fatty" [-> not enough fruits and veggies, to clarify].....so i dont know. I just want my nice head of hair back and not have bald patches by the time i am 35!

[warmbreeze]

Soltice, what kind of antidepressant were you on? My daughter is experiencing hairloss and her body hair has almost stop growing entirely. She's only 28. She is also on BC pills. Her hair is very thin and getting thinner and hardly grows. She is on Welbrutrin.