Do You Shed?

Funny that you should mention shedding. I have two sheds in my garden but both are in real need of repair. The larger of the two resembles a pavilion with a long verandah on the outside that in days past we could sit out on and survey the estate whilst drinking a gin or two. The interior has a paper type covering rather like wallpaper that has not been stuck down, or up. Now it seems to me that as you are losing your hair, for which you should see a trichologist, you might be able to help me out with an alternative wall covering. Your hair is reasonably long and you are losing 300 per day. I have calculated that in about a month you will have shed enough hair to cover one panel of one shed. Woven into a blanket this should keep us cool during the forthcoming Summer months and the reverse in the Winter. Over the period of a year we should have enough to cover both sheds. This would be an act of international cooperation and would be, to us, on a par with the annual Christmas Tree that the good people of Norway give to London every year. I would naturally like to help you out by answering your question. But it is my good fortune to have retained much of my hair, relatively unusually in a man of my age. I have experience moments of great stress in my life but the only thing that I shed then was tears, not hair. For those that might read this and be horrified at the levity with which I treat this, what I know is a very serious issue for many people, women and men, I would like to tell them that if my dear friend Cyn isn't amused she will demand reparation. I hate to think how, but it will be slow and tortuous hopefully.

Everybody sheds. All the time. And those with long hair notice it more. Now that my hair is shorter, I don't seem to have as much of problem. But then not being pregnant anymore and therefore going bald, helps cut back on hair loss a lot! LOL However a strange thing - I was cleaning between, around and under the keys on my computer today with an artist's brush and it was amazing the amount of hair that I dug out. They were all short, curly and blond. I am not short, curly and blond. Neither is anyone in my house. A conundrum. So after some thought, I came to the realization that computers are indeed very sexy beasts. Mine is blond. Which automatically makes me think - a she, and one who spends her 'down time' engaging in activity that leaves her short and curly's between my keys! So you are not alone Cyn. Everybody sheds. ROFL

Actually, my hair was falling out in handfuls last summer. I was stressed; my anxiety was at an all-time high. When I have bad anxiety I stop eating. I started dropping weight like crazy and when you weigh between 98-100 lbs naturally.. I looked sick. I was away from home for 4 months. When I got back and things settled down and my diet was regulated again I noticed my hair wasn't falling out in clumps anymore. I know being low in Folate or Folic Acid can lead to hair loss too. Orange juice and cereals are a good source.

Not eating enough could be doing it too. I was actually losing hair like that for awhile. It scared me and I went to the doctor. She said it could be the sulfates in commercial shampoos and all the damage from coloring my hair, etc.. She told me to try sulfate free shampoo and after going through 50 to find one I liked, I have to say she was right. I have been using Jason naturals shampoo for about 4 months or a little longer and it has stopped the problem. I also haven't colored my hair even though I need it. It has made my hair healthier and shinier too. People tell me how pretty it is now. I never had that happen before not even when it was long. I have noticed every now and again maybe 1 hair come out. Can't hurt to try if your worried.

Cyn, darling daughter, are you typing with only one finger? Are you in pain? Poor baby...... Tell me what I can do. Sweetie, I've gotta tell ya, it's not just nowadays that doctors have blamed everything on stress, particularly and specifically for women. In my mother's day, they gave out 'nerve pills' for virtually any complaint a woman had. Then in the 60s they gave out Valium like it was candy, a palliative for whining women everywhere. Disgusting. So, don't think it's just nowadays. It's been going on forever. And as to the hairthing? (sorry, new computer and keyboard and I can't get used to where thespacekey meets up with my thumb) Women definitely have thesame issues with hair loss as men. That's why there's women's Rogaine. Andhere in the Lou, wehave a place called Hans Weiman, a leading hair restoration center, and they do everyone and everything. Quite well renowned, I think. SHedding? Yup, hubby does it, certainly. He's got long, mostly gray hair and I have to pullit out of the bathtub drain periodically or else it'll plugthings up. My own hair is short these days, and I don't notice it falling out all over my clothes. Maybe it does,but I don't notice it. I'd really rather not. It's your mother's side of the familythat determines hair loss or not, so look to her for your 'preview' ofwhat's to come. VERY nice to see you out and about, valiantly keeping your presence here in the forefront, fulfilling your duties as oneof our fearless leaders. Bravo! You are whatis known as a trooper, darlin. Mama's proud of ya.

I have this problem. All people shed. Men just don't show it like women do. Long hair definitely shows. I have really thick hair, and I brush my hair a lot to cut down on leaving my "DNA trail" behind me. By the way, I liked your word choice for that.

I shed alot too. Ever since I got pregnant and had my son, my hair is thicker than ever and I am always losing hair. I need to get it cut, but just don't know what I want.

Some people tell me that I shed a lot. But I've noticed that if I brush my hair out, I get a lot in the brush and then that's it. Normally though, I do not have time to brush my hair daily. I usually brush it once a week or once a month. So if that's the case, a lot falls out in the shower, some on my shirt, etc. I've learned to just put it up in a clip and it won't get all over everything. I think if you have thick hair especially, shedding more of it is natural.

I do shed heaps. When I wash my hair there's usually a few hairs in the plug hole and more when I blow-dry and comb it. I have naturally thin hair but my hair isn't thinning. My grandmother has thin hair and it is quite thin now that she's in her 70s. I think I get my hair from her so I know that when I'm old my hair is going to be like hers! It is very annoying and i don't know what to do about it. I've tried taking vitamins because one hair dresser said it is a result of an unbalanced diet but that didn't work. I think it's just how my hair is.

I have this problem too. I don't know what it's about. I have heard that taking flaxseed oil can help bu that is also estrogen-simulating so it's not good to take if you are on birth control or pregnant, because too many hormones are bad. It may be the legnth of your hair. I foudn when my hair was longer it looked worse, because each hair that shed out would look like a bunch of hairs once it was balled up. Also if you wear pony tails much your elastic could be pulling out or breaking hairs. Always use the hair elastics that DON'T have a metal part.

I too have noticed this lately. Just in the last three months, I've noticed that when I take a shower and I'm rinsing my hair, more hair is coming out on my hands than I'm accustomed to. When I get out and brush and style my hair, there is plenty more there as well. I checked my pillow the other day and noticed that there was a bunch there too. I have thick hair, but I almost expected to find a balding patch due to the amount of hair that I've been losing. There's none to be found. I still have a ton of hair. The only thing I can think of is that it comes with age.

Oh i am the same i have noticed the difference at first i didnt mind because my hair is thick but now am worried....too much stress and also washing your hair everyday is not good if you do...but oil is good!!

it also happened on me so i suggest that you should switch to other shampoo and conditioners as well this can be sometimes as one of the reason why we lose some hair

well i m a guy but i too loose a lot of hair i mean by the rate i m loosing hair i should be bald by the time reach 28.its really sad.i do wanted to know whts it like to be bald but hey not this way.i think its a combination of stress and us depending upon shampoo's and chemicals.they are bad for us.dont u agree?

Yes, and it is mostly because of all of the lotions I have to put on my body, stress, my somewhat bad diet, and because of all of the medications that I have to take. By the way, when I shed, I really shed. You do not want to be around me when my skin begins to come off, it looks like a horror film.

It's natural for some hair to fall out every day. I have more than average because of thyroid problems. I'm constantly wiping the bathroom floor because it's full of hair. I wouldn't worry unless losing it is causing bald spots.

I shed a lot too. Some times of the year are worse than others. I think I'm about to go through another shedding anytime now. But it seems to be worse in the fall. I am wearing my hair quite a bit shorter now than I have in years, and I'm noticing a big difference, and I'm not shedding as much as I did when it was longer (past my shoulders).

I shed as well, and it bothers me from time to time. I never had issues before I joined the army, but ever since then I've had problems. And its due to the fact that I always had to have my hair pulled back really tight and then it was pretty much 24/7. And so every time I took my hair down, I use to see so much hair, but now that I'm finally out, it's not as bad but it still isn't how it use to be.

Hey cyn, I think everyone sheds. My hair hangs down to my butt. I lose hair like crazy. Not that you can tell. My hubby is always pulling my hair off of himself. Didn't you say you were on some meds though that could have a little to do with it and the stress. but you are right stress gets blame for anything unexplainable these days. We all have too much stress that's why they get away with blaming it for everything. When the tub gets stopped up and my hubby has to rod it out he always pulls out huge gobs of hair and since he is a little light on top it definitely isnt's his!! I have known women that have what they called open windows all over their heads. Usually a little bit up there in age though so yes women can have problems with baldness just like men. Mamablaze!!

I did..there was a time when everytime I take a bath I almost clog up the drain in the shower because of my hair..then i thought that its normal to shed 100 strand a day. I was using a hot oil cream that time as a conditioner, then when i ran out of it there were no stocks anymore in the store thats when i noticed i had less hair falling.the cream caused the falling hair, so maybe you should try changing your shampoo, conditioner or anything that youre using for you're hair..