Hair Loss Caused By Stress, What can i do to combat it?

My mother has had a great deal of anxiety for the past months to the point where she is suffering from hair loss. Is there anything i can do to help her grow hair back or stop it from progressing?

I'm an 18 year old female that has been suffering from hair loss since the age of 15. i first seen a dermatologist when i noticed the unusually big gobs of hair falling out, she said that it looked fine and sent me out of there, did not do tests or anything. The doctors and such all treated me the same for the next 3 years, but eventually it loosened up, it gets bad occasionally.

your mother may be going through menopause depending on her age. low iron levels are a major cause of hair loss in women who are pre-menopausal. she should see a doctor and get all possible blood tests done that would cause hair loss, like under active or over active thyroid, low iron levels, etc.

women also lose iron throughout the menstrual cycle as iron travels throughout the blood.

if she has been through a traumatic stress period the hair loss could very well be caused from that. it can occur up to 3 months after the event. surgery could have caused it.

i would just do research and make sure she gets to a doctor.

to promote healthy hair growth she should be taking all B vitamins, biotin, omega 3 fatty acids ( which stimulates blood circulation and supports other health benefits)


Shampoos that advertise to promote good hair growth are a myth, vitamins in shampoos will do nothing since the hair cannot absorb nutrients because it is dead, the only way to promote good hair growth is the right diet and nutrients (as said above).

Two things she can do:

(1) take up some physical exercises and do it REGULARLY.
(2) As the others have mentioned already - make sure she is taking the essential vitamins/minerals daily. You can get good info here:

http://www.hairlossmentor.com/minerals-a...

AVOID STRESS! duh!

Find the source(s) of her anxiety and help her in THOSE areas... healthy hair will follow. And a good nutritious diet will help too.

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