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I to am in my late sixties and my hair comes out quite a lot it is getting thinner I don't know about cider vinegar but my mother used to take it regular. I did not notice her hair getting any thicker but if you think it works I think i will start taking it. Do you not take it in water.
It is supposed to help with slimming.

Margaret

Angelsong, I have hair loss because of psoriasis in my scalp, and I have had white hair since my thirties. Never have had a perm and still have this trouble. I had bad side effects with Statins, so came off them. I read many reports that cider vinegar helped lower the cholesterol, so started taking that in liquid, a 5ml spoonful daily. For me it has worked, but no one on here has reported back to me whether it has worked for them.

Well, ladies, I now don't feel quite so alone as I did!
Coming into my mid-60s as I am, I had noticed that I seem to be able to see my scalp a lot more than before - which I had put down to my hair colour fading, but there is suddenly a lot more hair left on my hairbrush. I am losing my Leo mane.
Not on any meds (yet!) but certainly my stress level has been very high just lately.
I love the fact that Biotin has worked on moulting dogs, and I think I shall look for something with that as an ingredient., and increase my Vit D level, and take cider vinegar, too.
Liz, perhaps we should start up a Genes cottage industry and crochet little lacy caps for ladies with hair loss? They were fashionable in the '60s and '70s!

Joanna

Thank you for your reply DionFortune. My blood tests were clear a couple of months since. Have some Omega 3 tablets, will take them. Will ask about the Zinc and Calcium.

Thanks Barbara for your reply.

Just had a phone consultation with my GP, or the one I shall be seeing now, since my tried and tested and wonderful GP left recently.

This new GP says that Simvastatin does cause hair loss, and has told me to stop it for six weeks, after which if there is no improvement, he will put me forward for a second opinion (which I have requested).

GP also says that the other meds I am on, do not show hair loss as a side effect,

I realise there are far far worse illnesses, but he agrees that this little baby is a very distressing condition. He also says that he does not think Minoxidil does a lot of good. He hasn't heard of Provillus with biotin, says it is not one of the drugs which has been tried and tested. Biotin worked wonders for my younger dog after moulting.

All the best, anyway, and may we all keep our hair on.

Thank you for the information, Barbara. Did you mean that blood pressure tablets can cause hair loss? I've check through the blurb on mine, and don't see hair loss mentioned as a possible side effect.

Hello Purple

I do use the Avon shampoos. Was using the 3 in 1, but hairdresser advised against it ages ago, said it flattened the hair follicles! Am using Johnson's baby shampoo, Avon naturals for dry/damaged hair, and Elvive damage care repairing shampoo. I alternate them, as my hair seems to get sick of one brand.

Sorry about your bump, and as I never have my hair coloured, it is grey, getting older is a bit depressing, isn't it!

I like the shampoo from Avon and the conditioner does seem to thicken what hair I have a little. They also do one for older people's hair so have got some to try but it's hard to do much with my hair while my head still hurts. I should have had it cut before Christmas and then would have added some colour, but had to cancel the apptmt and have left the colour in the box! I look (and feel) like an old witch with this longer thin grey wispy stuff hanging about!

I am 62, have had checks for thyroid problems but nothing showing up.

Lizx

Thanks for your reply Barbara, just came on as I was replying to Liz. Am using a very mild shampoo now, GP recommended baby shampoo, which doesn't seem to get the residue left by the Minodoxil out.

Thanks Purple, for your reply. Don't think I have had my vitamin d levels checked. Being diabetic, they take six monthly bloods, and test for all sorts, including thyroid, which is one factor in hair loss, but my thyroid seems to be working OK.

Have you had your Vit, d levels checked?

I have a similar problem, the parting in my hair is getting ever wider! I never had thick hair anyway and my Mum's hair was also thinner and thinner as she aged but mine has been going for a while now and I had tests which found I was vit d deficient. I had tablets and then a big dose of vit d in an injection but I am not sure it has done a lot yet. Since my bump on the head when I fell I am not able to do much with that part of my head, it's still tender, so can't see if there is more growing.
I too am under lots of stress so it's probable that unless we can lessen the stress levels our hair will continue to disappear. It's upsetting as you say, I am a Leo and would prefer a mane not this sparse stuff.
I do remember two elderly great aunts who had such thin hair and they used to make themselves little crocheted skull caps so the problem is probably hereditary in my case too.

I will look to see if anyone comes up with any helpful suggestions.

Lizx

I never thought I would have to put this thread up, but my hair is coming out, and getting thinner and thinner.

I have always had thick, strong, curly hair, which was hard to tame, but if cut properly behaved itself reasonably well.

I am now diabetic, and in my late sixties. This hair loss is distressing, to say the very least, and I have gone through the blurb on my medication leaflets, to discover that meds for raised cholesterol levels can cause hair loss. The internet gives quite a few cases of hair loss being accelerated by the use of statins.

I have trawled the websites, and come up with Provillus, a herbal remedy with Biotin in it. We use Biotin for our dogs when they have finished moulting, and it has amazing results! I am not about to take the dogs medicine though.

There has been a huge amount of stress in my life of late, and I do know that stress can cause hair loss.

For two months my patient husband has been applying Minodoxil as prescribed by my GP to my hair, but only six applications are allowed at one time, and the area of loss is expanding!

I would be grateful for any help and useful comments, realising that this is hardly a GR subject.