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Thinning Hair

Reva — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:36:07 GMT

My hair used to be super thick and now as I've gotten older (65), it's starting to thin out and I lose a lot of hair when I wash it. I've taken metropolol for almost 10 yrs. for blood pressure and have heard beta blockers can cause hair loss. Have any of you 60+ ladies experienced thinning hair? Is it part of the aging process? My thyroid levels are always within normal so I'm thinking between getting older and all the coloring and flat ironing, it's starting to take it's toll.

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Nonametoday — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:48:53 GMT

@Reva wrote:
My hair used to be super thick and now as I've gotten older (65), it's starting to thin out and I lose a lot of hair when I wash it. I've taken metropolol for almost 10 yrs. for blood pressure and have heard beta blockers can cause hair loss. Have any of you 60+ ladies experienced thinning hair? Is it part of the aging process? My thyroid levels are always within normal so I'm thinking between getting older and all the coloring and flat ironing, it's starting to take it's toll.

I take several drugs that cause hair thinning. My hair was so thick 5 years ago that I stayed hot all the time although young girls with thin hair admired my thick hair. Not bald, but losing hair. I take lisinopril, trileptal, fluconazole, doxycycline and omeprazole regularly and lots of steroids and I think they all contribute to hair loss. I guess I have to take the good with the bad. Lisinopril certainly keeps my BP under control and protects my heart and the doxycyclline is a maintenance antibiotic for several conditions, Trileptal for trigeminal neuralgia and seizure prevention (now), fluconazole from the fungus caused by steroids and antibiotics. It's difficult but this life is better than the alternative.

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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:59:43 GMT

I had to have my thyroid removed a few years ago. I go to an endocrinologist every 6 months.

My hair is very thin now. I wear a wig. Even my hairdresser thought it was real (she accused me of 'cheating' on her). Ha!

B vitamins will help some. Sometimes thinning hair can be hereditary too.

Get on the internet and see some of the things that have worked for others.

Also, as women get older many of them experience thinning hair.

With me it's some of everything. I haven't had to shave my legs (no hair under arms, etc) for at least 13 years now.

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Retiredpsych — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:35:38 GMT

My hair used to be so thick. I am 70 and noticed my hair thinning maybe 8 or 10 yrs ago. I wasn't surprised....I had heard that hair can thin with age and reduced hormones. I pulled my hair up and that caused some breakage. I think I have held the hair loss at bay because I religiously take my 10,000 mcg of biotin daily , and, I take collegen in liquid form every day. I have since cut off my pony tail (!! that was so hard to do) and am rocking a bob in hopes that I am giving my hair a reprieve. I won't stop coloring my hair, and my research says that it does not cause hair loss.

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Ditzydori — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 02:05:22 GMT

I, too, had very thick, beautiful hair. It was my best feature. Unfortunately it has thinned considerably. The top, mainly as thinned the most. I keep my hair layered. That seems to help it look fuller. I could never have long hair again like I used to. I also color my hair. I went blond to camouflage all the white hair. The perils of getting older. Lol

Not sure what caused it. My mom had very thin hair so maybe heredity, but I also take meds, so who knows.

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trenet — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 02:22:44 GMT

@Reva

I’ve taken metoprolol for at least 20 years and no hair thinning. Estrogen normally drops with age so, that might be be contributing
to your hair thinning.

Mine has thinned during the last 3 years while on meds for metastatic breast cancer, including an estrogen suppressant drug. Also eyelashes, brows and nails do not grow well. (Unfortunately, an increase in chin hair )

Re: Thinning Hair

qualitygal — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 10:02:58 GMT

I have to laugh, just the other day, I noticed mine isn't as thick as it was. So how mean is age? Well, one, gravity pulls you down. I'm shorter now. Two, hair gets thinner. Does the body get thinner in my case? Why not? Geez!!!

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shaggygirl — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:01:38 GMT

I hear ya! Mine has been thinning wickedly on top the last couple of years. In my quest to try to be over & done with the sprinkle in powder I've been using I ordered the Hair Max back about 7 weeks ago. Still too soon for any positive results on that but in the meantime I've been trying yet another shampoo/conditioner that claims to make your hair look thick and full. Some have worked nicely but this latest one I got is working better than any of the multitude of others. It's Pantene Pro-V Sheer Volume Shampoo and the matching Sheer Volume Conditioner. This one seriously does give me volume.

I'm running out for some errands shortly and I shampooed and conditioned and blew my hair dry a little while ago and don't think I'm even going to have to shake my Eclipse hair fibers in on the thin spots where scalp shows through. I find this combo keeps my hair looking fuller for a couple of days. As with a lot of women in spite of the head hair thinning the chin hairs & moustache still occasionally call for attention. Geez what's up with that?

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:42:42 GMT

Hair is just about the only thing that gets THINNER as we get older.....

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151949 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:50:40 GMT

I have taken metoprolol(lopressor) for years because my heart races for no particular reason and I get dizzy. Have fainted twice. Anyway - I haven't noticed that it has caused my hair to thin.

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pigletsmom — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:51:17 GMT

My hair isn't thinning but it has become more fine over the years. I have noticed that I have a lot of new hair growth lately and my hair hasn't been breaking as much. So here's what I've been doing since I have no idea for sure what's been working.

Nature's Bounty Biotin 10,000 mcg. I like this brand because I started at 5000 and noticed that some sparse spots in my eyelashes filled in. Bumped it up and I'm thinking that's the biggest thing behind the hair growth.

Once a week use a deep conditioner for five minutes. When it's still wet apply Garnier Marvelous oil. The one I use is discontinued so I'll switch to the new one at some point.

Daily: Herbal Essence Bio Renew Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner.

Re: Thinning Hair

Reva — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:12:28 GMT

Thank you for your feedback and products that help. I heard that biotin helps with healthy hair so I've been taking a woman's multi-vitamin with biotin for a few weeks and hoping that helps. I'll pick up the volume shampoo a poster said has worked well for her...thank you! I also use Joan Rivers hair fill-in powder...OMG, that stuff works great on the gray roots and thin spots too! I used to laugh when Lisa Robertson said she panicked one time when she was traveling and forgot it and had it sent directly to her where she was vacationing but I don't laugh anymore because it's truly a great product!!

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bargainsgirl — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:19:49 GMT

I too have thinning hair due to age (64), heredity, and Tamoxifen. Thought of trying the laser hair tool but chickened out! Maybe Viviscal? Supposedly natural and safe. I will not use Minoxil. I do take Biotin. Not sure if it helps...

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SilleeMee — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:24:51 GMT

Thinning hair and baldness has been the story of my life. At the present moment my hair is probably the best it's been in a long time. I'm 62.

Thinning hair, finer hair and hair loss is part of aging. As we age our follicles become miniaturized which leads to shrinking hair diameter and eventually hair loss when the follicles shrink to oblivion. BUT there are things you can do to help slow this down. I have invested in a hair laser and it's the one thing that has made my hair fuller and thicker. Basically it's regrown my hair.

As far as supplements, for me biotin never did anything. I now take bamboo silica powder daily. This substance has many benefits of taking it...hair loss is one of them. It works for me. My hair is so shiny and healthy.

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shaggygirl — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:23:09 GMT

@Reva wrote:
Thank you for your feedback and products that help. I heard that biotin helps with healthy hair so I've been taking a woman's multi-vitamin with biotin for a few weeks and hoping that helps. I'll pick up the volume shampoo a poster said has worked well for her...thank you! I also use Joan Rivers hair fill-in powder...OMG, that stuff works great on the gray roots and thin spots too! I used to laugh when Lisa Robertson said she panicked one time when she was traveling and forgot it and had it sent directly to her where she was vacationing but I don't laugh anymore because it's truly a great product!!

I also have the Joan Rivers powder but it took me quite a few tries before finding a brush that actually laid the product down where needed. But I still find it time consuming to do all that dab dab dabing so more often than not do the hair fiber thing, a few shakes is easier for me.

What I do find difficult either way some days is having to use a hand held mirror as my back is turned to the big mirror to find some of the spots where I need the coverage because some are back a little further and I can't see them looking head on into the mirror. It's all such a pain! Hope I start seeing some results from the Hair Max laser thing over the next month or it might be on it's way back to QVC.

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Shelbelle — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:23:45 GMT

@bargainsgirl wrote:
I too have thinning hair due to age (64), heredity, and Tamoxifen. Thought of trying the laser hair tool but chickened out! Maybe Viviscal? Supposedly natural and safe. I will not use Minoxil. I do take Biotin. Not sure if it helps...

Viviscal was a total waste of moeny for me, so was Biosil.

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Nonametoday — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 23:39:38 GMT

@Retiredpsych wrote:
My hair used to be so thick. I am 70 and noticed my hair thinning maybe 8 or 10 yrs ago. I wasn't surprised....I had heard that hair can thin with age and reduced hormones. I pulled my hair up and that caused some breakage. I think I have held the hair loss at bay because I religiously take my 10,000 mcg of biotin daily , and, I take collegen in liquid form every day. I have since cut off my pony tail (!! that was so hard to do) and am rocking a bob in hopes that I am giving my hair a reprieve. I won't stop coloring my hair, and my research says that it does not cause hair loss.

@Retiredpsych I did stop coloring mine when I noticed the hair loss. I had been coloring my hair since I was 12 years old (have colored it myself for years) and had my first professional coloring last spring. My hair began coming out right after that but it had nothing to do with the coloring. Otherwise, it would have returned once the color grew out. I am now all natural color of blue gray *(yuk). I wish I could color it but fear strikes my heart when I stalk the aisles of colors that scream at me to take them home.

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sidsmom — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 23:52:10 GMT

I can’t help but think the cause of thinning hair comes from within.

Medications/no medications, hormones, nutrition play such a huge part.

Exceptions? Yes, but but the common explanations of

age, hair coloring, structured diet (pick any one),

not enough vitamins (pick any one)...they’re popular excuses

of issues within which can be always tied back to

medications/no medications, hormones and/or nutrition.

Re: Thinning Hair

jazzbabe — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 01:56:10 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@Retiredpsych wrote:
My hair used to be so thick. I am 70 and noticed my hair thinning maybe 8 or 10 yrs ago. I wasn't surprised....I had heard that hair can thin with age and reduced hormones. I pulled my hair up and that caused some breakage. I think I have held the hair loss at bay because I religiously take my 10,000 mcg of biotin daily , and, I take collegen in liquid form every day. I have since cut off my pony tail (!! that was so hard to do) and am rocking a bob in hopes that I am giving my hair a reprieve. I won't stop coloring my hair, and my research says that it does not cause hair loss.
@Retiredpsych I did stop coloring mine when I noticed the hair loss. I had been coloring my hair since I was 12 years old (have colored it myself for years) and had my first professional coloring last spring. My hair began coming out right after that but it had nothing to do with the coloring. Otherwise, it would have returned once the color grew out. I am now all natural color of blue gray *(yuk). I wish I could color it but fear strikes my heart when I stalk the aisles of colors that scream at me to take them home.

@Nonametoday, have you considered coloring your hair with henna? You can mix it with indigo and/or cassia to get shades ranging from blonde to dark brown. I switched to a henna/indigo/cassia mix almost a year and a half ago and my hair seems thicker and is in great condition.

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Nonametoday — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 02:46:50 GMT

@jazzbabe wrote:
@Nonametoday wrote:
@Retiredpsych wrote:
My hair used to be so thick. I am 70 and noticed my hair thinning maybe 8 or 10 yrs ago. I wasn't surprised....I had heard that hair can thin with age and reduced hormones. I pulled my hair up and that caused some breakage. I think I have held the hair loss at bay because I religiously take my 10,000 mcg of biotin daily , and, I take collegen in liquid form every day. I have since cut off my pony tail (!! that was so hard to do) and am rocking a bob in hopes that I am giving my hair a reprieve. I won't stop coloring my hair, and my research says that it does not cause hair loss.
@Retiredpsych I did stop coloring mine when I noticed the hair loss. I had been coloring my hair since I was 12 years old (have colored it myself for years) and had my first professional coloring last spring. My hair began coming out right after that but it had nothing to do with the coloring. Otherwise, it would have returned once the color grew out. I am now all natural color of blue gray *(yuk). I wish I could color it but fear strikes my heart when I stalk the aisles of colors that scream at me to take them home.
@Nonametoday, have you considered coloring your hair with henna? You can mix it with indigo and/or cassia to get shades ranging from blonde to dark brown. I switched to a henna/indigo/cassia mix almost a year and a half ago and my hair seems thicker and is in great condition.

@jazzbabe I would love to use henna but not sure how to do it. I did that years ago and it seemed, as I recall, to be quite a messy process but probably because I did not know how. If I knew someone personally who used it and would allow me to watch them or show me how, I would not fear it...I just don't feel sure enough about using it. If I find someone who will guide me along, I will do it.