So I noticed back in nov that my hair started falling out. I immediatly started Biotin and

It improved. A couple of weeks ago it started

again. Its bad. Globs of it just fall out. My DH says it looks thinner. It's disgusting. The other day i was in a meeting and someone noticed hair all over the place. I have never stopped the biotin. I take my multivit, Calcium, Iron and biotin.

I understand that the main cause is Protein. However i eat a lot of protein--between 60-80 g per day. I have lost 53 pounds. I lost a lot of hair when i was pregnant so i dont know if im just weird or what.

Also, something else i noticed is that when i go from a sitting to standing position too quickly i get dizzy--like a head rush. I used to

Occasionally get these preband but these past 2 mos it happens all the time. Sometimes i have to stop walking and wait bc i am afraid i will fall. Kinda weird that this happened around the same time the hair started falling out. I will discuss with my dr in 2 wks but just wondered if this has happened to anyone else.

J

Banded 9/22

This happened to me in a pretty bad way last December going into January, and I can say pretty confidently that Protein and Biotin are NOT the be-all, end-all nutrients your body needs.

I did a lot of reading on this, went to doctors, and learned a.) Everyone reacts to anesthesia differently, so frequently the trauma of going under will sneak up on you and put your hair in a shedding cycle, b.) A side effect of rapid weight loss is your body hitting the panic button, because it thinks you're DYING, so it reroutes critical resources away from less important things like hair, and c.) Vitamin deficiences are an unpredictable beast.

I dunno if you've considered this, but you might well be Vitamin D deficient. I went in for a CBC early last year, and I was "catastrophically deficient" for Vitamin D. It was winter, the sun went down early and I worked full-time and went to school full-time indoors. I rarely saw the sun, so between my body not making enough of it and not drinking nearly so much fortified dairy and juice as I did pre-surgery, my system pretty much shut down. If you're noticing your nails are also really really brittle, that's another sign of deficiency. Your hair and your nails are made of the same thing, after all. But for sure, go to your doctors and check? Nobody here is claiming to be a certified medical professional, so consult your doctors before doing anything drastic or panicking too much, okay?