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Comment by Jules UK on July 19, 2013 at 11:24am

Just a thought, but might it be an idea for each of us to try drawing up a personal timeline, with illnesses, medications taken and stressful events alongside onset of and flare-ups of FFA, to see if there may be any correlation?
The only drug, before FFA, that I took for any length of time was for a toenail infection. Just checked and a possible (rare) side effect is -you guessed it, hairloss! I'm going to give the timeline a try.
Xx

Comment by Debs on July 19, 2013 at 10:33am

Thanks Jules, I am using an organic shampoo and have stopped using hair dye since July 2012, a dermatologist at my local hospital asked me to stop processing my hair, my scalp never itches or gives me any irritation. I think it is a good idea to treat our scalps very gently. Xxx

Comment by Jules UK on July 19, 2013 at 9:36am

I thought this information was interesting, about ingredients to avoid in cosmetics/shampoos etc. hope the links work. I'm using an iPad and am not too good with "fancy" stuff like copy and paste on it!

//www.rebootwithjoe.com/9-skin-care-ingredients-to-avoid/#

http://www.soilassociation.org/whatisorganic/organicbeauty/uncertif...

Xx

Comment by Liz on July 19, 2013 at 9:34am

When I started to lose my hair I researched Lanzoprazole to see if it might cause hairloss and I read that it can cause thining of the hair in some people. I searched some forums and there were people who were experiancing thinning hair since taking the drug. I'm not sure either way if it's caused my FFA however I have male pattern type thinning too and the medication may well have contributed to this x

Comment by LTown on July 19, 2013 at 9:19am

.Hello Liz,I have been taking protonix for 18 years. I stared losing hair 8 years ago. I have tried to come off of it but it is so hard to. I have was off for several months until the end of 2012, then I came down with the shingles in January and decided to go back on it until I got over them. My hair started falling out again. oh my!

Comment by Liz on July 19, 2013 at 8:43am

Hi LTown. I have been taking Lanzoprazole, a similar drug to yours, for the past 10 years x

Comment by LTown on July 19, 2013 at 8:21am

I have FFA. I have been taking protonix (acid inhibitor)for a very long time. It is the only med I have ever taken for a very long time. I was wondering if this could have had some affect on this problem. Does anyone else take this med. or another form of it?
Thankful for this group

Comment by Debs on July 19, 2013 at 4:52am

Terry, all alopecians are autoimmune conditiòns. Our Immine systems have basically gone into overdrive and our bodies are attacking our healthy cells... This is true for other autoimmune conditions like lupus. Many autoimmune conditions are life threatening and disabling. I would argue that alopecia is life changing and should be treated with gravity by the medical community.

That is a very good idea to see an expert in immunity. I have not heard of anyone going that route.

Comment by Alice on July 18, 2013 at 6:22pm

Kay, the whole inflammation/hair loss thing is confusing. I think that most of us have noticeably inflamed hair follicles (red bumps) along the frontal hairline, but have also lost hair without any noticeable inflammation along the sides. From what I can tell, no one has been able to regrow hair w/ Rogaine in areas of hair loss. Some of us have the itching/tenderness where there isn't any noticeable inflammation or hair loss, like the crown of the head. None of it makes much sense to me.

Comment by Jules UK on July 18, 2013 at 6:46am

That's no problem, Debs. I understand completely! You would have been perfect, but I'll do my best. After my appt with Dr Harries next week, I'll know better what he wants from us and will ask for suggestions. Watch this space....
Jules xx

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