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iron deficiency and hair loss

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Forum Name: Hair Loss
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Printed Date: July 21 2025 at 2:28pm


Topic: iron deficiency and hair loss
Posted By: dempie
Subject: iron deficiency and hair loss
Date Posted: January 21 2001 at 5:46pm
Hi, I am wondering if anyone here has experience of iron deficiency anaemia and hair loss? I have been losing hair rapidly for the past 3 months or so (average 150 lost per day, more when I wash, which I now avoid, as it is so upsetting!). I went to doc, had blood tests which showed thyroid OK, but slightly anaemic. Doc non-committal, said `wait and see what happens`. I have read up a bit, and decided to start iron supplements, as I assume the anaemia is due to monthly blood loss (I am 45).

Does anybody have similar tales, and does ANYBODY have a success story to share?

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AB (UK)


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Posted By: sofyne
Date Posted: April 02 2001 at 2:40am
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hello
yes i have a similar story. i am 19 yrs old. i lost lots of hair due to a vitamin deficency. i started on vitamins and its slowly growing back. its horrible to loose ur hair.
i take a hair supplement also that helps too.

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dawn

Posted By: Elle
Date Posted: July 01 2001 at 9:12pm
Reply to message: viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP834469424&id=337&page=1#8.337.1 - 8.337.1
I have had alopecia areata for 12 years now. my doctor also did a blood panel a year or so ago for thyroid and I got the same results you did. thyroid fine, but somewhat anaemic. i didn`t think much about it, but noticed on some other hair loss message boards that others had similar results on their panels. So I`ve started taking prenatal vitamins (with iron). In the few weeks that I`ve been taking them I`ve already noticed a big improvement. I decided to take the prenatal formul;a because I understand that iron needs other vitamins to help it absorb into the body. Try it and let me know. Give it a few weeks at least as it took a couple weeks before my shower drain became much less full of hair. GOOD LUCK!

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~Elle


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