The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[FluffyNoMore]

I don't know if I should be concerned if it's just a phase and will grow back or if it's going to continue....

It's not just a few more hairs falling out, it's ALOT. So much so that I'm starting to get really thin almost bare spots. I usually have thick thick hair...I'm a little concerned. I wake up with my pillow covered in hair.. I have to clean my brush every time I use it, I can't ever run my hands through my hair without getting a handful of hair. My dh who notices NOTHING said something about my hairloss... of course he's concerned also.

I really don't want to be bald. Does anyone have any advice?

[supermom]

Go to your doctor or a dermatologist ASAP. It could be a simple hormonal imbalance, or it could be much more.

[LovenElvis]

This is a commen side affect with Medifast.

Side Effects
One to two tablespoons of canola or olive oil can be incorporated into the 5&1 Plan to help with constipation, hair loss, and dry skin.

HAIR LOSS?
A small percentage of people on the program will struggle with hair loss, especially those on the program for more than three months. B vitamins, zinc, and Biotin are all helpful for decreasing the problem, as are more natural alternatives such as primrose oil and flax seed oil. Hair loss is not
permanent and re-growth typically occurs within a couple months of going off the 5 & 1 program.

This was taken from the FAQ section.

Laura

[wildtrk]

Welcome to the club

[supermom]

Although I respect Laura's response and have seen that in the FAQ, I would still go to the doctor. If you are in fact losing large quantities of hair to the point that you are seeing balding spots, I would still seek the advice of a doctor. You just can't be too careful.

[dede4wd]

Same boat over here.

I'm doing everything they said, biotin, olive oil, flax...we'll see.

DeDe

[FluffyNoMore]

Dede, how long have you been taking the other vitamin supplements? Have you noticed any difference yet? I want to be thinner, but I also don't want to have bald spots. LOL!

[FluffyNoMore]

Welcome to the club

I have a feeling that you had this problem before medifast though... I could be reaching, but......

[Mike]

Di takes a supplement that has like a million grams of biotin in it. It come in a little pink box in the pharmacy section of the grocery store... something hair and nails I think. Lots of Biotin... seems to help.

[dede4wd]

Jen,
I've been doing it for just over a week. They said this happens sometimes to people on the plan for more than 4 months and I'm at 4 1/2 right now!

I'm taking flax, olive oil and the hair/skin/nails formula with a boatload of biotin. I'm fighting this like crazy!

DeDe

[alpha femme]

i started flaxseed oil caps a couple of weeks ago because hairloss is extremely common with weightloss in general-- with a program like mf is it more likely than not. check with your md. he/she will probably run a panel, make sure everything is ok, and then give you options for organic treatment. it will grow back if it is just due to your diet.... but it's a cool idea to have the blood work done anyway to make sure everything is continuing to function correctly with such a dramatic change in calorie intake.

my hair, even with the flaxseed sup has begun to fall out. it is something i have decided i have to deal with in order to get to my destination. if it gets really bad, i'll just shave my damn head. ok, that would suck. i'm just saying hat it does happen; it will come back.

[wildtrk]

if it gets really bad, i'll just shave my damn head. ok, that would suck.

Hey now!

[Sarya]

Yikes, I keep hoping this won't happen to me, but you know... I'll wear a wig if I must. Maybe I should start those supplements early just to be careful.

[jump4joy]

My hair fell out by the handfuls 5 1/2 months into my plan and 15 lbs. from goal last time I was on MF three years ago. I was already taking three large gelcaps of Total EFA (flax, borage, and fish oil). I was told to have 1000 mg. of biotin, which is what I do now to avoid hair-loss again. If you do a search on this forum there are several good threads about it. I wish I hadn't stopped MF when my hair was falling out, though.....it grew back. But it messed me up mentally....I wasn't ready to quit and I wasn't ready for maintenance, and I gained back the 63 1/2 lbs. I lost. My hair is really thick too, but I panicked when I'd lost about a 1/3 of it. I was also on the full-fast and I think that might have had something to do with it. I read of many others who've had hair-loss on MF, but kept going with their weight-loss. It WILL grow back.

Joy

[Elke]

How could I have not known about this??? OMG!!!! Ok now that I am done freakin out, I will be looking into biotin and what else Flax seed? Is that right...please help me out and make it simple.
Ok now IF I start to loose my hair, I will do a Demi Moore, I wont look as good but I like bald