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Some of you know I have had issues with hair loss & re-growth in the past. It fell out quite harshly (shiny scalp under harsh lights) last Autumn & in November the Dr did blood tests & found I had very low levels of Vitamin D. No surprise there, in the North of the UK heading into winter!
She put me on a supplement of 800 International Units of Vit D, taken 3 times each day for a month, and following on from that, a maintenance supplement of 35iu each day. Within 5 days of starting the 800 dose, my hair stopped shedding completely, as in, literally no hair fall at all during washing. By February I had fully recovered, thick roots about 2 inches long.
About 3 months ago, in the middle of a hot UK summer, I noticed it was feeling thin at root level again. I saw my Dr 6 weeks ago, who refused to blood test, said there's no way I'd be low on D at this time of year, looked under a microscope at my increasingly visible scalp & said "It all looks fine to me! Perhaps lay off the hair colour for a while as that can make your hair shed." I felt COMPLETELY fobbed off.
Now, some weeks on from that, my hair has continued to shed, and I mean the teeny, fine, pointy end new growth hairs that are only an inch or so long. My roots are thinner, my hair has lost volume & the dreaded shiny scalp is back. My Dr told me during the fobbing off that I can safely take 60iu of Vit D daily, which I have done. But I don't think this is enough as I am still shedding. A lot.
So my question is, how much Vit D supplement is it safe to take on a long term daily basis, or even just safe to take for a 2 month period to see if I am right & the shedding stops? I have battled this SO many times, it's depressing. But... it recovers, so I am not balding.
I know it's only hair & there are far more worse issues to face in life, but can any professionals chime in & advise??
She put me on a supplement of 800 International Units of Vit D, taken 3 times each day for a month, and following on from that, a maintenance supplement of 35iu each day. Within 5 days of starting the 800 dose, my hair stopped shedding completely, as in, literally no hair fall at all during washing. By February I had fully recovered, thick roots about 2 inches long.
About 3 months ago, in the middle of a hot UK summer, I noticed it was feeling thin at root level again. I saw my Dr 6 weeks ago, who refused to blood test, said there's no way I'd be low on D at this time of year, looked under a microscope at my increasingly visible scalp & said "It all looks fine to me! Perhaps lay off the hair colour for a while as that can make your hair shed." I felt COMPLETELY fobbed off.
Now, some weeks on from that, my hair has continued to shed, and I mean the teeny, fine, pointy end new growth hairs that are only an inch or so long. My roots are thinner, my hair has lost volume & the dreaded shiny scalp is back. My Dr told me during the fobbing off that I can safely take 60iu of Vit D daily, which I have done. But I don't think this is enough as I am still shedding. A lot.
So my question is, how much Vit D supplement is it safe to take on a long term daily basis, or even just safe to take for a 2 month period to see if I am right & the shedding stops? I have battled this SO many times, it's depressing. But... it recovers, so I am not balding.
I know it's only hair & there are far more worse issues to face in life, but can any professionals chime in & advise??