Has anyone besides Campbell had a problem with hair loss? Last March i had my gallbladder removed and two months later my hair started falling out by the handfuls. My dermatologist diagnosed me with something called Telegen Afluvium (hair loss.) i lost at least 50% of my hair. And if that wasn't bad enough. i was just recovering from it, when i had a colonoscopy and one regular and one precancerous polyp were removed. i broke open and bled internally and was hospitalized for 4 days. Two months later the hair loss started all over again. i went through the 6 month cycle again and thought it was over. i will be attending my 30 year class reunion on September 9, 2006 and needed to lose about 20 pounds. i have been struggling with my weight ever since i went through menopause prematurly because of chemotherapy for breat cancer in 1994. i went through menopause at age 36. So now i've had my hair all fall out because of chemo, but it came back beautifully, then my hair thinned a tiny bit because of the menopause, then tons fell out from the gallbladder surgery and anesthesia, then again with the hemmoraging (trauma to the body.) Now it seems to be falling out again, but not quite as heavily as with the two bouts with Telegen Afluvium. It never occured to me that the Phen might be doing it. If that's the case, it ends today!! i can't afford to lose anymore hair. My hairline has moved back an entire 1/2 in in the front and thinned horribly everywhere else. Now, i am left with about 1/3 - 1/4 the hair i originally had. My fear is that because of my post menopausal state and having no estrogen that my hair will never recover. It keeps me upset most of the time. i am stopping the Phen today to see what happens and have an appointment with my dermatologist next week. i will talk to him about it then. Actually, i may put a call in to him today and ask about it. Please, has anyone else experienced hair loss after taking this pill?
i have two other issues i would like to address as well. The reason i found this site in the first place was that i am having trouble with EXCESSIVE perspiration. i thought, at first, that it was just me and the menopause, but today when i was at a physical therapy appointment, there were much older women than myself there and they were even breaking a sweat. The other problem is constantly feeling angry, annoyed and upset about everything. Has anyone had either of these problems? i should have known, there's no such thing as a free lunch and the Phen was working SOOOO well, it was too good to be true. i recommended it to two of my friends. Well, i'm stopping the Phen today and we'll see what happens. i've got 5 weeks until my class reunion, if i can get this hair loss at least stopped i can still look decent for my reunion. If it keeps going, i'll need a wig. i'll keep you posted.
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