- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Fatigue syndrome
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Iron* deficiency anemia
- Vitamins D and B-12 Deficiency
All of which caused the problems with hair, nails, skin, and sleep, and stamina. All of which exacerbate one another. And which could all be……Wait for it….. signs of something else. *Sigh*
So now I have to be monitored, and take it easy. Fun. (Not really)
The kicker was when my doctor says:
Doc: “If you would have listened to your body earlier, we could have at least avoided the vitamin deficiency. People don’t realize that sudden changes in hair can be one of the FIRST signs that something is wrong.”
Great. Fantastic. So apparently my body was not processing all of my nutrients from my food correctly, so it started to hoard it all, and my hair and nails suffered. But me, being the youtube hair tutorial and hair blog junkie that I am, assumed that it was just my 4b/c, heat damaged ends that caused me to big chop 2 1/2 years ago. Negative. My leaves weren’t flourishing because my roots weren’t soaking up what they needed.
Here is what I want you to take from this post: If it seems like no matter what you do, you cannot get your hair moisturized, and your skin and nails also suffer; heck, even if it’s just your hair- especially if it’s out of the norm for you- PLEASE see your doctor. I waited 2 years, which my doctor said was 1 year, 9 months too long. Mercy!
So for the past couple of months I have been on a steady diet of ( besides the above leafy green salad):
- Whole grains
- Medication and supplements*
It’s been a couple of months, and my hair and nails and skin are recovering. My energy level? Blah, not so much. But what can I do? Guess I’ll just take it easy for a while, and look good doing it.
Doctors orders, ya know.
Has your hair ever gave you the notion that something was off? Let me know, I’d love to hear from you!
Cb Sampson says
GOOD INFO
Alice says
I have Fibromyalgia, Degenerative Disk Disorder, Osteopenia which is brittle bones, Vitamin D Deficiency, Diabetes, and Neuropathy. My hair has thinned out so bad and my nails are not nails. I have had bone fractures in my spine and buttock. My hair is high porosity. The fatigue is out of this world and pain is unbelievable but I take care of my hair and try to keep it moisturized.