Just wanted to say hey to everyone, especially TE sufferers like me! I am counting at the moment and wish I could stop but it is an obsession. Only when I wash my hair which I try to only do every two days but I am getting over 100 each time, plus then the fall-out during the day so God only knows what that adds up to but it is SCARY! I am about to start a regimen of ferritin sulphate supplements plus an anti-fungal diet to see if that helps. I have already tried biotin and minoxidil and neither of those are showing much results. All this started when I went on the BCP so I guess that may have something to do with it. Does anyone know if BCP can lower Ferritin levels? My ferritin was 31 which the doc said was ok, but I read on here that a trichologist said anything under 100 can trigger hair loss so if the BCP lowered my ferritin and kicked it off then - not wanting to get my hopes up but - I may have my answer! The anti-fungal diet sounds horrible - I call it the "anti-fun" diet - no alcohol, no sugar, no bread, no fruit, no honey, no peanuts etc etc! But apparently fungi eat ferritin so if I want to build the levels up with the supplements I have to reduce the fungi in my system. Sounds gross, huh?! So - just wanted to say hi and will update on how the ferritin and anti-fun goes! Hugs to all. Must say, joining here has been very reassuring!
