Don’t Overdo It When You Take Vitamins For Hair Loss
The second most common reason for hair loss is a condition called Telogen effluvium or TE. In order to treat TE, first you need to understand it. Our hair follicles do not continuously produce new growth. They follow a cycle of growing for two years or more, then resting for a couple of months. The growing stage is called Anagen and the resting stage is called Telogen. At any given point in time, 80 to 90% of our hair is growing, while the rest of it is in the resting phase.
TE occurs because the number of hair follicles that are actively producing growth is greatly reduced while those hairs are in the resting phase. The effluvium, or outflow, of hair follicles is increased, meaning you are losing the hairs that were growing.
When you suffer from TE, you lose hair all over your scalp, not just in the normal "bald" spots. Although people with TE seldom lose all of their hair, in extreme cases it has been known to happen. And not only to the hair on your scalp, pubic areas and eyebrows can be affected in severe cases.
One of the main reasons that dermatologist attribute to TE is the lack of iron and other nutrients such as zinc, L-lysine, amino acids, and Vitamins B12 and B6. Vitamin supplements can help you make up any nutrient deficiencies that result from your personal eating habits. However, you need to be careful about taking too much of any one thing. When it comes to vitamins, more is not always better.
While an overdose of vitamin b12 rarely has any side effects, too much vitamin b6 can cause tingling and numbness in your feet and hand. If you continue taking too much for long periods, it can cause permanent damage. Long term overdoses of zinc can result in a weakened immune system, plus it can reduce your ability to absorb antibiotics and other minerals that you need, like iron.
If you think you are suffering from Telogen effluvium, your best bet is to schedule a visit to a dermatologist and let them help you figure out which treatments and/or supplements you should use and in what amounts. Randomly taking vitamins for hair loss can sometimes produce results that are even worse than the original condition you were trying to cure.
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