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Have Lot Of Hair Fall. Tried Home Remedies. Used Ad-gain. Din't Help. ESR Level Is 70. Suggestions?

hi sir my name is reshma and my age is 26yr,height 5.3inc last four moths i got lot hair fall and i tried lot home remedies at home heena mehandi mathi it does not work than i go through hair and skin specialist doctor he gave ad-gain tab but still no work i again vist he told to blood check up there my esr level is 70 so doctor give me hair shampoo 8x and some medicne for what reasons my hair is fall lot plz suggest me
Mon, 26 Aug 2013
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Hello Reshma,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
Severe hair loss over few months is usually due to acute telogen effluvium.
It is a hair loss pattern usually triggered by a physical illness eg:viral fever, typhoid fever, hepatitis, etc which you would have about 3 - 6 months prior to onset of hair fall or due to psychological stress.
It could also be due to underlying anaemia, thyroid abnormalities and after delivery.
You need to check your hemoglobin levels, serum ferritin levels and thyroid status.
Please have a good diet including green leafy vegetables, eggs, dates.
Adgain is a good treatment for telogen effluvium and you may continue it for atleast 3 months. Your doctor has done blood tests most probably to rule out anemia and thyroid abnormalities. Kindly follow up with him with the reports.

Any treatment for hair fall will take at least 3 months to show signs of improvement. So be patient.
Hope this helped
Take care

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Have Lot Of Hair Fall. Tried Home Remedies. Used Ad-gain. Din't Help. ESR Level Is 70. Suggestions?

Hello Reshma, Welcome to healthcare magic. Severe hair loss over few months is usually due to acute telogen effluvium. It is a hair loss pattern usually triggered by a physical illness eg:viral fever, typhoid fever, hepatitis, etc which you would have about 3 - 6 months prior to onset of hair fall or due to psychological stress. It could also be due to underlying anaemia, thyroid abnormalities and after delivery. You need to check your hemoglobin levels, serum ferritin levels and thyroid status. Please have a good diet including green leafy vegetables, eggs, dates. Adgain is a good treatment for telogen effluvium and you may continue it for atleast 3 months. Your doctor has done blood tests most probably to rule out anemia and thyroid abnormalities. Kindly follow up with him with the reports. Any treatment for hair fall will take at least 3 months to show signs of improvement. So be patient. Hope this helped Take care