Surgery, relocation for work, meds.... my beautiful hair is GONE!

by Amanda

Well, I guess you never know a good thing until it's gone... I have always had beautiful (at the time I never appreciated it, now looking back I would give anything to look the way i did before), think, blond hair.

The past 2 years have been stressful. I relocated for work to a part of the country I have never lived before or even knew anyone.. The about a year ago I had breast augmentation... Let me just say, I was also taking a very mild antidepressant once a day and I'm a vegetarian (so my protein and iron levels could have been low, but I've been that way my entire life and still had great hair) For the first time in my life last January, I highlighted my already blond hair at a salon.

Lastly, in the past 2 years I changed my hairstyle so that it had a "poof" on the top and would tease/ hairspray it.

About 9 months ago, I noticed my hair beginning to get mre limp, but I didn't realize it was falling out. I just noticed it wasn't growing. Well, the back is long but from my ears forward it is really short- I'm guessing it's breaking off- but I'm not sure, maybe it's a combination of falling out/ breaking off.

I have begun taking an array of vitamins that are supposed to assist with hair growth: biotin, msm, iron (healthy level), silica, nettle root.. As of right now, I have fusion extensions in the front (thank goodness a good friend is a hair dresser and has been doing them for an extremely reasonable price- she is like my angel)

Does anyone else have any feedback or ideas? I truly am at a loss... I don't even know what to do anymore. I would give anything to look the way I did before. If nothing else this whole situation has taught me to be grateful, because nothing in life is certain and now I am more empathetic to people's shortcomings. Maybe I was supposed to learn a lesson... I really don't know. Anyone on this site that is reading this and feels as helpless and depressed as I am , know that you are not alone.