depression and hair loss

May 15, 2010

Right now I am having 2 issues: depression and hairloss

I have suffered from depression since the age of 13. After the surgery I was not depressed and was able to cut down my meds, and go off one all together. Last week was my mother's birthday and mother's day. A very sad time for me. I became very tired and depressed. This usually happens around this time. However, the more I think about it, the more I realized I might need to increase my antidepressant. Being in the Mental Health field, I have talked to many dr's about depression and medication after WLS. The first few weeks after surgery I did increase my dose, and it helped. I increased it because I have Trichotillomania. The increase helped stop my symptoms. Then I decreased my dose and was still doing fine. But I think I have to go back to the increased dose now.
The other issue that has me freaking out is hair loss. As I mentioned before I have Trich, and so at one time in my life I had very little hair. I can not go thru the trauma of being bald again. I have increased my protein and am taking biotin. Today a handful of hair accumulated at the end of my shower. Not happy at all about that. Hoping this ends in a few months and I still have enough hair!

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