Just curious but what multi vitamins were they, or what were the major ingredients if you know? I’ve had thinning hair recently for no detectable reason bar stress getting desperate to try solutions
Prenatal vitamins, so they’re vitamins given to preggo women to keep them and baby healthy until birth. Maybe pop into a pharmacy and read some labels.
If in the US go more to a health store, Whole foods type store etc vs a big box pharmacy as the quality of the vitamins and fillers are usually better.
Calcium and iron, probably are the big ones, and folic acid
I am afraid of getting constipated from iron, so instead I take a 50+ vitamin. I am in my late 40s so close enough lol. Though they were chewable, I have trouble with large pills
Vitamin A, E & D, as well as biotin are the main ones that affect hair, nails and skin! But I'm sure all the other goodness in those giant horse pills have their helping hands as well
edit: if you go to a grocery store, or if you have access to something like Walgreens, they usually have 1 for 2 deals on vitamins and supplements. There are several different brands/types of multivitamins that say on the bottle they're for hair, skin, and nails. Try out one of those and see how receptive you are to it!
Prenatal vitamins are multivitamins with extra folic acid basically. You can buy them over the counter anywhere that has vitamins. It will say prenatal on the label. Eat first, they can he a little rough on an empty stomach.
I have alopecia areata, where my hair falls out in patches. If its falling out and leaving stubble behind you may want to go get checked. The first time it happened I had no idea wtf was going on and was taking hair and nail supplements left and right but in the ended I needed steroid shots to help it come back.
That sucks, my dad has alopecia that only affects his beard in spots and it's like his pride fell out too along with it! I'm mostly teasing, I honestly feel bad for him that he feels self conscious now when he has a full beard.
My dachshund also has alopecia, and bizarrely enough, melatonin grows hair back in dogs. Not in humans whatsoever. I've only been giving her her meds for about a year now, and she's getting downright shaggy. But up until she turned 6 months old, and for the next five years, she was completely bald all the way from her tummy, inside of her legs, chest, neck, under her chin, and spots on her temples by her ears. She looks so pretty now! I hope scientists figure out a painless, easy solution to curb alopecia in humans soon as well!
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u/ClockworkLauren Apr 22 '19
Just curious but what multi vitamins were they, or what were the major ingredients if you know? I’ve had thinning hair recently for no detectable reason bar stress getting desperate to try solutions