Vitamins shouldn't take together / Vitamins for hair loss and PCSO?

I have recently been diagnosed with PCSO and am awaiting my Dr's appointment to discuss this. I have had a lot of hair loss over the past 7 months and also not had a period for 7 months. Incidentally this is when I stopped taking the pill. I think I have probably been self-treating for many years with the pill. I looked on various sites and have decided to try and get myself better. I have brought some shampoo which apparently helps with hair loss I have also brought:


Iron 15mg, Ginkgo Biloba 30mg and Vitamin C %26amp; Zinc vitamins. Does anybody know if these should not be taken together? Also do you think these are the right things to take?Vitamins shouldn't take together / Vitamins for hair loss and PCSO?
Bad news there are neither any shampoos that help hair loss,nor any useful supplements that do either.Vitamins shouldn't take together / Vitamins for hair loss and PCSO?
As far as I'm aware the only medically proven treatment for hair loss is Regaine solution. I don't know of a shampoo that has been shown to work?





The vitamins will not re-grow your hair, but they won't hurt you either. Your GP should test for anaemia and he may prescribe you iron tablets in a higher dose than 15mg. Wait until you see the GP before you spend a lot on vitamins.





Ask the GP about Regaine - see if he advises it. You can buy it from the pharmacy for about 拢25 a months supply.
Here a few simple home remedies which can be tried at home to control hair fall.





1.Rinse your hair with a mix of apple cider vinegar and sage tea this helps hair grow..





2. A medicine rich in sulfur is also recommended as sulfur plays an important part in the structure of the hair.





3. Massage with olive oil before going to bed at night and next morning, wash off the hair gently..





4. To treat hair loss apply a little lemon juice with some black tea.Massage well and shampoo.





5. Beat two eggs,and add two tablespoons of water to it. Rinse hair and pour the egg mixture over the hair.Massage the scalp well and leave for 10 minutes.Then wash it.
Presumably you mean Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PCOS].


Firstly yes scalp hair loss can be a symptom of that, often accompanied by hirsutism or unwanted hair on parts of the body where it is not wanted. Insulin resistance oftens goes hand in hand with PCOS so your doctor will no doubt want to check for any signs [running a blood and urine analysis] of diabetes. And your thyroid function should also be looked at....especially in view of the hair loss and PCOS.





I would not take iron unless you have been told you are anaemic. Unless you are vegetarian you probably get ample iron...and even for vegetarians who eat breakfast cereals and eggs they are also getting plenty of iron....and unless anaemic or have a medical condition that requires them to take more iron there is no need to supplement with it. In fact it can be harmful to do so. There is such a thing as having too much iron.....it is in fact toxic to the body if you have too much in the form of inorganic iron such as from pills and other supplemental forms.





Drink spearmint tea as Turkish studies have shown that this can help reduce hirsutism. Therefore it might help with any testosterone excess and if that should be linked to hair loss/hirsutism, which are often some of the clinical outward signs of PCOS, then that could help. You need to ideally drink at least 2 mugs a day and leave to stew for at least 3 minutes.





You might be a candidate for taking a pill called Dianette if there are no health contra-indications otherwise. Discuss that option with your doctor. Do some research on that first for PCOS. Alternatively there is a herb called Agnus castus that you could try.....you might like to do some research on that. ....however neither can be taken if pregnant or nursing!! Be sure you are not pregant first. However, if you were trying to conceive then Agnus castus may help.....but Dianette should not be taken if trying to conceive....it is a form of BCP and it might affect male development [being potently anti-testosterone].





If your diet is otherwise health you shouldn't really need to take any supplements to support hair growth. But you could consider a formula that is geared for healthy hair, skin and nails. Health shops usually sell something along these lines. Eat a couple of eggs a day .....sulphur containing amino acids in eggs help hair growth ....and eat pumpkin seeds as a source of zinc. I would not take a zinc supplement long term unless you are going to supplement with copper ....which should ideally be taken 2 hours away from zinc. Taking one without the other can lead to a deficiency of the other with long term use of only either. Cucumbers and bell peppers are also good for the hair....being rich in silica.





Massaging your scalp with pumpkin seed oil and leaving that on for a while prior to washing might help. It helps with DHT inhibition.... so if your hair loss is akin to male pattern baldness in any way it might help as DHT of the scalp is implicated.





Best wishes.