Hi.....I haven't taken any mag for almost 2 months because I was dealing with my breast lump issue.... the last week or so I was getting some cramps in my feet so I thought I'd get back at it.....so day 3 ish I started shedding tons of hair again.....from everything I read mag should help hair....anyone experience the opposite? I haven't done anything else different than that.
Thanks!
Lou Ann
Mag and hair loss?
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Lou Ann,
If you Google "magnesium and hair loss" you'll get a lot of hits pointing out the benefits of magnesium for healthy hair and for preventing hair loss. Probably the most extreme article promoting magnesium for hair health is this one (which is basically an ad promoting the products they sell):
Magnesium for Healthy Hair
But there are some sites that ignore magnesium and blame other issues, such as this one:
Concerned About Hair Loss?
But to cut to the chase, please note this quote from the article at the last link:
In other words, the timing of your starting and stopping a magnesium supplement may have been an unfortunate coincidence. The hair loss you are experiencing now may actually be due to the stress you've been through that began approximately 2 months ago.
At least that's my explanation for the paradox you are currently experiencing.
Tex
If you Google "magnesium and hair loss" you'll get a lot of hits pointing out the benefits of magnesium for healthy hair and for preventing hair loss. Probably the most extreme article promoting magnesium for hair health is this one (which is basically an ad promoting the products they sell):
Magnesium for Healthy Hair
But there are some sites that ignore magnesium and blame other issues, such as this one:
Concerned About Hair Loss?
But to cut to the chase, please note this quote from the article at the last link:
People often lose some hair about 2 to 4 months after the start of a severe or prolonged illness, or major surgery. This type of hair loss is most likely due to the stress of the illness or surgery and is also temporary, with hair returning as the body heals and regains its balance.
In other words, the timing of your starting and stopping a magnesium supplement may have been an unfortunate coincidence. The hair loss you are experiencing now may actually be due to the stress you've been through that began approximately 2 months ago.
At least that's my explanation for the paradox you are currently experiencing.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
That's funny you say that Tex.... I was losing the hair before and during my shingles ...and then came the lump.....the mag I was also thinking was a coincidence. This might be way off topic, but I was reading that maybe the gabepentin I was taking for the shingles could maybe possibly be linked with women getting breast problems after being on those meds.....do you know anything about that medication? I got the shingles and lump, back to back on the same side of my body.....thankfully my lumpectomy was benign....again it could all be a coincidence, but IMO it just seems all connected .....
Gabapentin has a lot of listed side effects, but that one is not listed because it's somewhat rare for it to cause that problem. According to FDA records, between 2004 and 2012, 17 individuals taking gabapentin reported fibrocystic breast disease to the FDA. Of course not all cases are reported — usually only the most severe or critical cases, so the actual total number is almost surely higher. Still, it's not exactly a common side effect.
According to the label, less than 1 % of users develop skin cysts, but that's a different problem.
Tex
According to the label, less than 1 % of users develop skin cysts, but that's a different problem.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.