response to anemia/hair loss

I am almost positive that I have anemia- bruise easily, always fatigued, blackout when stands up too quickly

my hair has always been on the thinner side- more like baby fine hair I'd call it; seems as though I do lose a lot of hair in shower

day after Christmas I woke up and the inner 1/5 of eyebrow hair on right eyebrow was gone. no stubble coming in. tiny little blond hairs nearby still there- just affected eyebrow. think it may be alopecia and have been having a lot of stress lately. hair closest to hairless patch is thinned out a bit

can anemia be related? could it be stress or trauma...I may have fallen and brushed my head on ground in that area... don't remember...

new products I've been using is Cetaphil lotion on my face bc I have dry skin. never really put on eyebrows, though. and also CVS brand makeup remover face wipes- but again don't wipe it on eyebrows. just started taking iron, multivitamin, and pregnancy vitamins(although not pregnant)- but started after eyebrow hair had fallen out

any thoughts on to what could be problem?? I keep hearing that thyroid problems can cause things such as these... I am not overweight in the least(5'6" at about 125lbs; female). I've never been tested for anything or had blood work done yet. periods have always been somewhat irregular(cycle 5or6 weeks, not normal 4) and skip sometimes...not sure if related


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[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for this and then decide the cause and further plan of management.

A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.

Some medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, medicines used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A (if too much is taken), and antidepressants.

Certain infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is important to find the cause so that it can be treated.

Let us know if you need any other information.

Regards.

[taulandi]

When you have diabetes, due to unbalanced blood sugar levels, there can be some problems in blood circulation. Several bodies’ areas have a bad blood circulation. Thus, even tiny wounds, or bruises and skin infections (yeast, bacterial infections) have difficulties in healing.

But when these infections occur in hairy areas, the hair begins to fall in those areas. And your body retards in healing and re-growth of the lost hair. This results in a visibly hair loss.
Source: http://www.all-about-beating-diabetes.com/diabetes-and-hair-loss.html