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Hormonal Imbalances
I posted before but had not given enough information.
My daughter suffered with eating disorders that caused her periods to stop. She went on birth control pills for about a year and a half until her periods regulated. In the meantime she regained normal weight.She has been off the pill for approximately a year, but over the last 9 months or so, she has developed darkening facial hair and acne. She has also continued therapy for her eating disorder and been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder, for which she has just started (2 weeks) taking an antidepressant.
I was wondering if some or all of these symptoms might be related. She has an appointment in a few weeks with her GP, but I want to make sure I present all related information and ask the right questions for the best diagnosis and treatment.
This is a great site by the way!
My daughter suffered with eating disorders that caused her periods to stop. She went on birth control pills for about a year and a half until her periods regulated. In the meantime she regained normal weight.She has been off the pill for approximately a year, but over the last 9 months or so, she has developed darkening facial hair and acne. She has also continued therapy for her eating disorder and been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder, for which she has just started (2 weeks) taking an antidepressant.
I was wondering if some or all of these symptoms might be related. She has an appointment in a few weeks with her GP, but I want to make sure I present all related information and ask the right questions for the best diagnosis and treatment.
This is a great site by the way!
Anorexia can cause hirsuitism which is excess growth of body and facial hair. Also androgenic birthcontrol pills can cause it as well. Too much male hormones. If they are pigmented hairs then they have responded to the male hormones. I know pills such as ortho tri cyclen are good for people with hursuitism and there is pills out there such as spironolactone and dexamethasone that you can take but may take up to 6 months to start noticing a difference in facial hair. The best person to ask will be your doctor of course :D I do know what she is going through and I sincerely hope the best for you and her.
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It is NOT advisable for people to post images of their personal medical conditions in an open Internet forum. Sadly, we do not yet have medical professionals available to answer questions in this forum, but we are working on it and hope to have coverage within the next few months.
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