Hair Loss ?

[redsurfer]

hi everyone !
what has been your experience with hair loss from interferon.. how much did you loose if any and when did it start falling out?
the last two times i did interferon for 6 months i lost half of my hair and then when it grew back it looked like a pineapple (haha) .. this was the old interferon so i dont know if it makes a diff.. but this time i'm on 24 week triple w incivek @ week 16 and i dont have much of any hair thinning ...i am using nixon shampoo and scalp treatment dont know if that is making the diff.. or if it just takes longer to fall out....or maybe i'm immune to it after all that and chemo for breast cancer once...would love to hear your feedback ..

i have really loved reading all your posts..thank you so much for being so kind, brave and entertaining ! my best to all of you !

[streamline569]

I just did shot 15 last night.  I don't have any noticeable hair loss. My hair and nails seem to be growing as notmal. I hope this will help with any extra hair loss that may happen. From what I read somewhere it wasn't until about week 20 that some start to see hair loss. I also use nixion shampoo and conditioner and scalp therapy, but the scalp therapy seems to make my scalp itch. I may stop using it for awhile. Trying not to wash everyday and hair is not dried out yet either.

[his3707]

I am having a hard time with my hair.  I have already lost about 40% of it.  Hard to put a number on really.    I am atarting week 23 and not dealing with it to well.  My scalp itches so every time I scratch it comes out.  I only wash once a week just started the nioxin.  Should have done that in the beginning.  Also, I had my color touched up a couple weeks before I started.  BIG MISTAKE.  I should have just put on a natural henna or something.  So I went out and bought  a couple of hats the other day and just wear it up now.   If I come back looking like a pineapple I am going to flip!   I think for women hair loss is more depressing.  I know it is just hair but I already look like a ghost.  I am not a wig person at this point.   Good luck

[JasmineT]

I have not lost much hair yet, I am just starting week 9 though so might be a little early yet.  I seem to be losing a lot of eyelashes this week though.

Here is something I found on the hair.  http://www.liverdisease.com/hairloss_hepatitis.html

I have been using the nioxin shampoo etc.  Nioxin also has a vitamin supplement you can buy too like what is described in the article, you should confirm that is ok with your doc if you want to try.  I believe the recommendation is to start prior to treatment.

I have had bad problems with brittleness and itchy burning scalp.  Think it's related to dryness.  I have been looting coconut oil on and throughout my hair and scalp.  Leaving int for hours or overnight before washing it out.  Sleeping with a towel over my pillow to keep the oils off the bedding.  This is relieving the itch and burn for a couple days at a time and is helping the dryness.

I have seen a number of posts from others that have lost hair so others may have more info.

Just dreading losing the hair.

[researchmonkey326]

As you read on my update post, I lost a lost of my hair - a lot of the hair on my head was lost due to an awful scalp rash that I had for about a month - between the interferon and the rash, I lost probably 50% of my already thin hair. What I did not expect was the loss of eyebrows and other areas after I was off of the interferon for a week or so.  Too bad that some of that will come back.  BTW, I had used Nioxin all the way up until the scalp rash and went back on it after my scalp was healed - did not seem to help me much.

[halbev]

I have long hair to my waste and breakage is the only problem I have had.
I tried to gluing it back and started to look like a Rastafarian had the Dreadlocks going for sure

[Louie723]

lol...ok will do.