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hair falling out and crappy skin
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I'm not sure if this is a style and appearance or health and wellbeing thing, so move if needed!
I have fibromyalgia (if you didn't know already because I hark on about it like no tomorrow and i wish i could shut up about it). I take loads of painkillers and I take stuff to counteract the side effects too. I generally feel shite most of the time. It affects pretty much all of me, probably including my skin but I don't know for a fact.
But up until a month or 2 ago I was managing to at least look ok. But now, everytime I run my fingers through my hair a load comes out (not quite clumps but a fair bit). Its permenantly itchy, scaley, covered in little scabs and very dry. I've tried dandruff treatments and gotten no where. Putting argan oil on it and having it massaged in every couple of nights helps, but its bloody expencive to do. I get my hair washed once or twice a week with a very gentle no-nasties shampoo.
My skin - I have bad eczema around my eyes which doesn't really respond well with steriod cream, and only thing I can use which works is a face oil (again bloody expencive). My skin looks ashy, I have lots of blemishish (dark patches, blackheads, stuff like that) around my chin and mouth, but otherwise its very dry. Again the only stuff i have found which seems to work are expencive natural no-nasties products which would cost me around £60 every couple of months.
What do can i do? I'm taking a fair amount of suppliments already, and I don't know if I just bite the bullet and pay out for stuff that works. Would an exfoliating shampoo be a good idea? I'm just sick of being covered in flakes from my face or head and hair which consistantly falls out. Any ideas what might be wrong with my scalp?
I have fibromyalgia (if you didn't know already because I hark on about it like no tomorrow and i wish i could shut up about it). I take loads of painkillers and I take stuff to counteract the side effects too. I generally feel shite most of the time. It affects pretty much all of me, probably including my skin but I don't know for a fact.
But up until a month or 2 ago I was managing to at least look ok. But now, everytime I run my fingers through my hair a load comes out (not quite clumps but a fair bit). Its permenantly itchy, scaley, covered in little scabs and very dry. I've tried dandruff treatments and gotten no where. Putting argan oil on it and having it massaged in every couple of nights helps, but its bloody expencive to do. I get my hair washed once or twice a week with a very gentle no-nasties shampoo.
My skin - I have bad eczema around my eyes which doesn't really respond well with steriod cream, and only thing I can use which works is a face oil (again bloody expencive). My skin looks ashy, I have lots of blemishish (dark patches, blackheads, stuff like that) around my chin and mouth, but otherwise its very dry. Again the only stuff i have found which seems to work are expencive natural no-nasties products which would cost me around £60 every couple of months.
What do can i do? I'm taking a fair amount of suppliments already, and I don't know if I just bite the bullet and pay out for stuff that works. Would an exfoliating shampoo be a good idea? I'm just sick of being covered in flakes from my face or head and hair which consistantly falls out. Any ideas what might be wrong with my scalp?
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Have a look at this might help u
http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/appearance/haircare
Keep us posted
So I'm trying it all! And borage oil on my eyes (TFF wholefoods market and their advice! Something I have at home which will cost me very little)
Wow it sounds like you have got a lot of options there to try out
Let us know how you get on with it and if none them work come back to us and we can try and find out what you can use.
I have noticed that you said in a previous post about your G.P, how would you feel about seeing another G.P?
purple_rain
Purple rain - the only GP in the practice I go to that has an accessible room is the one I have been seeing. I'm thinking about changing surgeries, but I need to ring around and find a GP that understands and believes in Fibro and who doesn't think it's untreatable.
The expensive shampoo worked, both the hot oil and the inexpensive scalp treatment hurt my head. Haven't tried the borage oil yet, but I'll report back when I do.
I'll see but I'm not holding out for much.