Eye brows falling out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Oh my god, am I dying? I just saw my primary and he didn’t call me about anything unusual in my bloodwork but I’ll call and make an appt to discuss.

Please learn to read your blood test, especially iron and ferritin. What a doctor labels normal can be ABnormal for some people.

Just remember that all the general guidelines for what is normal is based on men who are larger and do not menstruate.

In 40s, it’s common to bleed heavily. If that happened to you, you might be low in ferritin.

A doctor will say you are normal above 7 or 12 in ferritin. However, you need to be above 60 for hair to grow and your doctor probably won’t tell you that.

OP here. I got a thyroid workup and am still waiting to talk to my doctor, but my ferritin levels are showing high (225), whereas UIBC is showing low (120). Will update once I hear more. I love my doc to pieces, but he did laugh when I told him I was concerned about my eyebrows! So, yes, being 46 and having your health concerns disregarded is a thing!

With that combination, you could actual have iron overload (hemochromatosis), which like the opposite problem of low levels of ferritin can cause thinning eyebrows. This is a problem that should be addressed.

[Anonymous]

Any update, OP? In the meantime, you could try prescription Latisse - it’s an eyelash serum. It really irritated my eyelids, so I use it on my eyebrows and it works great! GL!

[Anonymous]

Glad you're getting your labs checked. In the meantime, get this from CVS: Generic Women's Rogain foam. I put it on with a eyelash spoolie once a day.
It's less expensive than serums and doesn't make my eyebrows darker like the serum did.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-women-s-5-minoxidil-foam-for-hair-regrowth-prodid-1710168?skuId=722347&cgaa=QWxsb3dHb29nbGVUb0FjY2Vzc0NWU1BhZ2Vz&cid=ps_bea_pla&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21205757756&gclid=CjwKCAiAssfLBhBDEiwAcLpwfprUP-8L4X79zuN2uPHqaeU8tgYMmdz8sspZboFrj-jKsavr_yKw-xoCy60QAvD_BwE