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Could The Herbal Sleep Aid Be The Reason For Hairloss?
My 17 year old daughter has trouble going to sleep and staying asleep. She has long hair which has thinned over the past year. She has been taking an herbal sleep aid for quite a while. She is tall and has swam competitively for over ten years, but has trouble losing weight. Could the herbal sleep aid cause hair loss or should we have her checked for a thyroid condition?
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
There is a possibility of the herbal medicine to have the side effect of hair loss. It is hard to say for sure as definite concrete evidence of effectivity and adverse effects of such medicines are not present.
Since she has problem in losing weight you should definitely get the thyroid profile checked. Thyroid problems could also be linked to her hair loss.
Since she has problem in losing weight you should definitely get the thyroid profile checked. Thyroid problems could also be linked to her hair loss.
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