How many have or have had anemia?

Did iron help stop the alopecia? Or did it not make any difference?

If it made a difference, how long did it take before you could see it ?

Im curious if this does help any?

Thanks for any advice

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i had anemia all my life eaven when i was'nt diagnosed with alopecia at evry medical exam i had anemia.i haven't done any tests in the last year but i probably still have anemia.
Hi,

Yeah just like Moisuc Alexnadru I was born anemic so having alopecia had nothing to do with me being anemic. I am SUPPOSE to take the Iron pills but I just can't get down with all the side effect, but i will have to eventually because it will impact me negatively later on down the road if i dont.
I've had scarring alopecia (due to Lupus), for about 4 1/2 years now. I also have anemia and underactive thyroid. When my alopecia began, I started taking Levoxyl for the thyroid. I was not aware of the anemia at that time. About a year and a half after I was losing my hair I was diagnosed with anemia (Ferritin levels were 1.9). I attempted to take iron tablets for about 6 months and I got too sick in the stomach to tolerate the iron tabs. My doctor started giving me Venofer I.V. treatments which brought my levels up to 11. But, within 6 months I needed another round of the Venofer. I have been continuing my treatments every 3-6 months. During all this time, never have I had any hair regrowth during this time of getting Venofer. My hemotologist believes my monthly blood loss has been contributing to the anemia. So, this coming Tuesday I will be getting an ablation proceedure as well as a D&C and the removal of a fybroid on my uterus. So I am expecting the excessive bleeding to stop and therefore improve the anemia. I am curious as to what will happen if and when this anemia improves in the upcoming months. I am secretly hoping that I will see hair popping up if the anemia improves, but again, I won't be holding my breath either:) I will post in the upcoming months if I see any difference. Because the type of alopecia I have is scarring, I'm not sure if I even would see anything, but you never know.
Hi Jen,

How are you?
Being Vegan I thought I might have low iron so I started eating spinach almost everyday--Fresh spinach in salad (leafy greens are a great non-meat source of iron) My AA did seem to improve after I added that and lots of beans to my diet for protein. I got blood work done but my dr. is "holding my results hostage" until my next appt. Is there any way I can make her tell me sooner, I really don't want to wait to find out. It is MY Body!!
HI ,
I have had pernacious anemia every since I can remember, I take B12 shots every month and have been for as long as I can remember, and I only developed alopecia areata , at least thats what they told me it was, back in April 2009.Thats when I lost all my hair, clumps at a time until it was all gone,but back in August I started having regrowth and its been growing every since , no patches either , just full growth all around my head, and its now about 2 inches long and filling in day by day, not enough to leave my wig off yet, because I find it cold where its not thick enough yet to keep my head warm I guess, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that its coming back to stay, even though I have it in the back of my mind that it may come back and lose again.
I would just call the office and ask for the levels. I have several Doctors and I have never had any problems getting the results over the phone. Sometimes I may have had to wait a day or so, but they still gave me them. Good Luck!!!
I'm also anemic. In March my ferritin level was 4 and now I'm at 13. I'm currently taking Energizing Iron with Eleuthero. It's a heme iron from beef liver....my body was not absorbing plant derived iron at all. This website did a good job explaining iron supplements to me: http://www.bellybytes.com/nourish/iron.html and the Energizing Iron was on the list.

Iron (and b12) has helped me most with eliminating fatigue. But I'm sure it's related to the overall picture of health.
I noticed my first bald spot in September 08. I have no idea what my iron levels were at the time, because I hadn't been to the doctor in 10 years or so. We moved to another state in October, so I decided to go to the Dr. My iron levels were low enough that he had me taking a multi with iron. Long story short, my iron levels plummeted and I had to take 3 (!!) iron supplement pills along with the multi each day. Finally, they are back up, which is good because I can't take the side effects any longer.

I have what I *think* might be hair coming in, but I am not sure. It started off white and fuzzy but is now darker. My derm said that 80% of people with AA will regrow within a year. Not sure if I believe that, but if it is true and I do regrow, I will always wonder if the iron had something to do with it.

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