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Medusa99: Thanks! Unfortunately, I know what you mean. About 4 yrs. ago I was taking a anti-depressant (Depakote) for only a few months when it started causing my hair to fall out (a side-effect that is not listed on the info. packet that comes with the drug).
It may seem superficial that I was so upset by losing hair, but as I said before, I've had long hair my entire life and it is a part of me. It was also very thick, and I had lost more than 50% of the thickness, therefore bulk. Once I stopped that drug, my hair started to grow back. When it grew back, it was different hair. Suddenly after 30+ yrs. of it being coarse, thick, and straight, the new growth was curly.
I don't feel older than my early or mid 20's but my body begs to differ. I now (post-drug) wake up with "rat's nest's" in the back of my head. This is something my "baby" sister went through when she was five. My previously straight and sleek hair now needs "styling" products to keep it free from snarls and snags (which barely do the job). It is now a pain in the ass for me to maintain the hair I've had all my life. I still put up with it though because "long" hair is my identity (yes, there are days that I wish I had short hair!).
Ali
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