Hair loss due to Accutane

Hi all,

I am new to homeopathy but am aware of its great benefits. I am currently going to school to obtain my ND and am extremely interested in homeopathy as well.

Some background information:
I took Accutane over a year ago for around 5 months. I did not have any side effects until about 2-3 months after getting off the medicine. That is when I started to experience diffuse thinning throughout my entire head. My nails now have ridges in them also. My ND thinks that I have a malabsorption issue and put me on HCL. I have not seen any changes thus far. I am wondering what homeopathic remedy would be right for me. I have breakouts on the face (minor) which usually start as really small white bumps and stay for a long time until they become inflamed. I have hair loss on my head, eyebrows, eyelashes and pretty much everywhere all over my body. And lastly, my nails have deep horizontal ridges in them.

1. Describe your main suffering? Hair loss, ridges in nails, brain-fog

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body? Fear that I have poisoned my body to the point of no return

3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings? Fear of aging

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words. Depressed, hopeless/helpless

5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease? After conclusion of Accutane treatment

6. Which time of the day you are worst? Mid/late afternoon

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same? Example- time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc. Hot temperatures


8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?

9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
Cold weather

10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc. Become irritated easily. Moody when thinking about my side effects

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm? Normal

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc? No

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc? Running hands through hair
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife? Jealous that they don't have to deal with the problems I do

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly? Fear that I am not going to recover from accutane


12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions? No real cravings, very good eater

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?

14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive? Normal

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand? No

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs? Facial sweat/have random hot flashes especially when put under the spotlight

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type? Once a day, normal

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping? In college so my sleep schedule isn't the greatest

19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general? Yes, have a girlfriend

20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication? Accutane

22. What major diseases are running in your family? None

23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance. Tall, medium skin tone, dark hair
(For Females)
24. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe the irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc.

25. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner. None

Thank you for your time and your replies are greatly appreciated.
[message edited by nickodactyl on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:59:50 GMT]