@LasMa any update from 5 years ago?
Thanks for putting it was 5 years ago, I’d be interested too.
Oh Jeez, I did not even see the date. I wonder how this got on the front page? But I am also interested in what happened and what helped @LasMa.
My hair loss is hereditary. My internist referred me to a dermatologist who told me to take biotin and use minoxidil (Rogaine). She told me to use the men’s strength (5%) and that store brand was fine. I’m still losing some hair but not like I was.
When did they change the guidelines? I had a physical a couple of months ago. I was delighted that my cholesterol level was normal. I thought my hard work on diet worked. Now I think it may just have been the change in the guidelines.
Hmm, I see the guidelines changed in 2002, as far as who should take statins:
“•People without cardiovascular disease who are 40 to 75 years old and have a 7.5 percent or higher risk for having a heart attack or stroke within 10 years.
•People with a history of a cardiovascular event (heart attack, stroke, stable or unstable angina, peripheral artery disease, transient ischemic attack, or coronary or other arterial revascularization).
•People 21 and older who have a very high level of bad cholesterol (190 mg/dL or higher).
•People with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who are 40 to 75 years old.”
My cholesterol was almost 240, which usually would have generated a comment, and my PCP said it was great, because the HDL was very high.
My cholesterol is about 270 and I started a low dose cholesterol lowering med years ago and started losing my hair. I went off of it. Went to the hospital and had one of those heart scans for $50 that tells you your risk of heart disease based on your arteries. Mine was zero. I have high good cholesterol.
Hi @busdriver11 & everyone. 
I’m still on the Spironolactone, though about a year ago I went from 50 mg down to 25 at my doc’s suggestion. The hair loss has increased a bit, but nothing I can’t live with. She did say I can go back to 50 if I ever want to, but of course less medication is always better. So – status quo.
This is a type of alopecia, but I can’t remember what kind (there are lots). It’s a type found only in women, and has something to do with testosterone level and how it interacts with skin cells. To reiterate, the doctor told me that shampoo type/frequency doesn’t cause hair loss.
I do have regular bloodwork, and my “natural” cholesterol is about 270. I take Simvastatin which gets it down to 200-ish, but the profile is great – very high HDL, low/normal LDL. The doc even told me not to take extraordinary measures to try to reduce it, because what would reduce would be the HDL. The only other thing which is slightly out of whack is a kidney function number, but it’s just barely above the normal range and has been for years. Doc says not to worry about it but make sure I stay hydrated, which I do.