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Patches On Head. Alopeca? On Minoxidil. High BP And Low Vitamins. Help?
HELLO DOCTOR, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO ALOPECIA ....MY MOTHER HAS PATCHES ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND ALSO ON THE TOP. SOME THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD SCARRING AND SOME THAT HAVE CHANCES OF HAIR RE-GROWTH. SHE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED TAB.DICARIS, MINOXIDIL 5% FOR OVERALL SCALP APPLICATION, AND A CREAM TENOVATE TO APPLY ON THE PATCHES. SHE IS 48yrs OF AGE AND HAS ALREADY HAD EARLY MENOPAUSE 5 YEARS BACK. SHE IS A HIGH B.P. PATIENT AND TAKES TAB.BETACAP 80MG TWICE DAILY. SHE HAS LOW VITAMIN B12 FOR WHICH SHE TAKES MONTHLY SHOTS. ALSO, SHE IS ON CALCIUM TABLETS AS SHE HAS THE ONSET OF ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS . SHE USED GET BIG MIGRAINE ATTACKS BUT IS NOT SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ANYMORE. SHE IS A VEGETARIAN WITH MINIMAL PROTEIN INTAKE. SHE IS PRONE TO TAKING STRESS A LOT. DOES SHE REQUIRE MORE MULTI-VITAMIN/IRON/PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT TO HELP HAIR RE-GROWTH? ALSO, WILL TAB.DICARIS AFFECT HER IN ANY WAY BECAUSE HER EXISTING MEDICATION? THANK-YOU.
hi, she doesn't need any other vitamin supplements. may be some minerals like manganese, zinc, selenium. dicaris does not interfere with her medications. minoxidil infact improves blood pressure. so all is well.
wishing her good health
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Patches On Head. Alopeca? On Minoxidil. High BP And Low Vitamins. Help?
hi, she doesn t need any other vitamin supplements. may be some minerals like manganese, zinc, selenium. dicaris does not interfere with her medications. minoxidil infact improves blood pressure. so all is well. wishing her good health