Hair loss???????????

i am a 17 year old girl and i shed like no other... when i take a shower i can pull like a handful of hair out of my head just by running my fingers through it. and when i wake up in the morning, there is a lot of hair on my pillow... im not balding or anything, my hair just falls out profusely. i dont think it's a vitamin deficiency because my nails grow really fast. why could this be?

stress could lead to hair loss. More than 90% of hair loss, can be cured at the initial stage. In Singapore, there is a much advertised ad on this problem, on just going to see a family doctor near you. You could know more about this at http://www.seeyourdoctor.com.sg doctors treat hair loss with clinically proven methods, look for a one near you.

It could be a thyroid problem. Look up Hyperthyroidism on web MD and check the other symptoms, I would see a doctor just in case.

I was having the same problem around your age and would tell my mother but never seemed to know why. Im now 2 and about 7 months ago the doctor said i have hypothyroidism. Its a thyriod disease that can only be controlled with meds. maybe you should visit with you doctor and have they test you for it.

Hair loss is caused by many reasons such as malnutrition, illness, tension and other health problems.It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of a cycle of growing new hairs and loosing some. Badly damaged hair breaks at the scalp. Check out http://usefulinfo-hairloss.blogspot.com/ for more info.