I ignored my health condition and lost half my hair – a supplement helped me grow it back, don’t be like me

A DIETARY supplement transformed one woman’s thinning locks after years of ignoring an underlying iron deficiency.

Alongside extreme hair loss, she had experienced shortness of breath and low energy.

The woman took to Reddit’s TwoXChromosomes forum writing under the handle .

She recalled how not taking her anemia seriously caused her to lose more than half of her hair.

“I hadn't been formally diagnosed, but I've known I was anemic since my teens when I first started trying to donate blood and would almost always be rejected due to low hemoglobin levels,” she said.

“So as an adult, I'm familiar with the common symptoms (low energy, very pale skin, head rushes) but never took them too seriously.”

The 5ft 2ins woman who weighs around 54.4kg revealed a terrifying experience while hiking with friends led to finally speaking to a doctor.

“I knew I was out of shape and would probably get a little winded from climbing the hill, but I knew there had to be something wrong when I couldn't even make it halfway before having to stop to gasp for breath,” she said.

“I literally felt like I couldn't breathe and was taking huge, deep breaths while feeling like my heart was pounding out of my chest. 

“It was honestly kind of scary, so later that day I set up an appointment with my doctor to get bloodwork done.