Doctors discovered a new coronavirus symptom that might be related to stress

[Judi Lynn]

By Yoni Heisler @edibleapple
July 27th, 2020 at 9:10 PM

The list of coronavirus symptoms has slowly but surely expanded over the past few months. This, of course, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given how new the coronavirus is to both researchers and medical professionals. While our early understanding of coronavirus symptoms seemed to draw strict parallels to traditional flu-like symptoms, we now know that COVID-19 can manifest in a number of surprising ways. Back in April, for example, doctors began to notice that a loss of taste and smell was often associated with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

And just last week, doctors began noticing that younger adults who test positive for the coronavirus tend to exhibit symptoms like severe migraine headaches more frequently relative to adults over the age of 34. Another peculiar COVID-19 symptom that some have experienced involves unexpected hair loss. From what we’ve gathered so far, the hair loss starts to become noticeable a few months after the initial diagnosis.

To this point, WebMD adds:

The link between hair loss and COVID is just starting to be reported and recognized in research. Sara Hogan, MD, a health sciences clinical instructor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, says this timeline makes sense because hair loss often happens to patients 3 to 5 months after a stressful illness or experience.

At this point, it remains unclear if coronavirus-related hair loss is solely the result of the stress associated with a positive diagnosis or the result of the virus wreaking havoc across all areas of the body. Recall that the coronavirus, while categorized primarily as a respiratory illness, has been shown to attack an individual’s major organs in some cases. In other words, doctors are still trying to figure out some of the longterm ramifications from a coronavirus infection. All that said, doctors who have seen patients with coronavirus-related hair loss believe the hair could very well grow back once stress factors are addressed.

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https://bgr.com/2020/07/27/coronavirus-symptoms-hair-loss-doctors-discover-stress/

[hlthe2b]

1. Notjust younger people. I have colleagues who developed migraine/hair loss & episodic hypertension

that had never experienced before and whose symptoms are persisting past 8 weeks. Unfortunately, both headaches and hypertension seem refractory to the most common medication regimes. Thesse are physicians and nurses in their 50's and 60s, otherwise healthy.

[denem]

2. "believe the hair could very well grow back once stress factors are addressed"

If the hair follicle is dead, it won't grow back.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Stress weakens immunity once it reaches chronic

The stages of fatigue, exhaustion, dread ... I suspect some people's bodies, particularly younger people, are at that point even though their minds may not be aware of it.

I sure hope to avoid COVID at my age. I'm preparing with exercise, good nutrition, antioxidants, supplements to boost immunity, cleansing, light cardio workouts and supplements to promote circulation, clean water, a simple balanced diet low in sugar, fats, yeast. If one word could be attached to it, it would be an anti-inflammatory diet. Meeting illness when the body is clogged with problems is different from meeting it lean and efficient. I think.

Get good sleep when you can.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. What vitamins/herbs improve

Circulation?

[bucolic_frolic]

6. I'm not a nutritionist nor a doctor, so you should prob rely on them

There are legit doctors on youtube promoting this or that. There are supplements that chelate - draw metals out that are a component of plaque. There is a doctor promoting half a juiced lemon with a tsp of olive oil first thing in the morning. He says this will open arteries over time. I doubt I could find his video again, I don't bookmark them. I think he was from PA though. There are fish oil/lecithin supplements - but again, it's a matter for a doctor and patient. Patients taking blood thinners, I think, are adverse for fish oil, or at least their doctor should be made aware. And there are conventional docs, and unconventional ones. Nutritionists, and even naturopathic doctors.

Americans are crazy. Remember laetrile. They do things to excess. Tell them that X cures gout and they clean the shelves and eat 50 pounds a week, causing other problems.

My dad had cancer treatments, which causes changes obviously. Did doctors ever mention pellagra? No. He had all the symptoms. It's a B vitamin deficiency.

I use Balch's Nutritional Healing book. Available in most libraries.

[Squinch]

4. Someone here described a horriffic skin rash symptom that I haven't seen much discussed.

The rash they experienced was so bad they thought they would lose an arm. I can't remember who it was to link, though.

[RussBLib]

7. hurry up, yo!