Removing handfuls of hair

Well, the good news is that after a couple weeks of drinking aloe vera my nails seem to be in better shape. They were brittle and splitting at the onset of the disease. But on inspection of my right nails, I didn't notice many divets and they felt stronger. My left nails seem to be holding up, but they still have a hardener on them. I'm encouraged by this because my sister said her nails were very pitted during her hair loss phase. I don't know if they are now that she has lost all her hair. She never tried aloe vera and prednisone.
The hair fallout is pretty bad at this point. All I have to do is gently pull my fingers through my hair and remove 20-30 hairs at a time. I'm not pulling the hair, just removing what is already loose.