How long...

The latest course of alopecia looks as if it may go the distance. The patches are bigger and more hair has fallen out / broken already than in any other episode over the years. Even my eyebrows and beard are thinning, all after less than 4 weeks. The daily ‘rat’ in the shower drain, as someone put it so well last night, and brush full of hair attest that no slow down is in sight. At this rate, I anticipate that >50% of my head will hairless by the time summer arrives in three weeks time. I realize the progression is different for everyone…just wondering for those who lost most or all of their hair, how long did it take from the time the first patch appeared until you reached totalis?

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Permalink Reply by Carol on May 23, 2008 at 12:34pm
For me it was a very long and slow process. It took about 12 years from my first AA spot until I went AT and needed a wig. It took 3 years from AT to AU. I've heard of people losing everything in a matter of 3 weeks too. It's a very personal experience for everyone and very unpredictable too so no one can say for sure how long it will take for anything to happen. I've also heard of people losing everything for about one year before it all grew back in like nothing hapened. Alopecia is a weird little thing!
Permalink Reply by Diane on May 25, 2008 at 10:23pm
In my case, it was a pretty fast process to lost all my hair.... I was diagnosed with AA when I was 2-3 yo... and at 34 yo, I lost almost all my hairs in about 3 days... I was AT for a month or 2 and became AU after. As Carol said, this disease is a weird little thing!
Permalink Reply by Bob Hershberger on June 1, 2008 at 12:05am
Marisa..Good for you..I know exactly how you feel..AA,At is never easy to live with,but it surely makes us better humans..Sorry to hear about your divorce..I had that happen to me also..Never easy also..LOL..Thanks for adding me as a friend..That was sweet of you..Your very attractive..Any man would be a very lucky guy to have such a charmer in his life..I should be so lucky..Thanks again..Bob
Permalink Reply by Stars-r-Aligned on July 24, 2016 at 2:02pm
I have diffuse thinning...my hair doesn't come out in clumps..but its leaving more and more each day..slowly but surely..

I feel when your hair leaves this slow, its kinda torturous ..bc you wonder if it'll stop or progress, I myself already have a bald spot...and I just wonder if it'll get worse.

Idk I I can do alopecia total is, that would be the nail in the coffin for me

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