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DCP treatment - Yah or nah?
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Permalink Reply by letcia Parga on
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I agree with the fact that if your hair is going to fall out , it's going to fall out no matter what type of treatment you recieve .I really can't say I have accepted my alopecia but I just take it day by day and try to focus on anything but my hair . I pray that it doesnt fall out but if it does I figure there is nothing I can do about it . I have had a total of two injection sessions and had a little hair grow right in the middle where the injection was given , but it wasn't worth the pains of the shots . The first time I has one spot right on the top of my head and that didn't hurt so much , the next time I had to get one right on my forehead line . That was almost unbearable . So I decided to against treatment for my hair and get my depression and my anxiety under control . I always say " relax its in gods hands ". Take care
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Permalink Reply by Gail on
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My initial response with DCP was very good. I had thick, "normal hair" regrowth in the areas treated. My derm started using it when my areas of fallout became too extensive to treat with cortisone shots. The after-effects of the treatment were annoying - itching, burning, peeling - but I could put up with that if the results were favorable.
If you haven't tried it yet, I would encourage you to. But do remember that everyone is different and may respond differently.
As an FYI, my fallout began to far exceed my regrowth near the end of 2009, due to multiple high stress events in my life, so I took a break from treatments of any kind whatsoever. I do plan on going back for continued treatments at some point. My head is not completely bald....I still have 3-4 larger areas that never fell out, and I have softer, thinner white hair in the other areas. I buzz cut it to accommodate wigs better, but keep a very close watch on any regrowth/fallout in progress.
Keep us posted on your decision and the results! Discussions like these are helpful for everyone. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Lee on
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PUVA didnt work for me at all unfortunatly. Never tried DCP because I wear a wig and didnt want the blistering. Would make it uncomfortable.
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Permalink Reply by Valerie Tirro on
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nice to see different responses and different opinions. It helps alot.
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Permalink Reply by Tina (Jillians mom) on
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Daughter has been using DCP for almost 7 months. See pics for regrowth month by month. Now use it once a week for maintenance on thinner areas. Not 1 bald spot since regrowth began. I know the AA is still active because she still has patchy body hair, but even that has grown back longer & fuller on extremeties (obviously not using the med anywhere but scalp). Not even sure if still need to use treatment at all, yet scared if stop it may return. Can't say for sure. Her pediatric dermatologist has had good results with dcp with other patients as well. She has very minimal reaction to a low dose o
f topical med. Tolerates it well. No blisters, pus, etc. Minimal itchiness, seemed worse in the beginning with mild redness. Go back to doc next month & will see about recommendations for future use. Was told to just treat spots that may arise in the future after a certain point. Hopefully we are there. Good luck in whatever you decide.
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That is great Tina!
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Permalink Reply by Amy on
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If you read the medical literature, this is the best option for AA- though none are great- and they say it actually may prevent worsening of AA. I have never tried it b/c the shots always worked for my AA until it went nuts and I went AU. Once AU and in a wig, the irritation as Lee mentioned is not a great option.
I will mention though, of people who know my condition- family, friends, neighbors, - no one cares. LIke, at all.
I am still "in the closet at work"- so I understand the stress. But once people find out- its sort of a non-issue. Or at least it was for me. Except i miss my hair. In many ways. And I find this condition very inconveinant. But otherwise its a much bigger issue in my mind than it is in anyone elses. Speaking "from the field."
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Permalink Reply by sxanthe on
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l went through the same, losing almost all my hair even after years of painful injections, tried everything and nothing, finally tried the dcp as my last resort and bingo! as long as your Dermo gets the dosage right and you can handle the itching, you should be right,to my surprise it worked, just when i thought there was nothing else, l even bought a wig but thanks to dcp l never needed it, my hair all grew back and quicker than l expected, for the first time since l developed alopecia at age 10 or 11 l now finally have a full head of hair with not one patch, l am a 45 year old female, l still apply it every 2 or 3 weeks in combination with rogain every 2nd to 3rd day,its been almost a year if not longer, please don't give up, lm glad l didn't, also check your iron levels vitamin d and bs...good luck, my only wish is that it works for everyone as it has for me,,,xxx
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Permalink Reply by tony on
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Hi there my daughter diagnosed with AU 4yrs ago started on DCp shortly after,went through some blisters and redness at first but Dr. found right level and been on it for the whole 4 yrs once a week. Currently going to Sunnybrook and was recommended by leading pyhsician from Sick Kids on Alopecia happy to say full head of hair and hasnt had an issue of any sort since still apply once a week as my findings reveal 5 yr term best for longterm results. I've read alot of remarks about irratation but Dr. should be aware and quickly lower percentage to find comfortable and tolerate % Also aware that this condition can change at anytime but glad she stays the course at anytime if she said no more we were done I'm positive the Drs involved made it easy on her.Now the application are slight irratation but nothing unbearable Ispent hours upon hours researching this and you dont need to blister or be very comfortable for it to have effect.Again dont know where you are but Sunnybrook in Toronto has amazing staff thanks to them this process was made easier.
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Permalink Reply by emily5 on
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I tried it for a few years and had success but my mum became allergic to it and we could not use it any more.
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