I thought i had androgenetic alopecia...but my hair is growing.

My hair is acting very weird, I checked my hair today after I got out of the shower, I usually just leave my hair alone because I was like..its all gonna fall out anyway so I barely washed it.

Today I did, and stretched my hair( I'm black, so why I did a length check,..it grew past where it stopped, where i thought it was just gonna fall out from here.

Now the tricky part is, my hair is still shedding. I have no earthly clue what the he'll is up with my hair.

Talkign to friends. They say it could be stress and I agree...my anxiety can get so bad I feel like throwing up as well as get dizzy..that by itself can throw my hormones off,,,then I'm 25 ,hormones are changing....

Also need to find ou what vitamins I'm missing to cure this shedding.

What do you guys think?

I thought it was androgenetic..till my hair started growing. I've had this thinning and shedding thing go on since April of 2016. So maybe it was telogen effluvium?

I don't know. I'm just gonna do research to see what vitamins/foods can stop shedding.

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Permalink Reply by Stars-r-Aligned on March 25, 2017 at 9:15pm
UpDATE I found a circular patch!!!!!

I really need help to see what the hell is going on!

The back of my hair on my right side is growing but I have a tiny bald patch.

I honestly don't know what is wrong with my hair but its scary. I thought it was androgenetic alopecia because everything thinned at a slow pace.,,

I don't think areata because my hair would have fell out faster and it wouldn't have taken a year for me to have a small patch..also my other parts of my hair won't be growing,

I think ,my hunch , is that its halogen effluvium. This April will mark a year my hair has been thinning.

At this point I don't care if my hair falls out I just want to know if it can be saved or not.

Please help someone.
Permalink Reply by Jan on April 1, 2017 at 10:43am
I discovered my first hole in August. It got bigger and I too thought my hair would all fall out. There are many types of Alopecia and the internet is a wonderful resource. I have small holes scattered over my scalp and some larger areas. I had 2 treatments but because I am 63, I decided not to continue because I need cortisone in a knee, so I made my choice. Hair is growing back in the original patch but not as thick. Other patches and patterns have started. I am lucky I have for now, more of an Ophiasis or snake pattern along the bottom so it is not as noticeable. As for other holes, I changed my part and worked with my stylist in best hiding spots. I was wearing head bands until recently. I realized if you do not have a Severe amount of hair loss then people don't notice. It is like the big zit you think is like a headlight and everyone sees it. It is actually your perception. I am now trying not to let it be formost in my thoughts. Contact a support group in your area. I do not have one but women were happy to email, text, or call to help answer questions.questions.
Permalink Reply by Daniedays on March 26, 2017 at 4:52am
Hey there stars-r-aligned I have alopecia areta and just like you I experienced hair thinning, even way before I actually knew I had alopecia. One day I was styling my hair and felt a small patch of spikey hairs on the top of my head (which mostly likely were hairs that split off). But I thought nothing of it at the time. About three months later my mom pointed out that I had a bald spot on my head. My bald spots did not form over night. It took time, for them to become bigger and more noticeable. Like I said I wasn't even the one to notice it!

I don't know much about the specific types of alopecia so I'm sorry I can't help you in pin pointing which kind you might have. As far as I know anxiety is a big BIG trigger for alopecia and continued hair loss. I had bad anxiety issues months before and in the beginning. I had overall thinning, still did until I started treatment, and my spots developed and got bigger overtime. Have you visited a Dermotologist?
Permalink Reply by Stars-r-Aligned on March 27, 2017 at 10:17am
But I thought with alopecia areata, you lose big chunks and have multiple patches, and why is my hair in the back grow in and why did it take 9 months for a small patch to come? And yes anxiety is a big issue for me. So I'm gonna try and relax...and if its alopecia areata... Ill try to eat healthier since its immune related... Funny because I rarely get sick.. Like this winter nothing, no allergies, nothing...haven't been sick since I was 14 probably.

And derms cost alot. I just need to get my anxiety under control...because when I moved from my current place that caused alot of stress but once I left the back started to grow 3 months into my new place.

I really don't want big ass bald patches..I never thought of have to deal with that. I just thought my hair would just thin and stay like that... I'm just so aggravated right now.
Permalink Reply by Stars-r-Aligned on March 27, 2017 at 10:24am
At least one good thing is that there's a great possibility of my hair regrowing, for one. All this started in my twenties, around 23...and even 9 months my hair is growing already... So I think it could also possibly be telogen effluvium...

Telogen effluvium is also caused by great emotional stress, or trauma,child birth ect.

So if these spots get bigger... Well see. But it just confuses me because alopecia areata doesn't thin out..it just falls out.

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