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Permalink Reply by Galena on July 18, 2009 at 2:35pm

Hey Lois!
I hope you're having a happy National Bald Out weekend. My friend who is a balding emergency room doctor advised me to take an anti anxiety med also. I asked him why, didn't I seem well adjusted? He said I did, but that my body is reacting to a stressor. When I pushed him further he then lectured me about African Americans having a stigma problem about psych meds. He said in his experience "we" are the only cultural group that has a problem being offered meds for mental illness. Well you know that triggered a spirited debate between us. In the end I told him that I'm not going to take his recommendation. The woman who tried to advise you was a stranger. That makes it unsolicited and yes rude. My friend was trying to be helpful to a woman he knows who was losing her beautiful hair.

Take care,
Galena

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Permalink Reply by BaldGirlsDoLunch.org on July 18, 2009 at 5:11pm

There's an epidemic of people all over the world who have no idea what they are talking about. Just tune it out. Like anything else ( other health issues, parenting, etc) you're going to value the information based on the source.

Thea
baldgirlsdolunch.org

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Permalink Reply by JeffreySF on July 18, 2009 at 11:43pm

If your nerves are a little shattered talk to your Dr and get a pill. Thats why they make them....

Jeff

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Permalink Reply by youarebeautiful on March 21, 2015 at 12:36am

Some associate alopecia with trichotillomania http://trich.org/

I think we can help inform others that there are a variety of types of alopecia.  Because they are not dealing with it, they can not understand it.

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Permalink Reply by spaganya on July 19, 2009 at 11:44am

yeah happens to me all the time, when my dermo recommends it though, i go shopping for a new dermo.

people are just trying to be helpful im sure (i hope), but its highly inappropriate.

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Permalink Reply by Dominique Cleopatra on July 19, 2009 at 3:59pm

I wish my dermo would offer me a nerve pill.

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Permalink Reply by Christine on July 24, 2009 at 4:15am

How crazy, has it not been established that AA is an autoimmune disease? I can tell you that tho I do think that stress never helps anything, I have had some times in my life that were extremely stressful and I never lost one hair....I almost wish it were that easy, I would take a pill (if it were safe) in a heartbeat if it would "cure" my Alopecia. I find it almost offensive that people jump right to the conclusion that your somehow weak or unbalanced if you have AA, what about all the male pattern baldness, I guess that they understand. I have had so many of my friends or co-workers ask my if it were stress, which can be funny I've worked in a fairly stressful position in a Hospital for about 22 yrs now, but only developed AA about 7-8 yrs ago, I guess it just took me awhile. But, in all seriousness I do almost wish it were stress, or it they just really knew what caused it and could than stop it, what a blessing for us all. Keep smiling
Christine

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