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Any alopecia areata success stories?

I am 22 years old and I just found out that I have alopecia areata. I found my first patch in early October and it stayed the same up until…

Started by KailynVengeance in Symptoms, treatment options, research

103 Aug 22, 2019
Reply by Patches

How to begin with wigs

Hello, I am a 49 year old professional female that was just diagnosed with Alopecia.  I have five round spots that are growing rapidly.  I…

Started by twinmamacita in Wigs, eyebrows, hair pieces, fashion

14 Aug 20, 2019
Reply by pauls14

Tofacitinib

Hi all I am new to the site, I have been following the trials on tofacitinib for some time now, and would like to try to see if it has any…

Started by Stefwilliams in Symptoms, treatment options, research

1 Aug 15, 2019
Reply by magmck

College student with wigs

Hi, I just wanted to post this for any kids or parents of kids that will be going off to college with this condition. My daughter developed…

Started by Karen Smith in Wigs, eyebrows, hair pieces, fashion

7 Aug 13, 2019
Reply by Tracy Miller

Has anyone quit their job because of alopecia?

I am strongly considering quitting my job because I'm finding it very difficult making the transition from having hair to not having any. I…

Started by Heather in Employment issues, workplace challenges

95 Aug 13, 2019
Reply by Tracy Miller

Methotrexate

Hi! I was diagnosed with AA in March of this year and today I am AU.  Turned 50 too!  After having hair for so long, it's quite a shock to…

Started by Carie in Symptoms, treatment options, research

3 Aug 12, 2019
Reply by Lauren

I feel like wigs are dominating my life

The title says a lot, but let me elaborate. First, wigs are an extra bill.  I spend so much getting custom wigs that I'm not even happy in,…

Started by KristinWelsh in Acceptance and coping

88 Aug 11, 2019
Reply by Jiggybear

Doing a research project on trying to find what triggers alopecia... some help?

So, I'm doing a research project where we are trying to figure out what caused or triggered the alopecia in patients. For example, what I t…

Started by Sara in Symptoms, treatment options, research

9 Aug 8, 2019
Reply by Madeeha Byers

Anyone have any experience with Nutrafol?

Hello! My derm recently started suggesting Nutrafol - says that LOTS of AA patients have had great success. So, anyone here have any though…

Started by Pam Hagler in Symptoms, treatment options, research

0 Aug 8, 2019

Confused and depressed

Just wondering if any women with androgenic alopecia have found any treatment’s that haveworked for them.  I was have lost a lot of volume…

Started by Jen41 in Symptoms, treatment options, research

0 Aug 7, 2019

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