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Comment by Celia on October 13, 2013 at 5:45pm

Hi PJ - I take 1 x 400mg capsule of turmeric daily. It's a SOLGAR brand - free from salt, sugar, gluten etc. It's called Turmeric Root Extract (curcuma longa). I also take a supplement for hair, skin and nails which works wonders for my nails. My hair is very fine in texture, not anything like pre-FFA. I had scarlet fever also as a child. My near fatal pneumococcal pneumonia happened 3 years ago at Xmas. I have said before that I think it messed up my immune system - hence the FFA. My diagnosis was early 2012,but no meds or good dermatologist until late 2012.

Comment by PJ - MN, USA on October 13, 2013 at 1:01pm

I do not believe these mites are a factor in FFA. My skin scraping test did not show any mites or anything else unusual. I had to convince the Dr I was seeing at the time to even do the test. I think that something caused our systems to just get out of whack, something that caused us to be more sensitive than the average person. I did see that some people on here had pneumonia as a child. Did anyone else have a major illness as a child? I had pneumonia and scarlet fever. However, I didn't seem to have sensitive skin until I became an adult. Maybe it is still something to do with hormones.

For those of you taking tumeric, how do you decide what brand to buy? What do you look for to know you are getting a good quality? There's so many brands and varying strengths. If I remember right, people were taking 200 mg twice a day.

Comment by Celia on October 13, 2013 at 3:30am

Thank you Ellen and PJ for your comments re: dermovex - sounds interesting/scary. I will ask Dr Harries about this when I go to see him on October 31st. It seems we humans do all have these mite, but whether they are a factor in FFA or not - who knows ? I am going to wash my hair right now...................there seem to be methods of eradicating the mite on Amazon - I assume one would have to have a test for them prior to any treatment - could it be that they really are an added factor in FFA ?

Comment by PJ - MN, USA on October 12, 2013 at 11:54pm

I work in the veterinary field so I have heard of demodex mites on pets. It is found by doing a skin scraping and looking at under a microscope. I did have this test done on my eyebrows. When I first had hairless that was one of my concerns that I got something from being around animals. From my understanding humans always have these mites on them at a low amount and do not usually cause a problem.

Comment by ElleMN, USA on October 12, 2013 at 2:08pm

A little food for thought. In all my research about skin disorders and hairloss, and all the doctor appointments I've had over 20+ years I have never heard of these tiny mites that live in the human hair follicle and sebaceous gland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex_mite

Has anyone heard of this? Told they have an increased infestation of it? My hairloss started at a time when my immune system was stressed. I just find this very intriguing.

Comment by Debs on October 12, 2013 at 3:48am

UK LADIES....

www.surveymonkey.com/s/KQSJTBY

If you type this it will bring up the survey.

This site is set up by Alopcia UK charity. Survey is to find out how much alopecia interfers with everyday life so they can inform the medical profession of the wider impact alopecia has on our lives... it is not just about hair loss... it effects work, hobbies, relationships, self esteem etc..

Comment by Debs on October 12, 2013 at 3:25am

I only use an organic shampoo from the brand Neal's Yard. I don't use any conditioner, hair dye or any styling products. I am basically just leaving my scalp alone. I have never had any redness, itching or pain thank goodness. My gut feeling is I need to let my scalp alone.. I am using plaqeunil - with limited success. Am hoping to get my derm to prescribe dyoxycline on next visit.

Comment by Jen on October 10, 2013 at 1:33pm

I usually do not get any itching or pain. I just get bald spots on the hairline. My derm does not understand that I have no indication he says that I am not paying close attention. He even said that he cannot do anything more other than injections which did not prevent the hair loss. I have noticed that the area where the hair fell out is extremely painful if I accidentally touch it with my nails. I have decided on my own to not use any topical steroids since the area is so tender. My thoughts are that the hair will fall out no matter what and I need the scalp to be in the best shape to secure a wig or what ever prosthesis I choose. I am not giving up on treatment but I think that the scalp should be preserved since it needs to be strong.

Any thoughts?
Jen.

Comment by Annie on October 10, 2013 at 12:26pm

I never had any itching or pain until I started putting stuff on my scalp. There are days when I consider forgetting treatment, letting the ffa run its' course, and buying a gorgeous wig (or two). My fighting spirit just won't let me give up until I'm out of options. And Brenda, I agree, it could be worse. It's just hard to remember some days.

Comment by Brenda, IL US on October 10, 2013 at 11:17am

PamW your comment on everything being dry cracked me up! So true! Annie i use Rogaine each night but i rarely use Clobetasol. It seems like it makes my scalp itch. I never had itching until i started all of the treatments. I can hide my hair loss pretty well except when the wind blows. My eyebrows are a different story. Oh well, it could be worse. :)

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