Hi everyone,

I've just joined and really want to share the things I've found most effective for treating alopecia areata.

1) Go straight to a proper Trichologist. Don't bother with dermatologists as, like G.P's, they tend to just prescribe topical steroids, (which I was uncomfortable using and found to be rubbish)

2) Get your iron level checked. The optimum ferritin level is between 70 and 100, and levels lower than that are associated with fatigue, breathlessness and…