I was 16 - I had a full head of hair for the first time since I was 3. I started taking birth control pills, which totally set my hair progress back to zero - if you're a girl in her teens with alopecia, just don't. I was completely bald again for the first time since I was a toddler. I decided to completely shave my head rather than look at the thinning gold curls that remained on my head every day.…

Everyday, I seem to find some way to blame myself and my own body for giving me alopecia at such a crucial time of my life. I hold on to too many things in my life and my hair loss is one of them.

One of the more challenging ideas to have with this is condition is dating. While I've recently, in the past year, got out of a long term relationship on mutual terms, I still can't help but think about her daily, wondering if this condition pushed me to a point of depression that affected…

Hi, I live in Grand Junction, Co and am wondering if there are any ladies out there that live in my vicinity? I would love to start a hair loss support group where we meet in person to support each other. Hair loss can feel devastating....but it does get much better with acceptance and making peace with it. It would be so nice to meet other ladies that are going through this to have that mutual support and understanding.  God bless you, Connie

Has anyone tried the product Autoimmune-X by Dr. Ronald P. Drucker? Any success? Used the product as indicated for the appropriate length of time?? Curious if this is junk science.

This is my second blog on this site.Now I feel a bit better with all your support. Whenever I feel depressed about my alopecia condition, I am just visiting this site and read all the sad stories which are same as mine. Tears were rolling down my cheeks while I am writing this. Now I realized that I can't grow hair again and I should remain bald for this lifetime. It is more difficult to digest but I am setting up my brain that "this is what I am going to be for this lifetime". 

  My…

I can help getting Xeljanz from Mexico. If interested let me know. Just got my 56 pill supply today.

It's way past my 9-5 working person's bedtime, so this may or may not be coherent. I just feel compelled to throw it out there rather than keep it rolling around between my ears.

I have a job that's nowhere near anything I went to school for. I was lucky to get it right before the financial crisis, it's done a lot of great things for me, and it's stable, but it's not the kind of thing I see myself doing forever (though the fact I've stayed in it the better part of 10 years would…

Hellooooo everybody!

Wow it's been a long time since I've been on the site.  I have missed seeing all the smiles and reading all the stories,  but my prayers and positive vibes have been sent continually.  

I lost my hair in a quick fashion 17 years ago.  It was a 3 week whirlwind of hairloss and wow, it was scary.  Doctors didn't know very much about Alopecia then (well, at least my doctors didn't) and they kept telling me it was just stress.  Sigh.  Have you heard that…

I recently came across an article on QC.com and pulled a few excepts:

 "Justin Hopwood's perfect looks helped him land a perfect career, traveling the world to model for Ralph Lauren. Then he was diagnosed with alopecia. What do you do when you lose your money-maker? Especially when that money-maker is a perfect head of hair? He's trying to figure that out."…

The Snowy Day-Zak Reynolds

This is a link to my write up for Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The Snowy Day. Sept 21-Nov 18

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I just found out that I have FFA.  I'm really hoping someone with tell me a success story and what they did to keep their hair from falling out.  It's really hard to have something like this happening.

I deactivated my Facebook account. Not forever just until I’m in a good place mentally. I was spending too much time looking at my forehead in pictures trying to gauge when my hairline first began receding. I also found myself looking at everyone else’s hair and forehead thinking she has beautiful hair and a perfect hairline. Facebook was hurting me. I could feel myself slipping into a deeper depression. I look forward to one of these two things in the future: the feeling of relief because I…

My son first developed AU within 3 months of starting Pre-Kindergarten at our elementary school.  it continued through the 4th grade.  In 5th grade they go to another school and that school had mobile classrooms that were built in 2000.  His hair started coming back and by the time he entered the Middle School for 6th grade he had all of his hair back.  for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in the middle school he never had a problem.  The middle school was built in 1997. 

Then…

Hi everyone!! I just want to take a moment and talk about my experience with Joli Chameleon. I wear the Joli Dancer Wig almost everyday of my life. I also workout almost everyday of my life, so that is a lot of sweating and washing done to my hair. I am so thankful that my Joli Dancer has been able to withstand my lifestyle and I've been able to live comfortably and confidently.  Joli Chameleon is a company that truly puts you first and wants to make sure you are able to live your best life.…

I have had Alopecia Universalis for 45+ years. While anything is possible, I have heard more so called cure claims than I can remember. The only thing predictable about this condition is its complete unpredictability, unless you have it to my extreme. I took Prednisone, as prescribed by a dermatologist not an endrocronologist, way back the late 60's and almost all my hair came back, for about a month. When I stopped taking it, like our standard doctor told me to, because of all its side…

Hello....has anyone converted to a raw food lifestyle?

Has you seen any significant changes in your hair or alopecia?

I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks,

Vickie

When I see a strand of my hair, I pick it up right away and check to see if it has the root attached. If the root is attached my heart hurts for it. If it’s broken then I’m a little relieved because it means the other half with the root is still on my head.  This is a never ending emotional roller coaster. It’s really a nightmare I want to wake up from but the truth smacks me in the face several times a day when I see a strand on my desk, floor, bed, chair, counter, etc. I have lichen…