It all started in April with a small patch and thinning of hair, after that the doctor said its alopecia areata. I was losing hair, getting more patches and my head well that itches still. Everything seems to be normal as much as the doctor told me. I was suppose to do treatments but sadly certain things are not covered by my insurance and some of the medication has side effects that are affecting me. So I am doing this naturally. I made the decision mid May to let it run its course.…

I have universal Alopecia and it has all happened in under 6 months.  In the past month, I have lost my eyebrows and eyelashes and let me tell you that was almost harder than losing all my hair.  I go back to my specialist on Tuesday and I am trying to prepare myself for what I guess I already know.  I just wanted to share with everyone that each and every day is a gift - with or without hair and I am beginning to finally embrace that.  As hard as it is to look in the mirror some days I dig…

I'm new to this site and you can probably guess.

I just found the shop tab and the wigs I was blowing about it advertised here.  Who knew?  Not me.

I have been struggling with Alopicia since the very early 80's. My mid 30's. I am convinced that my situation in due entirely due to stress.  We moved from Il to MN in 1981. My husband had a job, that was the rule before we moved.  Well, I'm not sure if it was even 6 months after the move that the place closed the doors. Here we were with two kids, no job and no money.  Going from 1500 per month to 0.

My husband went to work for a farmer.  900 a month and free rent.  Kids on reduced…

My first bout with AA was in my 20's with AU following at age of 35.  A great paternal aunt was said to have had sporadic AA in adulthood.  2 of my 3 Children have AA since childhood but it's been managed.  My 3rd child has never had AA.  What I can say is that my children with AA have my support, don't feel alone and know that their father and I always understand and normalize it as much as possible.  My understanding is that although there is a genetic link, most people with AA don't have…

Has anyone here successfully changed there diet to regrow hair? I have been looking into claims of people going vegan/organic and have amazing results. I'm mostly a veg/fruit eater myself but I still included some animal products.

Hi guys, 

Does any of you face tingling or crawling in the scalp and body in alopecia? Does this happen?

Thanks

Hi. I'm new here and I need to vent.

I am a mom of 2 8 yo and almost 1 yo. Can't say I'm happily married at this point because I'm not happy with myself, my appearance and just life overall. I have had AU for almost 2 years now. My hair stared to fall out when I was pregnant really fast and then we moved states since we're a military family. Shaved what little patches I had left November 2014 while pregnant! Devastating to say the least.

Had to put all my feelings aside to…

This is the Commencement Address I gave at my alma mater, Framingham State University on May 22nd, 2016. I've had Alopecia since I was 7 and I shared my childhood with Alopecia as well as my adventures in Silicon Valley as part of the early YouTube team.

I have had AU for about 2 years or so. I lost all my hair. My lashes came back then they fell out again! Then they came back! I have regrown all my hair back except for my scalp. I have hair on my neck (lt blonde hair) up to my scalp. I don't have even one hair on my scalp. My brows are growing back but look strange the way they are growing. They're light so I'm going to wait and see what happens there.

Has this happened to anyone else? I am not using any treatment and haven't for a…

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I have Alopecia Areata but at this time it is in remission but now because of other autoimmune diseases and Parkinson's and stress from a death of a very close friend my hair is falling out all over my head from the root. I can see the root ball and also pustules on scalp and what looks like grains of sand here and there. My hair is so thin now it is just wisps of long hair very thin also like those who have had chemo. I have tried antibiotics, antifungals, given to me by Derm but nothing is…

Hi all,

I was on the radio this morning sharing my alopecia journey.  If interested click on the link, scroll to the 1pm showtime and move the audio cursor to 1:30pm.  I am on the show from 1:30 - 2pm.

http://www.cjob.com/audio-on-demand/

I am living with my alopecia areata, without wearing wigs since 2011. I have no issue being bald in the world. I am glad living free of the "when-will-I-lose-my-hair" nightmare. I am a musician and am photographed often. I see in my photos that I am washed out; one big beige ghost-like blob.

Does anyone out there have any tutorials or info on learning contouring with make up for those of us who don't wear wigs and live bald in the world? I am certain that the correct makeup will help…

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Hi all. My son was diagnosed with alopecia Totalis in the beginning of April 2016 he's 2 1/2 years old. I'm noticing some regrowth without any meds but it's almost like peach fuzz texture and white in color. Does anyone no why it's looking like this??

Hi, I am based in London and am now looking to wear a wig.  I cannot stand to see my sorry face in the mirror anymore without hair.  Have looked at wigs before in various shops, but have left in tears.  Anyone who knows of a good wig shop or supplier, I would love to hear from you.  

Hi there beautiful people!

My testimony with alopecia and maybe how this going to help you. First of all I’ve been suffering from alopecia, one third of my life. I know how hard it is to deal with it, and I want this to stop just like you. They say it’s is incurable but sending people into space. We cannot wait for them to come up with a cure. If  they does it’s okay, but ‘m not going to wait for that.

I feel a great responsibility helping those who are also suffering from this…

Been struggling with AA for twenty years. For me it never ever quite went away. It would move around the back of my head away from my direct view where it’s easier for me to ignore. Once in a while I’d get energized and want to fight it, so I’d start a cortisone and Minoxidil treatment course where for a few months I’d get shots every six weeks. No significant improvement happens, and I’d start fretting over the impact of all the cortisone and so I’d eventually give up and stop the treatment…