Can't believe it's been exactly three years now since I discovered the first bald patch on my head after a haircut.

It's been a roller coaster ride.. I was in Bangalore that time, and the patches quickly grew into 6-7 places on my scalp.. I had a 3 month regimen of painful injections, and steroid tablets which led to almost 90% regrowth but patches just kept coming up here and there..

Never have I been totally alopecia free these 3 years.. although there  were times when it was…

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Copied from another site.. what do you guys think?

Has anyone tried it yet and can share their experiences?

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Onion juice (Allium cepa L.), a new topical treatment for alopecia areata.

J Dermatol. 2002 Jun;29(6):343-6.Sharquie KE, Al-Obaidi HK.

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq.

Alopecia areata is a patchy, non-scarring hair loss condition. Any hair-bearing surface may be involved, and different…

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It's been a roller coaster ride with my alopecia over the last 6 weeks. After the fourth visit to the dermatologist, I went to my hometown for 3 weeks. Around that time my biggest bald patch (the size of a matchbox) was not showing any regrowth and the others (7-8 small ones) were all showing some fuzzy growth. But 3 weeks at home did me some good. (Was it the lack of stress because of being away from office? Makes me wonder if stress was my trigger. Lately work pressure has been giving me…

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Is it okay to use hair oil while having AA?
My doc says its fine but my dad's doc had told him during his bout of AA not to use hair oil coz it prevents new hair from sprouting.. any ideas?

Sometimes writing about it is the only way out.. here's my latest blog post.. would be great to hear from you guys.. :)

http://alopecia-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/10/fourth-visit-to-dermatologist.html

Cam e across this interesting article: http://globalalopeciamission.org/something-strange-in-alopecia-world/



I'd like you guys to read and share your thoughts..

Is the "alopecic community" becoming far too inward looking and ultimately resigned to its fate?

Is there a sort of "cottage industry" catering to us that secretly doesnt want us to do anything about it?



I mean, why the… Continue

Just came across this article which says that according to latest research, there might be a link between autoimmunity disorders and Celiac disease which is basically an intolerance of wheat and similar food.



http://thyroid.about.com/cs/latestresearch/a/celiac.htm



I even read a comment on some post from a former AA patient that she tested herself for Celiac and was found positive. She gave up on wheat… Continue

Has anyone tried ayurvedic/herbal treatment? Can they share their experience?

I have several bald patches on the back of my head from last 3 months, most are small and not visible, but one is pretty big (almost 2 X 1 inch) and is slightly visible if my hair is not properly arranged, also a small patch on my beard.



I started taking steroid shots about 2.5 months back, have taken my 4th shot this weekend. There is regrowth of tiny hair in my small patches,but none yet in the bigger one. Also, on my beard, I'm having white hair growing. I'm also getting pimples… Continue

I'm a 24 yr old Indian guy with AA. It's been 2.5 months since I discovered and frankly it's been hell.

I'm a part-time writer (besides being a software engineer in Bangalore) and writing about my experience with alopecia has been almost therapeutic.

Here's my blog.. Comments and feedback are very much welcome.. :)

http://alopecia-anonymous.blogspot.com/

Hi,

I discovered I have alopecia about a month back. I have 4-5 patches on my scalp. 2-3 of them pretty big (1-1.5 inches diameter). I've had one steroid shot 3 weeks back and due another one tomorrow.

I'm new to this, can anyone share their experiences who've been cured? How long does it generally take? Do I have any hope at all?