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Suddenly losing a ton of hair
Hi,
- I have Female Androgenic Alopecia. It has been four years since I was diagnosed with Androgenic Alopecia. I have tried everything and my hair is still thinning. I had PRP and did laser treatment. I am on minoxidil and I take 250 mg spironolactone everyday. I had very thick hair so I am able to cover my thinning hair for now. About two months ago I started to lose 300-350 hairs a day. There is no end in sight. My hair is just falling out everywhere. I was wondering if anybody had this happen to them. It sounds like my alopecia is getting worse and I will lose most of my hair or all of it soon.
I am devastated! Please let me know if there is anyone or if they heard of anyone in this situation, and what was their outcome. Did they keep on losing their hair until they needed a wig? It is torture not knowing if I will wake up one morning and see my scalp. If there is anyway that anyone can help, please let me know.
Thank you so much.
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Comment by Anyanwu Chinyere Oby on June 29, 2021 at 5:20am
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I really do understand how you feel right now Jude, this was also my fear when I started experiencing AA, but you just have to be strong and understand that there is much more to life than hair. You just need to have an open mind and a caring community like this to talk to. Embrace the change, one step at a time and there are many options to what you can do. Wigs,Caps or better still BE BALD AND PROUD.5
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Comment by John on June 19, 2021 at 10:24pm
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No, I'm not kidding at all. I don't think encouraging someone to keep things in perspective is flippant. I don't agree that it is "completely different" for a woman. I care about how I look, and I was also stressed when my hair started falling out in weird shaped patches all over my head, including my eye brows. The most helpful thing I could have told myself if I could travel back in time would be exactly what I told Jude: It isn't the end of the world. Worrying about it is only going to make it worse. The fear and insecurity is by far the worst part and if you can get past that (and you can and will) it becomes utterly trivial.
If you are very sad and very stressed about AU, that sucks. Being sad and stressed is awful. I don't want to appear flippant or condescending. I'm just saying it doesn't have to be that way.
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Comment by SabineTawni on June 19, 2021 at 4:57pm
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John, You're kidding, right? Telling someone not to feel stress about losing their hair is like telling someone not to breathe. It appears Jude (Female Androgenic Alopecia) is a woman. If so, it is completely different for a female than it is for a male. I am not saying it is easy for a male, but it is definitely much more difficult for a woman. I also have Alopecia Universalis. I am very stressed and very sad about it. I always will be and refuse to pretend otherwise. I'm glad I feel that way, since it is the way I am suppose to feel about it. How do I handle it? I try to make that sadness and stress over my AU a PART of my life, not the WHOLE of my life! I'm sorry and I don't mean to appear rude, but your response to Jude sounds a bit flippant to me.
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If you lose all your hair it isn't the end of the world. I have Alopecia Universalis. I wake up every morning and see my whole scalp. It's fine. Stressing about it is the worst thing you could do.
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