Recent content by Gratefulhead

I hope so.

Give it another 6 months or throw in the towel? Lots of differing opinions on this forum. Some say if your hair loss increases after treatment you should stop and move on to sometimes my else. Others say you need to give it a full year and that too many people quit too early.

Sorry I meant shedded hairs not shredded hairs. Although my head does feel shredded.

Pulled these hairs from the top of my head. They should all be the longer size (about an inch). But the last two days I’ve been also shedding these tiny hairs about a third of the size. Could this be regrown hair that is now falling out again?

That looks like AA for sure. Obviously not ideal but AA is rarely permanent. Ive always had success with corticosteroid injections. Good luck!

Also I was under the impression that propecia only worked for men. Seems like an odd prescription. I’ve had AA and I’m convinced that stress is a major trigger. Get proper treatment and you’ll likely see good results and that will lower your stress but be patient!

Hard to comment without pictures but what you describe sounds like areata. I would go to a dermatologist who specializes is AA. The good news is that typically can be treated with success. You may want to ask for corticosteroid injections. It will take a few months of injections but there’s a...

exactly 5 months on finas today. Hair density all over has decreased significantly. Not sure if it’s the minoxidil or finas but reading a lot about reflex hyperandronecity has me a bit freaked out. Thinking of reducing minoxidil to pm only. Also seeing lots of red bumps but I had those before I...