Hi everyone,
First I just want to say - wow - what a pretty site this is! I can really feel hope pulsing here.... :yes:
Well, my story....I'm 24 - a final year engineering student from Australia. I noticed a lot of hair falling out perhaps back in '99 but it was so thick that I didn't worry about it. Well, 2 months or so ago, I noticed my scalp showing and I was completely distraught. I went to see a dermatologist and he referred me to a second one. Androgenetic Alopecia. I was totally crushed. My life had come to a screeching halt. I seriously contemplated suicide and came very very close to succeeding. But I chickened out. Well, I found these amazing women on hairsite who were so important in helping me out, emotionally. I took a lot of their advice.
So I'm on minoxidil 5% and I've recently started aldactone 100 mg once a day. It's the 60th day today of minoxidil, and the 8th day of aldactone. I had to reduce the aldactone to 1/2 tabs because my blood pressure hit a dizzying low of 90/50. I was on the point of fainting every second of the day! :cry:
But, I haven't noticed any 'results'. In fact my hair is a LOT worse than it was 2 months ago. It's terribly depressing. I washed my hair today and I lost 500 hairs just in the first combing! NOT including the hair that falls in the shower, while the hair is drying and sticking to yr clothes etc.... :cry: But what else is there to do....I'm paying a lot for hope....
Well, anyway.....just thought I'd let you know a little about me. :unsure:
Love, Ann
First I just want to say - wow - what a pretty site this is! I can really feel hope pulsing here.... :yes:
Well, my story....I'm 24 - a final year engineering student from Australia. I noticed a lot of hair falling out perhaps back in '99 but it was so thick that I didn't worry about it. Well, 2 months or so ago, I noticed my scalp showing and I was completely distraught. I went to see a dermatologist and he referred me to a second one. Androgenetic Alopecia. I was totally crushed. My life had come to a screeching halt. I seriously contemplated suicide and came very very close to succeeding. But I chickened out. Well, I found these amazing women on hairsite who were so important in helping me out, emotionally. I took a lot of their advice.
So I'm on minoxidil 5% and I've recently started aldactone 100 mg once a day. It's the 60th day today of minoxidil, and the 8th day of aldactone. I had to reduce the aldactone to 1/2 tabs because my blood pressure hit a dizzying low of 90/50. I was on the point of fainting every second of the day! :cry:
But, I haven't noticed any 'results'. In fact my hair is a LOT worse than it was 2 months ago. It's terribly depressing. I washed my hair today and I lost 500 hairs just in the first combing! NOT including the hair that falls in the shower, while the hair is drying and sticking to yr clothes etc.... :cry: But what else is there to do....I'm paying a lot for hope....
Well, anyway.....just thought I'd let you know a little about me. :unsure:
Love, Ann