anyone else here suffer a burning/bruised scalp sometimes?

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I've read quite a few posts complaining of visible inflammation of the scalp, and I have experienced it myself, as my scalp is sometimes red, but more significantly I think is the severe pain that I often have.

Sometimes it feels like it's burning, but then other times it feels like a bruise. Either way, my scalp really hurts when I run a comb through the affected area. My scalp has suffered no trauma to make it feel like this.

The dermatologist I visited months ago said I suffer from psoriasis on the scalp, but said there was no indication that it was there on the area where I suffered the most pain and hairloss.

Anyone else had this?
 
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I have...the area feels warmer than usual,

Sometimes I can feel little bumps

These areas are sensitive to touch

What usually follows, at least for me, is more thinning in these areas.
 
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wierd.. years ago I seemed to have that same bruised feeling on the top back vertex of my head, didnt feel any burning though. I never linked it with hairloss at all though, just was thinking maybe I was sleeping wrong or something because right after I awoke is when I felt this pain. The part of my scalp that I felt this pain, is where I had the most hairloss. I havent had that feeling in over 2 years, however. Why the bruised feeling on the scalp? Just what the hell is that? psoriasis?
 
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wangho75 said:
Why the bruised feeling on the scalp? Just what the hell is that?
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Touche. WTF is that?
 
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Wish I knew the answers, though I am really starting to lean towards this scalp pain being a product of stress, which unfortunately isn't as easy to fight as I once thought.

Since high school everyone in my family has been convinced that I am suffering from chronic stress, and though when I started losing hair I dismissed stress as being a huge factor, I am now convinced otherwise. My stress levels have taken a huge spike in the last few days because I am back in school, and I notice that whenever I have scalp pain, if I cut off my mind from everything and try to find some peace of mind, the pain goes away (momentarily at least).

Unfortunately, I can't shut my mind off all the time, especially now that I have classes. I'm hoping that a daily dose of 3-4 beers will do the trick, because I can't even concentrate when I couple the stress I have with the social anxiety that I get from going to a university where easily 3 out of 4 women is a hot piece of *** (Arizona State University).

Either way, I am becoming more and more convinced that stress plays a much bigger role in hairloss than I previously thought.
 
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Last year when I was in topical heaven (rev, spironolactone, ozbrew . . .) my scalp was peeling like 2x per week.

I never did invest in any emu oil because I had a stash of vitamin e oil, iamin hydrating gel, and 100% pure aloe vera gel.

Every now and then when the irritation got too much - I'd skip evening applications of rev, spironolactone and minoxidil - and instead rub some e, aloe or iamin into my scalp.

As far as stress levels go . . .

- reduce your sugar and caffein intakes,
- try to eat healthy,
- exercise,
- walk,
- talk to your friends,
- take your vitamins,
- and remember not to take things too seriously.
 
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hair_tomorrow said:
Last year when I was in topical heaven (rev, spironolactone, ozbrew . . .) my scalp was peeling like 2x per week.

I never did invest in any emu oil because I had a stash of vitamin e oil, iamin hydrating gel, and 100% pure aloe vera gel.

Every now and then when the irritation got too much - I'd skip evening applications of rev, spironolactone and minoxidil - and instead rub some e, aloe or iamin into my scalp.

As far as stress levels go . . .

- reduce your sugar and caffein intakes,
- try to eat healthy,
- exercise,
- walk,
- talk to your friends,
- take your vitamins,
- and remember not to take things too seriously.
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I was thinking of something like aloe vera or emu oil or even copper peptides for the scalp, but at the same time, I'm a bit hesistant because I get the feeling anything I try will have some adverse reaction and further irritate my scalp.

What I do know about my scalp pain, though, is that I've had it before I even noticed my thinning (not necessarily before thinning, just before it was pointed out to me), so hopefully if I can find the time to see a different derm soon; and I know it's a long shot, but he might even have some knowledge about skin conditions.

BTW that's a good list, and though many of those will help, not taking things seriously is not easy for someone with extreme social anxiety. I'll try though.

Thanks for the replies guys.
 
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waht hair_tomorrow wrote above is what you need for social anxiety, hard wieghts and all that. No sugar. If worse comes to worst, try Paxil.
 
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Thanks, but I've looked into the burning scalp syndrome, and though I find it interesting, I am already taking anti-depressants (150 mg of Effexor). In fact, I've been taking anit-depressants and/or anti-anxiety medications since I was 16, and I've had the pain consistently since I was 18 or 19.

Paxil did nothing for me, except make me feel worse. I think Ricky Williams said it best when he said marijuana was 10x more helpful for him than Paxil.
Too bad being high all the time isn't a viable option (at least if you want to get anything done).
 
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> but it didn't explain the bruised feeling i sometimes get on my scalp

This is a stretch - but you might have allergies and/or a sinus problem. Inflamed or simply irritated sinuses can give you that "whole head headache" feeling.

KEVING, another regular poster on this forum, has a similar condition - and his Doctor just recommended anti-hystamines.
 
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hair_tomorrow said:
> but it didn't explain the bruised feeling i sometimes get on my scalp

This is a stretch - but you might have allergies and/or a sinus problem. Inflamed or simply irritated sinuses can give you that "whole head headache" feeling.

KEVING, another regular poster on this forum, has a similar condition - and his Doctor just recommended anti-hystamines.
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Could be. I do have sinus problems... Thanks, i'll look into it.
 
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