Here is my story. I am 42 years old. I grew up with very thick hair, so thick the barber would comment on it, saying it clogged his clippers. On my father's side of the family, all 3 of my uncles have very thick hair and they are in the 50s and 60s. On my mother's side her brother has balding on his vertex, but not sure if my grandfather had any balding, as he kept his hair a very close buzz cut. When I turned about 30 or 31 I noticed some thinning on my crown, but that's all it was, and I reacted pretty badly. It has stayed the same for many years.
But I'd say the last 4 years, I've had my eye on my the crown of my head, because I've noticed more thinning, that was probably only noticeable to me, because, you know, I know myself better than anyone. So I started researching on vitamins and foods good for your hair. I have been taking these vitamins for 4 years and added more about 2 years ago: PABA 500mg, niacin 250mg, vitamin C 1000mg, vitamin E 400 IU, B12 500mcg, Pantothenic Acid 250mg, B6 100mg and for a while Folic Acid 100mg.
I also have started to eat really healthy in the last few years. As many whole foods as possible. I get plenty of physical exercise and go for walks. I've always been prone to depression and this spring I started taking Methylfolate 5-MTHF 10mg. I've noticed this year my hair changing a bit, but didn't feel too alarmed yet. I must also mention at the time I started taking all the vitamins and researching on options of what to do with my hair thinning, I read an article, which you can still find online, that says to help with circulation in your scalp to end your shower by running hot then cold water over your head and repeat this 3-4 times. I also read an article that shampoo was a scam by the industry to make you buy more of their product and that it's better for your hair to not wash it so frequently. So at this time, I started washing my hair like once a week, sometimes every two weeks, and my hair looked better than it had in a very long time. I've done this about 4 years now.
About 3 weeks ago, I took a trip to visit a relative and had a picture taken of me where you could see the back of my head and it alarmed me. At this time I also noticed that my scalp on the left side of my crown felt like it was burning. I thought maybe this was psychosomatic, and that I was reading into things and over-reacting. But when I got home and looked in the mirror, I noticed just how much of a problem my hair thinning was. My scalp really felt like it was burning and it was somewhat itchy. I started to panic and was trying to look for a dermatologist.
I must say at this point, I realized that I had another health concern, and thought the two may be related. I realized I was having a prostate issue of some kind, so I want to my doctor and she took a urine and blood samples to see if I am having issues with my prostate or thyroid. Her advice was to not drink caffeine for two weeks and see if I notice anything. I did more research and read about Saw Palmetto. So right away I went out and bought some and noticed day by day, huge strides in improvements regarding my condition with my prostate. It's been a little over 2 weeks with the saw palmetto all of this issues with my prostate that I was complaining to her about have pretty much gone away.
Consoling with a friend about 2 weeks ago about my fears, I told her about my thinning hair, and she told me when her hair was thinning, that she started taking trace minerals, so I sent for a bottle of that. I was researching hair loss issues and prostate issues at the same time and noticed that saw palmetto is used for both, but I really need it for my prostate issues. To deal with my hair loss issues, and from my research, I have added the following to help: trace minerals, biotin 5000mcg, Nizoral shampoo (used 2x so far), and Pura d'or argan oil shampoo.
One thing I am wondering about is if the methylfolate is the source of my problems. Why am I suddenly experience a burning scalp? My friend said that it looked rather red when I showed it to her. I have feared losing my hair for 10 years now, and thought I had it under control with what I was doing and now this seems so sudden. I thought maybe the hot/cold water in the shower may have been the issue because a couple of times the water in the shower was way too hot and felt like I burned my scalp, but I don't know -- I 've stopped doing that for 3 weeks now.
I know this is rather long, but I wanted to give as much background and insight to my problem as I could. I have included 3 pictures. In the 3rd, I moved my hair around in the back and it doesn't look as bad as in the first 2.
My scalp felt like it was burning again today, so I just washed my hair again with Nizoral. I would like to see a dermatologist, but am having problems finding one in my area.
But I'd say the last 4 years, I've had my eye on my the crown of my head, because I've noticed more thinning, that was probably only noticeable to me, because, you know, I know myself better than anyone. So I started researching on vitamins and foods good for your hair. I have been taking these vitamins for 4 years and added more about 2 years ago: PABA 500mg, niacin 250mg, vitamin C 1000mg, vitamin E 400 IU, B12 500mcg, Pantothenic Acid 250mg, B6 100mg and for a while Folic Acid 100mg.
I also have started to eat really healthy in the last few years. As many whole foods as possible. I get plenty of physical exercise and go for walks. I've always been prone to depression and this spring I started taking Methylfolate 5-MTHF 10mg. I've noticed this year my hair changing a bit, but didn't feel too alarmed yet. I must also mention at the time I started taking all the vitamins and researching on options of what to do with my hair thinning, I read an article, which you can still find online, that says to help with circulation in your scalp to end your shower by running hot then cold water over your head and repeat this 3-4 times. I also read an article that shampoo was a scam by the industry to make you buy more of their product and that it's better for your hair to not wash it so frequently. So at this time, I started washing my hair like once a week, sometimes every two weeks, and my hair looked better than it had in a very long time. I've done this about 4 years now.
About 3 weeks ago, I took a trip to visit a relative and had a picture taken of me where you could see the back of my head and it alarmed me. At this time I also noticed that my scalp on the left side of my crown felt like it was burning. I thought maybe this was psychosomatic, and that I was reading into things and over-reacting. But when I got home and looked in the mirror, I noticed just how much of a problem my hair thinning was. My scalp really felt like it was burning and it was somewhat itchy. I started to panic and was trying to look for a dermatologist.
I must say at this point, I realized that I had another health concern, and thought the two may be related. I realized I was having a prostate issue of some kind, so I want to my doctor and she took a urine and blood samples to see if I am having issues with my prostate or thyroid. Her advice was to not drink caffeine for two weeks and see if I notice anything. I did more research and read about Saw Palmetto. So right away I went out and bought some and noticed day by day, huge strides in improvements regarding my condition with my prostate. It's been a little over 2 weeks with the saw palmetto all of this issues with my prostate that I was complaining to her about have pretty much gone away.
Consoling with a friend about 2 weeks ago about my fears, I told her about my thinning hair, and she told me when her hair was thinning, that she started taking trace minerals, so I sent for a bottle of that. I was researching hair loss issues and prostate issues at the same time and noticed that saw palmetto is used for both, but I really need it for my prostate issues. To deal with my hair loss issues, and from my research, I have added the following to help: trace minerals, biotin 5000mcg, Nizoral shampoo (used 2x so far), and Pura d'or argan oil shampoo.
One thing I am wondering about is if the methylfolate is the source of my problems. Why am I suddenly experience a burning scalp? My friend said that it looked rather red when I showed it to her. I have feared losing my hair for 10 years now, and thought I had it under control with what I was doing and now this seems so sudden. I thought maybe the hot/cold water in the shower may have been the issue because a couple of times the water in the shower was way too hot and felt like I burned my scalp, but I don't know -- I 've stopped doing that for 3 weeks now.
I know this is rather long, but I wanted to give as much background and insight to my problem as I could. I have included 3 pictures. In the 3rd, I moved my hair around in the back and it doesn't look as bad as in the first 2.
My scalp felt like it was burning again today, so I just washed my hair again with Nizoral. I would like to see a dermatologist, but am having problems finding one in my area.
