Hi, everybody.
First, I would like to say that I probably messed my own life up. I have been depressed most of my life, and considered suicide many times (I am not looking for sympathy, though, just some answers.) which has become a regular thought for me ever since I started seeing major thinning on my head. I've had the thickest head of hair ever since I can remember. I started noticing thinning when I was 19 years old. (I'm 23 now). I had started this job at a bank(my first job), and it was a real stressful time in my life, as I have a major ''fear'' of interaction with people. I literally did not eat anything for the 9 hours I was on the job 6 days a week, as I was too scared to go anywhere where there were people who I had to interact with and I remember hating every minute of being at this ''job''. It lasted for about 4 months. I don't recall exactly but I did not shower or wash my hair, and started applying gel to it cos it was getting long and hard to style, or whatever I was thinking of at the time. I think this may have done it, the layer upon layer of gel and not washing or eating. At the end of these 4 months, I noticed thinning as for the first time, I could see a part of my scalp when I 'parted' my hair. I know I shall regret these 4 months for the rest of my life.
So anyway, this hairloss remained, but it was 'okay' cos I had thick hair, and it wasn't really noticeable. I could tell I had thinned, but nobody else could. I did nothing about it too. My bad hair habits continued. I didn't really wash my hair, maybe washed it after every 2,3 days probably from then till now, as it never crossed my mind that I would someday lose my hair. I stopped applying gel a long time ago. I basically just left my hair alone, I didn't wash it a lot and did nothing to it. Just got it cut to a buzzcut every 2-3 months or so, and it remained as it was.
Until 2 months ago. This is what happened, as I want to recall everything that happened before the hairloss:
So, now I'm 23, about 2 months ago, I got my regular buzzcut from a different barber than my usual one, and for some reason, decided to trim it even shorter when I got home, and regretted it afterwards, cos I thought I looked weird. I started wearing a beanie. I haven't worn any sort of headwear before this, ever. I thought I looked really good in it, so it became a 'part of me'. I started wearing it all day, and I live in Dubai, it gets really hot here. I remember feeling really hot and sweaty under the beanie many time, but for some ********* reason, I never took it off. My hair washing habits were the same as they always have been. So, about a month ago, my hair grew back and I finally stopped wearing the beanie. It was then that my younger brother, one day, out of nowhere told me, ''I can see your head". My heart literally froze as I was sitting close to a mirror and as I looked at it, I could see my scalp clear as the day. I rushed to the bathroom to take a closer look. I took a few photos from the top and I was horrified at what I saw. I started weeping as I couldn't believe that this was happening to me, and why hadn't I noticed it before. I deleted the photos as quickly as I could and haven't taken any since, because they scare me.
I leaped on the internet to see what I could do about it. A lot of websites suggested I go see a dermatologist, so I did. He took some blood, told me my 'hormones' were normal, and it was probably stress, and that it would be 'fine'. I found him confusing because when he took a look at my head, he gave a 'sigh' and said it was 'severe hairloss', but then said it would be fine. He gave me 'Ecrinal ampoules' and an 'Ecrinal shampoo' and that was it. I asked him if I should take any multivitamins and he told me it wouldn't make a difference. So that's my story, I have been using the ampoules and the shampoo as instructed, but really haven't seen a difference. I know 1 month is not enough time, but I wanted to know if I should be doing something different. I've seen stuff on the internet that tell me that the ampoules will do sh*t for my hair, and that I should move to Rogaine, or Finasteride or something before it's too late. Some of it says you shouldn't use Rogaine if it isn't Male pattern baldness. I have no idea what to do.
You have to understand that I took zero care of my hair, and had no idea what a conditioner was or what it did until 2 months ago. I just used some random shampoo whenever I washed my hair.
I don't know if it is 'male pattern baldness' but I have a really good hairline, and my hair was perfectly fine until 2 months ago. I also have hairloss at the sides of my head, which isn't consistent with male pattern baldness, I've read on the internet. I just don't understand how so much hairloss can occur so suddenly. I also have to mention that I was on a strict diet for about 5 months until the hairloss started and was starving most of the time, cardio on empty stomachs, and that kinda stuff. I don't know if that is what caused it, because some websites on the internet suggest so. Like I said, it's probably my own fault. I find myself thinking that if this hair thing doesn't work out, I will kill myself. I think of myself as quite a good-looking guy. I don't know why this is happening to me. I have 4 brothers, one of them about 3 years older then me, and he hasn't lost a single strand of hair. My dad's bald on the top, but that's cos he's about 60. I wouldn't care if I went bald at 60, but I don't need this in my life right now. I find myself crying a lot and cannot sleep at night.
In the end, sorry for the long post, but I guess I just needed to lay it all out. Any help or insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
First, I would like to say that I probably messed my own life up. I have been depressed most of my life, and considered suicide many times (I am not looking for sympathy, though, just some answers.) which has become a regular thought for me ever since I started seeing major thinning on my head. I've had the thickest head of hair ever since I can remember. I started noticing thinning when I was 19 years old. (I'm 23 now). I had started this job at a bank(my first job), and it was a real stressful time in my life, as I have a major ''fear'' of interaction with people. I literally did not eat anything for the 9 hours I was on the job 6 days a week, as I was too scared to go anywhere where there were people who I had to interact with and I remember hating every minute of being at this ''job''. It lasted for about 4 months. I don't recall exactly but I did not shower or wash my hair, and started applying gel to it cos it was getting long and hard to style, or whatever I was thinking of at the time. I think this may have done it, the layer upon layer of gel and not washing or eating. At the end of these 4 months, I noticed thinning as for the first time, I could see a part of my scalp when I 'parted' my hair. I know I shall regret these 4 months for the rest of my life.
So anyway, this hairloss remained, but it was 'okay' cos I had thick hair, and it wasn't really noticeable. I could tell I had thinned, but nobody else could. I did nothing about it too. My bad hair habits continued. I didn't really wash my hair, maybe washed it after every 2,3 days probably from then till now, as it never crossed my mind that I would someday lose my hair. I stopped applying gel a long time ago. I basically just left my hair alone, I didn't wash it a lot and did nothing to it. Just got it cut to a buzzcut every 2-3 months or so, and it remained as it was.
Until 2 months ago. This is what happened, as I want to recall everything that happened before the hairloss:
So, now I'm 23, about 2 months ago, I got my regular buzzcut from a different barber than my usual one, and for some reason, decided to trim it even shorter when I got home, and regretted it afterwards, cos I thought I looked weird. I started wearing a beanie. I haven't worn any sort of headwear before this, ever. I thought I looked really good in it, so it became a 'part of me'. I started wearing it all day, and I live in Dubai, it gets really hot here. I remember feeling really hot and sweaty under the beanie many time, but for some ********* reason, I never took it off. My hair washing habits were the same as they always have been. So, about a month ago, my hair grew back and I finally stopped wearing the beanie. It was then that my younger brother, one day, out of nowhere told me, ''I can see your head". My heart literally froze as I was sitting close to a mirror and as I looked at it, I could see my scalp clear as the day. I rushed to the bathroom to take a closer look. I took a few photos from the top and I was horrified at what I saw. I started weeping as I couldn't believe that this was happening to me, and why hadn't I noticed it before. I deleted the photos as quickly as I could and haven't taken any since, because they scare me.
I leaped on the internet to see what I could do about it. A lot of websites suggested I go see a dermatologist, so I did. He took some blood, told me my 'hormones' were normal, and it was probably stress, and that it would be 'fine'. I found him confusing because when he took a look at my head, he gave a 'sigh' and said it was 'severe hairloss', but then said it would be fine. He gave me 'Ecrinal ampoules' and an 'Ecrinal shampoo' and that was it. I asked him if I should take any multivitamins and he told me it wouldn't make a difference. So that's my story, I have been using the ampoules and the shampoo as instructed, but really haven't seen a difference. I know 1 month is not enough time, but I wanted to know if I should be doing something different. I've seen stuff on the internet that tell me that the ampoules will do sh*t for my hair, and that I should move to Rogaine, or Finasteride or something before it's too late. Some of it says you shouldn't use Rogaine if it isn't Male pattern baldness. I have no idea what to do.
You have to understand that I took zero care of my hair, and had no idea what a conditioner was or what it did until 2 months ago. I just used some random shampoo whenever I washed my hair.
I don't know if it is 'male pattern baldness' but I have a really good hairline, and my hair was perfectly fine until 2 months ago. I also have hairloss at the sides of my head, which isn't consistent with male pattern baldness, I've read on the internet. I just don't understand how so much hairloss can occur so suddenly. I also have to mention that I was on a strict diet for about 5 months until the hairloss started and was starving most of the time, cardio on empty stomachs, and that kinda stuff. I don't know if that is what caused it, because some websites on the internet suggest so. Like I said, it's probably my own fault. I find myself thinking that if this hair thing doesn't work out, I will kill myself. I think of myself as quite a good-looking guy. I don't know why this is happening to me. I have 4 brothers, one of them about 3 years older then me, and he hasn't lost a single strand of hair. My dad's bald on the top, but that's cos he's about 60. I wouldn't care if I went bald at 60, but I don't need this in my life right now. I find myself crying a lot and cannot sleep at night.
In the end, sorry for the long post, but I guess I just needed to lay it all out. Any help or insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
