I Think I Could Use Some Help

[cait2198]

I'm a 16 year old girl and recently my hair has been falling out quite a bit. As a teenager I am very concerned about this. I have low self confidence as it is and my hair loss has been eating away at me. It's been thinning, although my friends and family all say that they can't tell. I feel like I'm going insane sometimes. I went to the doctor and he took blood work. Everything was fine except that my testosterone levels were a little high which are making me have very slight hypothyroidism. He put on birth control to regulate my hormones and I've been on it for almost a month. It has gotten significantly better but I'm afraid I almost forget what normal is at this point. I feel like everything is back to normal but I'm still afraid that it's not. Every time I take a shower I lose about 10-20 hairs. On a bad day I'll lose 30. Then when I comb and dry my hair I lose a bunch more. Maybe 50-60. Is this normal?
Or am I just going insane? I even check my eye lashes, eye brows, leg hair and pubic hair. But lately I've been losing a ton of pubic hair too to the point where it is noticeable to me. Every time I pull on my eyelashes I lose one or two of them. Is this normal? I feel like I am going completely insane with this whole thing. Could you please give me advice? I would really
appreciate it.

 

[usagi]

Hi, I think it's great that you are already on birth control pill to regulate the hormone, maybe overtime you'll see a difference, I'm also on birth control pill for almost 3 weeks and can't wait to see the result!

 

[cait2198]

I have been seeing a difference lately, thanks For me, it started working the fourth-fifth week and got better then worse every now and then. Could be me not taking my vitamins lately though

 

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[null4e]

Honestly, I am not sure whether you should expect such great improvement only by taking birth control pills. This stuff suppresses your hormones like crazy, especially if you keep on taking it for quite some time. During my pill-taking period, I gained a few pounds, noticed big fluctuations in my mood, etc. But I'm just sharing my opinion, no offence.
I guess that due to your young age you tend to overreact a little bit, it was the same with me back to the time when I wan 16. However, don't consider 10-20 fallen hairs after shower something huge that would cause you to loose your hair.
And finally, the eyelashes are the thing that grows back the fastest - over 1 night