In denial or on to something?

[Obsidian]

I refuse to believe that my entire scalp has become pretty noticable in hair loss this past month due to male pattern baldness alone.

Since August 2007, I have been under chronic stress even before that with classes. Plus adding on a crash diet in which I barely had protein or ate enough. I seemed to get my stress under control in late April/early May even with my IBS in full swing but coming home just made it worse as I seemed to relive the past of all the rotten things I did as a kid/teenager (deliquent stuff) to the point of I was crying constantly and getting unbelievably angry, I was like IBM for a good portion of the month and into June when I was sure my hair loss was even more prevalent I started constantly freaking out and thinking I was well on my way to NW7 by 25. Top it off with a surgery in early May to remove a polyp from rectum with the doctor giving me anesthesia seemed to make my hair worse so while I still think it is the beginning of male pattern baldness (I wish I could find a dermatologist who did miniaturization tests) I have to believe that those factors along with getting on propecia (my hairline is still the same luckily, just losing thickness). May have caused my male pattern baldness to get worse, am I right or do you think I am in denial?

 

[Guest]

cod fillet to straw hat,make 3 rows of tomatos eat hair.stick with 4 mangos run rat rat ratty,onto small fridge then oh god oh jesus.then start to rub 2 gloves together and dance,rightly so say ahhh god hes here and hes coming,run to carpets and chant,ratty ratty.wear sleeveless mouthpiece and call him to ignore 15 berries on see saw,run my son ahhhhhhhh god run,haddock plays like blood donor and slips on cool perfume granite.oh god run

 

[Obsidian]

What the hell? :laugh:

 

[Guest]

yes i agree,if you shop at kmart then this will happen but not usually like this.the only thing you can do is change the oil filter and try it again.if that fails then speak to a mechanic who will service the truck for you.make sure mom knows your doing this and always oh god oh jesus run run ratty.you evidently are in dental.make sure your teeth are cleaned every day.oh go oh run ratty.make cry on thin wallpaper oh jesus.please dont be in dental,buy new toothpaste from kmart and hope you dental dosent go bad.i will pray for you,oh god oh jesus,please take seeds with goulash and ahhhhhhhhhhhh run it run it.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Obsidian, Its really hard to know if you are going through telogen effluvium which is stress induced and you lose hair or if its true male pattern baldness. Usually with Telogen Effluvium(telogen effluvium) your hair will come back after about 6 months. The only way you can find out is through a biopsy of your thinning areas or have your hair mapped for miniaturization. I have IBS, BDD, and worry about stupid things all the time. Number one thing I worry about is my hair. I worry if Propecia and Rogaine are making it worse. I do not think this constant worrying is good for my hair. I read your posts and laugh because you remind me of myself when I was your age. Our hair is pretty much identical but I never had problems with my hair at your age. I used to be complemented all the time about my hair. Now I don't anymore but thank goodness I have never heard anyone saying they notice my hair is getting thinner. I probably would be in worse shape if I did. Do yourself a favor, try to avoid the mirror and try not to think about your hair( easier said than done) as much as possible. Right now I am super depressed because I have thinned out more at my hairline and my widow's peak( that is the small area hair you see on people that is in the center of the hairline like on Dracula) has really took a hit. This has happened in about 4 weeks only. I am praying that is is just a shed. But I don't understand how so many hairs in one tiny area can go at the same time. I am freaking out. How can they just disappear and not come back in just ONE hair cycle? That is where I have been applying the topicals more. If this keeps going like this I am going to be bald in the hairline in a few months. I was hoping to avoid getting a hair transplant but if this keeps up, I will have no choice. Sorry Obsidian, I was trying to make this an upbeat post for you but it backfired for me. :thumbsdown: :sobbing:

 

[Avery]

I believe stress-related hair loss is patchy and unpatterned.

 

[sammo]

Another.... story about someone with hairloss triggered earlier by stress... countless, these stories just keep coming...

Sammo

 

[Obsidian]

Well the good thing is I think I am catching it early as I only really started to noticed my hair loss around ninteen at which I thought it was the result of putting my hair in a ponytail constantly. What I need to realize is I am doing all I can right now (Propecia 1mg a day and Nizoral two times a week which I used before that for my dandruff). What I need an overhaul in is how I handle my stress and realize if I want to keep the hair I have now then I need to follow these two words: STOP IT!

To realize that I can do only one thing at a time and to enjoy life by smelling the flowers. To go with the flow and do what I usually do if I feel stressed/nervous:

Take deep breaths, think of a calm time/place, and count back from 100.


Sadly like the good Doctor mentioned, all easier said than done.