Inch's Story

[Inch]

I posted here some time ago. I am now a 54 yr. old female. I started losing my hair about a year and a half ago, nothing terrible, just noticed a difference. My Doctor told me to take multivitamins and get more sunshine. Two months later, I went back and he sent me to a dermatologist. I was in his office for about 5 minutes, he never even looked at my scalp. Asked me questions about prescriptions I take and told me it was due to major surgery I had had a year previously. After searching the net, I realized that if that was the case, it would have happened 9 months sooner and that it would have stopped and regrown. Since then, I have been reading everything I can about ADA because after every blood test they could take, that is MY diagnosis and now my Internist's as well. I have been using herbal shampoos, minoxidil 2% for almost 4 months now, B complex vitamins, Saw Palmetto, massaging my scalp, you name it. I do see some growth on top and along the hair line, mostly grey I might add, but better grey than none. I am post menopausal now 4 years and as I said, all blood tests came back negative. I am getting more and more depressed. I am finding it harder and harder to find a place to part my hair, the top and sides are so thin. I have tried using cosmetics which do cover, but are messy and unnatural to me. I am seeing my internist next week and he wants to discuss which anti androgen meds I should try. I have read that Propecia is not effective in treating Androgenetic Alopecia. I think he wants to start me on spironolactone, but then there's Aldactone also. I haven't used Nizoral because I don't have a dry scalp. Should I be using it anyways? I would really appreciate any advice because I really don't want to start taking meds and waiting around to see that they don't work after all. I am at the point where I will try just about anything, I can't wait much longer for results, because if I continue the way I have been over the last year, my only option will be a wig. Please, any advice will be most appreciated. I have even become so depressed that I have considered suicide. I have been through a lot of hardships in my life and have dealt with them. This seems like a cruel joke at this point in my life, one I never expected. Thanks for listening.

 

[jeffsss]

My goodness. i truely feel for you being a woman.

If i were you I'd get a few opinions from different derms.. and maybe even hair specialists..

I wish i could give you advise other than... try your best to enjoy life??

I'm about to lose my relationship with my fiance' because I don't 'act the same' anymore. i've been with this girl for 5 years and never had a hair issue till this last year. it's gettin worse.. i'm affected by it.. thus, she's affected by it.. I've litterally cried about it.. then i realize that people love me for who i am.. not my hair.. so just try to be yourself and try not to think about your hair... you think about your own hair 10,000 X more than anyone else..