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Photos:
-above the yellow line is filled in with little 1mm long hairs, making almost a second hairline; This grew in after I started taking vitamin D to correct a deficiency. Photo is probably too blurry to see em though.
-note: this is not where my original hairline was, it is below it. My original hairline was a lot higher
-in the pink circles are some of the little vitamin D hairs that got long after changing some eating habits.
-the pics of hair clumps are both 1 shower worth of hairfall. The bigger one is what was coming out when I tried to wash with only water most day, then a small amount of shampoo a couple times a week. The small clump is when I use apple cider vinegar, and use a large amount of shampoo.
-the front of my hairline hasn't changed yet. Only the temples, as well as the thinning that's happening to my whole head.
Post:
I've finally broken down and took some pictures of what's going on. My whole head is thinning. You can really see it on the pics of the sides. My whole head looks like that, even my sideburns. My hair is long so it might make it harder to see. But October 26th, 2017 my hair started shedding. Before that I had noticed a lot of dandruff and buildup after switching shampoos. My hair textured changed in a bad way all over and a few months after that, in October, it started shedding like mad.
I was diagnosed with telogen effluvium and seborrhoeic dermatitis, but my dermatologist wanted to do a biopsy to be sure. Well the biopsy came back normal. No fungus, no male pattern baldness (although obviously I have receded temples), and little sign of telogen effluvium. She said if it was tellogen effluvium then it would be nearly better according to the biopsy. But it's only gotten worse since then.
I don't know what to do. I tried rogain and ketoconazole shampoo, but it didn't work. The biggest difference is when I use apple cider vinegar, and maintain a certain diet.
I'm scared to go on finasteride, but I don't know what else to do. Anyone else have loss like this before? My hair used to be very thick. Could it be dandruff related?
Please go easy on me as this whole experience has really done a number on my confidence.
-above the yellow line is filled in with little 1mm long hairs, making almost a second hairline; This grew in after I started taking vitamin D to correct a deficiency. Photo is probably too blurry to see em though.
-note: this is not where my original hairline was, it is below it. My original hairline was a lot higher
-in the pink circles are some of the little vitamin D hairs that got long after changing some eating habits.
-the pics of hair clumps are both 1 shower worth of hairfall. The bigger one is what was coming out when I tried to wash with only water most day, then a small amount of shampoo a couple times a week. The small clump is when I use apple cider vinegar, and use a large amount of shampoo.
-the front of my hairline hasn't changed yet. Only the temples, as well as the thinning that's happening to my whole head.
Post:
I've finally broken down and took some pictures of what's going on. My whole head is thinning. You can really see it on the pics of the sides. My whole head looks like that, even my sideburns. My hair is long so it might make it harder to see. But October 26th, 2017 my hair started shedding. Before that I had noticed a lot of dandruff and buildup after switching shampoos. My hair textured changed in a bad way all over and a few months after that, in October, it started shedding like mad.
I was diagnosed with telogen effluvium and seborrhoeic dermatitis, but my dermatologist wanted to do a biopsy to be sure. Well the biopsy came back normal. No fungus, no male pattern baldness (although obviously I have receded temples), and little sign of telogen effluvium. She said if it was tellogen effluvium then it would be nearly better according to the biopsy. But it's only gotten worse since then.
I don't know what to do. I tried rogain and ketoconazole shampoo, but it didn't work. The biggest difference is when I use apple cider vinegar, and maintain a certain diet.
I'm scared to go on finasteride, but I don't know what else to do. Anyone else have loss like this before? My hair used to be very thick. Could it be dandruff related?
Please go easy on me as this whole experience has really done a number on my confidence.
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