Myhair_Matt
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Hi Shedders and Hair loss pros!
I posted earlier in the month, in a panic, but have since relaxed alot more about my hair. Now i need some help in deciding what my next step should be in the fight against hair loss... I want your help/opinions as i can be very indecisive.
I've added a slide show for ease of use, just click the link.
http://www.slide.com/r/HoLC8YVb7j9u...previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original
Here's a run down of events so you have a good understanding as to what's happened and why i may be loosing/shedding my hair.
Over the last 6 months i got a new girlfriend (trouble), I was with her for about 3 months before dumping her as i all off a sudden started to stress and have anxiety attacks which i had never experienced before, yes the best looking girls are usually the biggest headcases. I also re-aggrvated a back injury but this time it was worse than ever which also put me in a state of panic as it was that bad i constantly thought about how i was positioned everywhere i went, and wondered if my back would ever improve. I also had a really bad run of flu's and high fevers, massive sweats & and a few headaches, not every week, but sure enough if someone had something i was sure to catch it and get it worse than everyone else. I lost quiet a bit of weight and my food habbits were pretty poor. Ohhh and to be totally honest, yes i was still going out and partying to the best of my ability along with doing what you do when you want to have some extra fun. In the end I really felt my health decline and I was at an all time low even to the point of where i went to get blood tests. After the blood test i was told i was fine although my liver function was slightly down, but it shouldn't really be effecting me. So immediately after (3months ago) i made a major effort to start eating super healthy, working out, get rid of that back injury and get back into the shape i was used to. Thats when disaster struck (1 month later), just when i was starting to get on top of things i noticed a rather heavy build up of dandruff (bare in mind i have always had a dandruff problem since i was in my teens, but it never effected me hairloss wise) so rather than washing it once a week i washed it a couple of times.... all of a sudden i noticed this hair coming out left, right and all over the freaking place, i noticed bright white scalp in places i had never seen before. I went nuts and went straight to Advanced Hair (i know, waste of money) who have been giving me the laser treatment and the minoxidil to apply twice a day as well as the saw plametto supliments. At first i would have estimated that i shed the usual 100 - 150 or so hairs daily..... ok with that, but still freaking out.... however over the last 2weeks, i have shed more like 300 hairs mainly from the the top but some from the sides, back & a bit from the eyebrows. Fortunatly my hair was massively thick in volume, sometimes i would even have twin hairs growing out of folicles, i remeber at the start of the year the hair dresser commented how thick and healthy my hair was.
I recently went to another doctor to check my hair, in his opinion i have Telogen effluvium given my recent events and that i should sit tight as there will be alot of shedding but as this is a sign of new hair pushing through. I got further blood tests done that came back great, i went to a dermatologist who said i have no signs of scalp problems and that i am just malting.
At this very moment, besides being confused as to what i should do, i am feeling great about my health, eating better than ever, taking my vitamins and all the good stuff, i have avoided everyone elses flu's now, i am less stressed, no anxiety attacks (although i think about my hair alot, which causes a little stress) i have quit the party scene, my back is much better...... but yes i am shedding like crazy, the scalp is starting to become more and more noticeable, to me at least.....
SOOOO if you were in my position, what would you do? and don't say shave it, i have already come to grips with that and think that's why i'm not so stressed about my hair.... should i really sit tight??
Thanks for your time and advice.
Matt!
I posted earlier in the month, in a panic, but have since relaxed alot more about my hair. Now i need some help in deciding what my next step should be in the fight against hair loss... I want your help/opinions as i can be very indecisive.
I've added a slide show for ease of use, just click the link.
http://www.slide.com/r/HoLC8YVb7j9u...previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original
Here's a run down of events so you have a good understanding as to what's happened and why i may be loosing/shedding my hair.
Over the last 6 months i got a new girlfriend (trouble), I was with her for about 3 months before dumping her as i all off a sudden started to stress and have anxiety attacks which i had never experienced before, yes the best looking girls are usually the biggest headcases. I also re-aggrvated a back injury but this time it was worse than ever which also put me in a state of panic as it was that bad i constantly thought about how i was positioned everywhere i went, and wondered if my back would ever improve. I also had a really bad run of flu's and high fevers, massive sweats & and a few headaches, not every week, but sure enough if someone had something i was sure to catch it and get it worse than everyone else. I lost quiet a bit of weight and my food habbits were pretty poor. Ohhh and to be totally honest, yes i was still going out and partying to the best of my ability along with doing what you do when you want to have some extra fun. In the end I really felt my health decline and I was at an all time low even to the point of where i went to get blood tests. After the blood test i was told i was fine although my liver function was slightly down, but it shouldn't really be effecting me. So immediately after (3months ago) i made a major effort to start eating super healthy, working out, get rid of that back injury and get back into the shape i was used to. Thats when disaster struck (1 month later), just when i was starting to get on top of things i noticed a rather heavy build up of dandruff (bare in mind i have always had a dandruff problem since i was in my teens, but it never effected me hairloss wise) so rather than washing it once a week i washed it a couple of times.... all of a sudden i noticed this hair coming out left, right and all over the freaking place, i noticed bright white scalp in places i had never seen before. I went nuts and went straight to Advanced Hair (i know, waste of money) who have been giving me the laser treatment and the minoxidil to apply twice a day as well as the saw plametto supliments. At first i would have estimated that i shed the usual 100 - 150 or so hairs daily..... ok with that, but still freaking out.... however over the last 2weeks, i have shed more like 300 hairs mainly from the the top but some from the sides, back & a bit from the eyebrows. Fortunatly my hair was massively thick in volume, sometimes i would even have twin hairs growing out of folicles, i remeber at the start of the year the hair dresser commented how thick and healthy my hair was.
I recently went to another doctor to check my hair, in his opinion i have Telogen effluvium given my recent events and that i should sit tight as there will be alot of shedding but as this is a sign of new hair pushing through. I got further blood tests done that came back great, i went to a dermatologist who said i have no signs of scalp problems and that i am just malting.
At this very moment, besides being confused as to what i should do, i am feeling great about my health, eating better than ever, taking my vitamins and all the good stuff, i have avoided everyone elses flu's now, i am less stressed, no anxiety attacks (although i think about my hair alot, which causes a little stress) i have quit the party scene, my back is much better...... but yes i am shedding like crazy, the scalp is starting to become more and more noticeable, to me at least.....
SOOOO if you were in my position, what would you do? and don't say shave it, i have already come to grips with that and think that's why i'm not so stressed about my hair.... should i really sit tight??
Thanks for your time and advice.
Matt!