I used to have beautiful hair. Over the past year and a half I have been under a lot of stress. last summer i noticed two bald spots in my hair. they were the size of silver dollars. i went to a place where they said i had androgenic alopecia (they weren’t doctors) and now i wear a hair piece in my hair. it is hot, uncomfortable, and i can’t help but feel self concious. it’s also expensive, and i’m only 25 and can barely afford it. i’m a single mom.
i’ve worn the hair piece for about 5 months.
lately i’ve noticed that my hair has been growing faster, and my mother looked within my hair piece and says my hair may be growing back (my stress level has diminished quite a bit)
i was wondering (besides appearance) if there would be signs that this conditon is going away.
will my head be a little itchy, will i feel stubble? will the hair grow in and be thinner from the scalp at first (not like a telogen hair) and then grow in thicker? what kinds of things do you recomend I do to make my hair grow back, because i can’t live without hair anymore, and i’m not rich, and can’t afford medical procedures or cosmetic ones.
should i get a b12 shot, or purchase the ssublingual pill?
please help. i want to be normal and pretty again.
If you feel stubble, the you can assume that the hair is probably growing back. Hair cycles every 3-7 months (approximately) so if the hair loss is short term, you may see it reverse in that time frame. Wearing hair systems will cause traction alopecia and I would advise you against this, and suggest that you just style around your area of loss, if possible.
There are many medical conditions that need to be evaluated, so consider seeing a doctor and reviewing the Female Hair Loss category.
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I have been taking Propecia for 5 weeks now. Don’t know if it’s just me, but I see little white hairs growing in my receiving lines and some on the back of my head. My wife said this also. (I hope it’s not to make me feel better) is this a sign that my hair is growing back? Will the tiny white hairs grow in darker? I tried everything in the world for hairloss, and Propecia was my last resort. If this fails I’ll just shave my head from now on. Is Propecia as good as they say? I realise it’s not for everyone, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen some results from any product out there… any comments..?
Rob, I would like to know the same! I also have little white hairs!
Joel and Rob, i had started with 2 patches on my head and several on my chin and cheeks. at first nothing grew, then white hairs came in.. now there are more and more white hairs with a few growing in normal color (dark brown for me) and it seems as if the rest are starting to do so as well.
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