Hey :) I take B12 and vitamin D from the doctor (B12 are shots weekly and vitamin D are drops on tongue each night), both through a prescription. Iron and iodine is from a nurse. Zinc, and other B vitamins, and EPO are just over the counter...
Confused. Sad. Normally very outgoing and sunny. Now don't want to go out as much and very self conscious. Normally go out and socialise alot, and am now self conscious about dating, even guys I know who may notice.
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Hmm, um, well I am 36 and single, and as I say normally socialise a lot with freinds and go out. I love to travel, and have been planning a trip in Asia in the next 2 months and have been really looking foward to it but now am feeling a bit nervous. I work full time in the arts feild. I love outdoors activities, especially anything to do with the beach or mountains. I love reading, cooking, animals, children (especially my nieces), and socialising (normally). Oh yeah, and I am now kinda obssessed with hair! I constantly look at women to see what their hair is like, almost hoping someone else will have fine hair like me or to see patches where its thin. And I think about what my hair was like just a few months before. I also keep questioning why this is happening and how unfair it seems. You know, basically feeling sad about it. I am truely grateful to have found you all :)
Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. What kind of art do you do? I'm a painter and a high school art teacher. I also pick up some freelance illustration work on the side.
Like you, I constantly look at other women's hair to see if it's thinning and I'm convinced everyone notices mine. And, it's difficult being single again so I completely understand your angst about dating. I just keep trying to tell myself that most people are nonobservant and don't notice or pay any attention to other peoples hair..... That of course, is easier said than done.... It is truly difficult keeping things in perspective. I know that I am more than my hair. I'm very glad I found this site and I greatly appreciate the support and understanding everyone here has to offer.
Hi I'm back in Hanoi with my hair piece firmly on. So it turns out that it's not as easy as I thought it would be. Well, I never thought it would be easy but I didn't realise just how terrifying it would be. All I have to do is take off, put scarf, hat in place yet I'm petrified. So I am wearing a bandana over it which is a small step. I need to be strong to do this. I've been chatting with an incredible woman who has had experience with this and gaining a lot of strength from her. The trick according to her, is to be nonchalant about it. That way others are too. I hope to get there soon.
Wow!! that is a lot of vitamins. I just had a series of blood tests done which I am waiting for the results of. Most of them had to do with why I am so dizzy all of the time. If these results don't give me some clue as to why I am a shedding fiend then I will ask for more. Still being that I have noticed my hair loss at 18 I think it might be in my genes. Though it could have to do with my eating disorder and my lack of nutirients. Blah!! I live in a town where almost everyone is an artist. If I could just work in that town again I would shave it all off. There are so many shaved headed women where I live noone would even notice!!
Thanks for the tip. I know that 2 years ago I was diagnosed borderline anemic and that was tought to be the reason for my hair loss by I have been taking multi vitamins every day so I don't think that's it. It's most likly genetic in my case but I stil want to rule out all possibilities. I will get the b12 test. What kind of vitamins do you take? Are they prescribed or over the counter? Thanks, EJ
How is it going? Still losing a million hairs a day? I decided counting was not a good thing for me to do and I wish the dermatologist hasn't said anything about it.... I don't think I will be doing that for a while. It's too hard for me to handle. Although, I can look in my hand, on the sink, in the floor, and in the brush and know that it's a lot more than 100...
I am trying to cope with it. It is what it is, so I guess I need to find a way to function. It isn't easy, and my mind drifts often to the unknown and what if's. Who knew this would be so traumatic?!?!
Thanks for the message. I am feeling better today... it was so unlike me to lose it like that. That is what bothers me so much, this is effecting me in such a negative way. I am so uncomfortable with the crying, it is hard for me know how to handle it. I really think that is why I am having a hard time talking to my husband about this... he isn't used to seeing me cry, and that is what I do when I talk about 250 hairs in my hand!! I love my husband... always have, so it isn't that I don't think he will understand, it is a ME thing. I am so awkward!
I hate that you are losing so many hairs as well... but to be honest, I am so comforting knowing that this happens. I was so touched at how many people reached out to me and said, this will be OK> This is such an awesome site, and I feel blessed to have found it!!
Do you think this will pass for us? I just know that I can't be growing 250 hairs in a day... and I feel that it will catch up and it will all be gone! This is such a traumatic thing for someone to go though... I had no idea!
Thanks so much for talking with me and sending well wishes! I truly appreciate you and the others here.
We are leaving in the morning to go on a disney cruise. Excited, but tired. It's been a long night trying to get ready. I will actually miss this website... I will be excited to see what has happened while I was away!!
Hiya, ta for the messages. I guess what I am afraid of is the unknown. I reckon it is the andronegic alopaecia I have which could be incurable. I am not getting much support from my family, all my mum will say is " I've too much hair, wouldn't mind losing some" and stuff like that. Also saying theres nothing wrong with me and they can t see any difference than it always was. You know sometimes you know that its different. I also notice that some of the new hairs are growing are almost see through and are falling out when they are about an inch long. Now that is just not right. I am tired seeing hairs on my bed, on my kitchen worktop, on the kitchen floor, on my computer desk in work. Just hair everywhere. I was on holidays with a group of people in Australia for five weeks in January and again there was just loose hairs from me all over the apartment and none that I noticed from anyone else. Would definitely like to see a dermatologist. Would definitely like to get my bloods tested. We went on a medical from work a couple of years ago and two things that showed up were I had high ferratin levels and high cholesterol (I am not overweight) I wonder if these are linked in anywhere. I know high cholesterol can be linked to testosterone, so perhaps thats the way to look. Will let you know how I get on Tuesday. There are only two qualified trichologists in Ireland and both are a fair bit away from Dublin. Will let you know how I get on. TA!
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