I am 23 years old and have had one of the
most stressful years of my life. My
boyfriend (now husband) was stationed in
iraq from feb to august. In sept. I
lost my step-mom to a massive heart
attack. In october, I took a new job.
By nov. I was engaged and planning a
wedding for april. In march my hubby's
mom had a severe stroke. We had to marry
a month early without the wedding that had
so stressfully consumed my life while
planning. In april, I moved away from
everyone I know to hawaii where my husband
is stationed and am coping with military
life as a newly-wed all the while still
grieving for my step-mom. I know stress
can make you lose your hair, but I want to
know what kind of hair loss I am
experiencing. In january, I realized I
had a tiny bald spot, smaller than my
pinkie finger nail on the side of my head.
I woke up one day in april to realize it
was the size of a quarter. Panicked, I
collected what little snapshots I had from
my wedding day in march and sure enough,
the spot is there under my already thin
hair (god did not bless me with thick hair
so what I can't afford to lose any)! Now
the spot is growing back in, but I realize
now I have another one on that same side
of my head, just behind the ear that is
starting to fall out. I wonder if this
pattern of losing and growing hair will
ever stop. All I can add besides the
stress factor is that this past winter I
suffered from dry scalp, especially in
locatized places on the side of my head
where I am now losing my hair. I am
trying to get all info I an get on
alopecia and other hair losses to see what
may be wrong with me. Any input?
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 06-12-04 03:11am
See my post on this forum to another
victim of hair loss it details hoe my
daughter overcame hairloss (30-60 minute
walks at around dawn (perfect in hawaii!!)
50-100mg pd of 5htp, foods high in
tryptophan (google for a list), yoga,
meditation & relaxation.
Also ginseng hair tonic is good for hair
problems and general hair health & you
can also get ginseng shampoo &
conditioner - the tonic apparently (i know
a couple of people who have used it &
found this) helps "thicken" hair.
But it does seem as if your system(like my
dauhghter's last year) has just gone into
overload & you need to relax, destress
& then things will start to heal.
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mvp
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 01-16-06 00:03am
Old post but what the hell
what you have are tiny bald patches that
is a temporary pattern called
alopecia aereata (spell check). It goes
away on it's own. The body actually
attacks itself which causes the bald
spots
i had 4 of them on the back of my head and
they grew back after 5-6 months. Dr first
gave me some cortisteroid fluid to rub
into the spots which didnt work for couple
months. What really worked for me was
rogaine and cortizone shots from the
dermatologist once a month. This sped the
hair growth back pretty fast.
