My hair has been thinning noticeably for
about 6 months. I have been to a general
physician (who told me to give it time), a
dermatologist (who told me that my
hormones were possibly out of whack and to
get hormonal tests), a gynecologist (who
said to wait it out and did not do
hormonal tests) and now I am going to see
a specialist (crossing my fingers)
tomorrow.
I am so self-conscious about it, I feel
like I am withdrawing and I cannot be
cheerful. I am constantly thinking about
it. I dread taking a shower and washing
my hair because I cannot handle looking at
all of the hair coming out. I can
basically see my scalp on the top of my
head - the hair is very thin - like
'see-through.'
i used to have a lot of hair - it would
take me about 50 minutes to blow dry.
Now it only takes me 10-15 minutes. I
feel sick about it.
I was on birth control pills (ortho
tri-cyclen and then ortho tri-cyclen lo)
for about 3.5 years. I went off of them
7 months ago. I thought that this could
perhaps be the cause, but it has been
going on for 6 months! I think that
seems a bit long, and it does not seem to
be slowing down.
I have no family history of hair loss in
women. My sister has very thick hair.
I have a history of eating disorders, but
currently my diet is very good. I have
not actively had an eating disorder for 3
years.
I saw one of my friends from college
yesterday. She has lost a ton of hair,
too. She has recently undergone a lot of
emotional stress. Another girl that I
graduated with is also experiencing tons
of hair loss, and has started taking
rogaine. She has an very stressful job.
I have not actually seen her, so I don't
know how bad it is.
Anyway - I am getting extremely depressed
about this. I am acting cold to my
boyfriend because I feel so unattractive,
I do not know what else to do. I think
it's a defense mechanism because if I push
him away then he cannot push me away. I
feel like i'm isolating myself because i'm
ashamed and embarassed and I feel
completely helpless and frustrated.
I have had my iron and thyroid tested -
both are normal.
Does anyone have any helpful
information/thoughts? Any experiences
with going off of birth control pills? I
have not regained my periods yet, so maybe
this is a hormonal imbalance? My
gynocologist said I should try to gain
some weight, but I have issues with that
and if that doesn't work I will feel fat
and bald
i am confused about a lot of things - job,
what am I doing in life?, etc...But this
is making everything so much worse.
Sorry for the novel...
