Hey everyone, before I explain my situation I would like to note that everyone on both my mom and dad's side of the family all have a full head of hair including my mom and dad, I've also had very thick hair my whole life, but anyways here's my story...
So back in November of 2011 I went through alot that caused me to become very depressed and also have very bad anxiety. I never noticed any hair shedding but I was able to notice that my hair had started to become slightly thinner throughout 2012 and through 2013 (all this time I was going through hell in my life from anxiety, depression etc.) It was never thin to the point where I thought something was wrong until around January 2013 when I would part my hair when it was wet I would notice in the middle there was some thinning around the middle, but I still didn't think anything serious of it.
Here's when my nightmare began,
In October 2013 I shaved my head... when my hair started to grow out it didnt grow out full, even the sides and back grew out much thinner and on top it grew out in a diffuse pattern. Ever since then my hair hasn't changed.. It hasn't gotten better but it hasn't gotten worse, but at the same time I'm still dealing with bad depression and anxiety and always very stressed. What I suspect is that it's telogen effluvium from stress or some stress related hair loss but I'm not 100% sure and I read that telogen effluvium your hair is supposed to grow back after 6 months or so and mine still hasn't but maybe it's because I haven't gotten rid of my stress? Idk anymore I'm seeing a dermatologist in May but if anyone can help me or give their input I would really appreciate it.. thank you.
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Some things I left out:
-My hairline is fully in tact. No receding whatsoever.
-My hair doesn't shed but sometimes when I pull my hair I notice 1-2 hairs on my hand with a white bulb at the end.
So back in November of 2011 I went through alot that caused me to become very depressed and also have very bad anxiety. I never noticed any hair shedding but I was able to notice that my hair had started to become slightly thinner throughout 2012 and through 2013 (all this time I was going through hell in my life from anxiety, depression etc.) It was never thin to the point where I thought something was wrong until around January 2013 when I would part my hair when it was wet I would notice in the middle there was some thinning around the middle, but I still didn't think anything serious of it.
Here's when my nightmare began,
In October 2013 I shaved my head... when my hair started to grow out it didnt grow out full, even the sides and back grew out much thinner and on top it grew out in a diffuse pattern. Ever since then my hair hasn't changed.. It hasn't gotten better but it hasn't gotten worse, but at the same time I'm still dealing with bad depression and anxiety and always very stressed. What I suspect is that it's telogen effluvium from stress or some stress related hair loss but I'm not 100% sure and I read that telogen effluvium your hair is supposed to grow back after 6 months or so and mine still hasn't but maybe it's because I haven't gotten rid of my stress? Idk anymore I'm seeing a dermatologist in May but if anyone can help me or give their input I would really appreciate it.. thank you.
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Some things I left out:
-My hairline is fully in tact. No receding whatsoever.
-My hair doesn't shed but sometimes when I pull my hair I notice 1-2 hairs on my hand with a white bulb at the end.
Now I have haircut for every 2-3 months. Before at least one per month, maybe every 3 weeks. Road for recovery is long, at least 6 months to see some success. Don't do some extreme heavy weighting, or that kind of sports, it depletes minerals and proteins...