I don't understand shedding!

[maxou]

Hi guys, i'm new here!

About 2 months ago I started shedding massively (for the first time in my life): losing about 200+ a day on average (diffuse on the top and crown). I went from a high density of hair to barely hiding the hairloss anymore.
I pretty much tried everything (vitamines, shampoos, stermoydine) now and started finasteride 4 weeks ago, but the shed is still massive.

I just don't understand where it comes from or why i am shedding like this.

-Did DHT launch a massive attack on my follicles this summer?
-Can finasteride stop the shedding?
-Will the shedded hair grow back or are they definitely gone? As it's the first time this is happening

Thanks!

 

[rerun]

Did anything significant happen 3 months before your hair started shedding? I mean, did you experience a crash diet, extreme sickness or surgery, or undergo a traumatic event?

 

[jasperhobbs]

Maxou, same thing happened to me and I am not sure of cause. Jasper

 

[maxou]

Did anything significant happen 3 months before your hair started shedding? I mean, did you experience a crash diet, extreme sickness or surgery, or undergo a traumatic event?

No nothing in particular happened this summer. Went on vacation (exposed to lots of sea salt) but nothing more)

Maxou, same thing happened to me and I am not sure of cause. Jasper

It seems like it happens to a lot of people! I would to know if male pattern baldness can appear so suddenly without any previous warning signs.
My story seems a lot like this guy btw (i also have scalp pains): http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/71578-scalp-pain






I have another question: if the dermatologist put me on finasteride without me having male pattern baldness could that screw me up and make more hair fall when it would have stopped?

 

[maxou]

Been steadily shedding for 2.5 months now - average 100+ hairs daily

I started finasteride 1mg/daily for 6 weeks ago now but shedding is still happening. I have strictly no sides from finasteride (perhaps increase in libido - shouldn't it be the opposite?) does that mean it's not correctly working?

 

[TMNK]

Been steadily shedding for 2.5 months now - average 100+ hairs daily

I started finasteride 1mg/daily for 6 weeks ago now but shedding is still happening. I have strictly no sides from finasteride (perhaps increase in libido - shouldn't it be the opposite?) does that mean it's not correctly working?

My libido have never been better since I got on finasteride. It's so weird. Of course it's good, but a part of me still want a small side effect so I know it's working..

 

[dehoha]

Based on my personal experience, finasteride makes shedding even worse or at least prolong the shedding period. I lost a lot of hairline while I was on finasteride and pretty much all my temporal area can be seen.

 

[GoodRun]

My story seems a lot like this guy btw (i also have scalp pains): http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/showthread.php/71578-scalp-pain

I've had intermittent scalp pain for 20 years. Seems to be muscle tension in scalp or neck, but massage doesn't always fix it. I had a shed when it first started, but recovered well. I responded to the other post.

 

[german89]

loaing 100 plus hairs isn't shedding in my opinion. thats the average of losing hair. i'm losing 200-400 a day since 2009 and im on the big 3 since 2011. that is shedding

 

[PhillyCarter]

Sometimes the causes can be just a change in normal routine, especially if its sudden shedding. I know a lot of people that go on drastic diets or have a lot of stress experience this type of shedding. Have any of these things happened to you? If not it could be a scalp issue. Most patterned hair loss are from DHT blocking the hair from growing. That's what my case was although the shedding was not as drastic. I would recommend heading to your dermatologist and checking it out. If it is DHT find a good ketoconazole sulfate free shampoo.

 

[DozyVan]

Since the OP didn't mention any dandruff problem, I would think maxou's scalp and hair did sustain a lot of UV/salt damage during his summer holiday and the shedding/pain may be symptoms of recovery (God, I hope so).

maxou, how are things now?

 

[Suzanne Albert]

If you see more hair on your pillow or hairbrush than the usual then maybe you could actually just be shedding more hair than others and that is normal.