Comments on: 21 and Have Been Losing My Hair For Years – Jessica’s Hair Loss Story

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:40:20 +0000

To everyone on this site, look into PCOS. I was diagnosed when I was 20. Now, after being at a healthy weight for 3 years, I am 10 lbs heavier and my hair has been falling out for 6 months. I have always shed but this is not normal. WEll, all my labs are normal but I have pcos. When I take bc pills I gain weight but I take them every few months because without them I can’t have a period. And I read that a normal woman who takes the pill can start hair loss. Or if you are healthy and stop it, it can do the same. My problem is the pcos. I’m overweight, I can’t lose weight easily (even worse because I’m short), I don’t have periods, and my hair is falling out. Oh and I started getting acne and worse hair growth. PCOS is the devil. Ask your doc for an ultrasound or a test for pcos. At least then you will know it’s hormonal. Oh and I forgot to mention that many women with pcos are diagnosed with depression or bipolar. OF course, if you are losing hair then depression could naturally result but they could coincide biologically.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:54:19 +0000

By the way.. my really curly hair gets tangled and knotted easily which probably contributes to the loss.. I have no clue what to do about that 🙁

By: Tamara

Tamara — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:52:06 +0000

Hi everyone.. Reading all of these stories really causes me to cry. I’m 19 and I’ve been losing my hair since I was 10.. My hair is very very rly.. I started wearing my natural curls when I was about 16 and it helped my hair to grow longer… but my hair keeps thinning more and more.. I understand that depressing feeling. I love my hair.. it’s so different which is why I would still be depressed if I had a hair transfusion because I don’t think I would be able to fuse hair that is exactly like mine. My mom has thin hair.. and all of her sisters.. so if its in my genes I just want to know how I can stop it.. everytime I get out of the shower I feel so depressed because curly hair strands fall all over my body and everywhere in the shower, clogs the bath tub and over loads my brush.. a horrid funeral every day goes on in my bathroom everyday.. I’ve been looking up reasons and there are so many, stress, too much or little copper, low amounts of amino acids, genetics, high sodium, improper hormone balance, and lacking of.. nutrients, vitamins.. I don’t know if this helps anyone.. it didn’t help me but it gave me a start to my journey on getting my hair back 🙁

By: JT

JT — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:15:25 +0000

I have the same problem. My hair started falling out on the top when I hit 18. I am 27 now and just go with the buzz cute. I am about to order from Sephora this Rene Furterer line which other men and women claim does wonders for fine hair and stops hair loss. I’m going to give it a try. Look into it yourself also. Thanks for the tip on Rogain, I also considered that, but trusted my gut not to buy it.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:14:23 +0000

Hello everyone. I’m 15 & I have just stumbled upon this page. I have been losing so many strands of hair for the past 4 (ish) months its not even funny. I ignored it at first, but now im beginning to relaize that im going bald 🙁 i dont know what to do. I’ve always had beautiful long blonde hair and its always helped with my confidence. I don’t have any bald spots yet. but you can kinda see my scalp a tiny bit at the back of my hair where my double crown is. im mostly noticing it in the front, and where my part is. My dad is to thank for all of this.. He started losing hair very young & My brother started losing hair at 15/16 and its destroyed him. He always wears a hat. & has no self confidence what so ever. I never thought i would start losing hair hair too though. My brother told me it wouldnt happen because im a girl & its in the male side of the family. but im thinking hes wrong. I havent been to the doctor yet.. but it sounds like theres no cure anyway. :'( i mean.. i still have alot of hair but my family doesnt have a ton of money to spend things to try and keep it from falling out. im thinking im gonna lose alot more hair before something works. possibly even all of it. 🙁 i dont know what to do.. im just falling apart here. ive been crying all night. i feel SO ugly.

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:26:56 +0000

I’m seventeen and i’ve been losing my hair for a couple of years now. I went to a dermatologist who said i simply had androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern baldness in women. She then refered me to an endroconologist who discovered that my cortisol and testosterone levels were almost double what they were supposed to be. I don’t exhibit any signs of an adrenal tumor and I don’t have any “male characteristics” so she is going to run a test to see if she can put me on medication to hopefully slow down or stop my hair loss. For anyone dealing with this problem who has not yet done so, i recommend going to an endroconologist or a specalist because it might not just be hair loss, as in my case. Consider getting your hormone and thyroid levels checked out because through this process i found out that they can greatly affect hair loss and other symptoms, and can usually be treated with a perscription. I can definately relate to all of you because i know what it feels like to look at yourself in the morning and have your hair, or lack of, be all that you see. Even though other people say you look fine or that they don’t notice it, i think it starts to wear on a person. To all of you dealing with this problem, just don’t give up, i’m glad i didn’t.

By: Christie

Christie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:49:09 +0000

Oh and i forgot to add that ive been on rogain for 3 1/2 monthes and I dont think you guys should use it . I dont think its good for us to use a chemical product that goes through are scalp and into the blood stream the rest of our lives. Also the hairloss has slightly tapered of the past 2 weeks but I still loose like 30 hairs in the shower and like 20 when i brush and it would be ok only no new hair is growing in its place . I get really worried that the hair on the crown of my head will not grow back and ill be stuck with a bald spot 4 ever . Nothing helps and I dont like taking so many vitimins but as woman We freakout cause We think who will ever find us attactive now and I look at other woman with full heads of hair and despise them and wish and prey to god to have hair like theirs . Im also a thick girl and feel like Im not the beatiful boluptuious girl i used to be . Can somone give me any advice It would really help. Also i stopped taking birth control on dec 29th 09. I got iud . I will never take those pills again. Ibeleave any woman who takes birth control is at risk of hairloss . at first i switched to orthocyline for a moth and i gained 8 pounds in 3 weeks it didnt stop the hairloss and i had my period for 2 weeks oh and my boobs got huge and made me feel fat lol.

By: Christie

Christie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:37:39 +0000

Hi , My name is Christie im 22. I always had fine hair but it was thick on top and I was always able to make cute styles on it. I started taking low estrin 24 and took it for almost 14 months . my hair grew thicker while on it but then i started to notice my hair thinning and getting split ends. and then when i would take a shower it would fall out in gobs and the whole crown of my head is see threw i have to cover it with a comeover and I always used to wear my bangs back. I went to the doctor and of course all test were normal . and then i went to the derm. Just threw rogain at me and some shampoo that dosnt work . the rogain made my hair fall out alot more and bald in the front. the websight says just keep using it and eventually the hair will grow back thicker then before but so far no new groth. At first it made my hair grwo back really fast but then the hair fell out alot. I also take a multi , biotin 5000iu, omega3s,iodine,nuhair vitimin,and right now i just started taking vitex chaste tree Ive read that it regulates hormones and gives you lighter peroids in edition it helps supress acne . You Ladies should google it for more info. Im not sure if it works but at this point im willing to try anything. My hair balded for a short time after my daughter was born but that was 5 years ago and atleast then i knew what the problem was now im lost. They have no answers for us . Their doctors we depend on them for answers . Instead of throwing raogain or steroids at us they should be finding a cure for it. Im consumed by this . I dont even feel pretty anymore.

By: B

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:34:02 +0000

Hi,

My dad pointed out that he could see my scalp the other day at the back of my head. I remember my ex boyfriend pointing out to me that i was losing some hair at the top/middle point of my head when I was about 18 (i’m not 21) but stupidly I ignored it because i couldn’t really see it, and just figured it would grow back. I stopped using products and just stuck to head and shoulders shampoo and conditioner and started using my straighteners a lot less and not as intensely (if that makes sense – just the ends of my hair).

So since my dad pointed this out to me the other day, I’ve looked in a two-way mirror and am absolutely horrified (not to mention terrified) of how much hair i’ve lost…I just broke down in tears and now it’s all i can think of. I love my hair so much and it’s always given me confidence as I’ve always had issues with my weight. Anyway, after much deliberation, I’ve figured out ways of concealing the thinning but i’m terrified that i’m going to lose more and then i won’t know what to do. I’m worried that it’s going to get worse at the front and then i won’t be able to cover it at all.

I’m going to the doctor on Monday and am hoping and praying that it’s something that can be fixed easily like my diet or additional stress or something. I just can’t deal with not knowing how much is going to fall out…I didnt notice the hair loss because i don’t generally shed hair – and i’m extremely careful not to pull it too hard when washing or brush through it when wet. I’m really scared about this, I’m only 22 and I’ve not even started out my life yet.

If anyone can offer any comforting words or advice, i’d be so grateful. I feel so alone right now and feel like i can’t talk to anyone about this.

Thankyou x

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:42:02 +0000

I just started birthcontrol about a year ago, and I have been noticing that m hair falls out more heavily these days. It has been bothering me for some while so I decided to get on here and find out if it was some nutrient imbalance or along those lines. I had no idea that birhtcontrol could aid in hair loss. Is there any chance, of there being something you can do to stop hair loss even though you are on birthcontrol?