I would appreciate any thoughts on this. No one in my family has really had any hairloss issues. My grandpas both lost some hair in their 60's but nothing to stress over. I've always been told I have great thick hair and I've never worried about it. I'm 22. About 2-3 months ago I tried B5 vitamin to improve my skin but quit soon after I read it can cause hairloss. I did not take enough to have an effect on my body. But I've been worrying about hairloss ever since. My main question is:what is the chance that I start going bald at the exact same time I started looking for it? There are too many factors as to why I'm concerned over the hair I see when I shower. My hair is the longest it's ever been(only about 2-4 inches though) I've always kept it pretty short. But when I wake up and my hair is dirty. I run my fingers through it and hairs and dandruff fall out and it worries me. I get about 10-20 hairs that I can see on my hands if I check while shampooing. And if I use a brush after the shower I get like 20 or more. If I use a wide tooth comb I see less but figure they fall out later. I'm still probably in the normal range but I wish there were less fall out so I could just stop worrying. I've been taking 3000 MSM for 3 weeks and 4000 biotin. My hair seems to be holding up despite the hairs i lose but I worry that the thinning is so gradual that it will be years before I notice a real difference.
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Well.. since the loss of 100 hairs daily is normal, doesn't seem to be a problem there.. and if absolutely none of your grandparents or parents have male pattern baldness, then its rather unlikely that you would.
Of course, that's assuming that male pattern baldness is inherited in a recessive fashion.. but no-one has found the genes for them yet.
Of course, that's assuming that male pattern baldness is inherited in a recessive fashion.. but no-one has found the genes for them yet.
Kramer3
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I don't care what anyone says losing a 100 hairs a day is not normal.
That being said It's still very hard to conclude whether your balding or not. The only way you can really know for sure is if you see some conspicously thinning areas. If it's not hereditary, like it seems to be, I'd wait a month or two before taking any measures. You've already done the most important thing which is become aware and search for correct information. Sift through a few posts here and you gain enough knowledge to prepare yourself should your condition get worse.
That being said It's still very hard to conclude whether your balding or not. The only way you can really know for sure is if you see some conspicously thinning areas. If it's not hereditary, like it seems to be, I'd wait a month or two before taking any measures. You've already done the most important thing which is become aware and search for correct information. Sift through a few posts here and you gain enough knowledge to prepare yourself should your condition get worse.
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It sounds to me like you are going through a shed. Sheds happen to ALL people, both people who suffer pattern baldness and people who have no hairloss issues at all.
You see, your hairs go through cycles where they eject themselves in preparation of the next hair. You would think that, as all of these follicles have individual cycle times, that the cycling would be uniform... that is, you would lose a constant stream of a few hairs here and a few hairs there. Well, the fact of the matter is that it doesn't work that way. Your hair tends to shed in rather significant 'events' that are often affected by stress, nutrition, and unseen internal hormonal conditions.
Have you had any traumatic events happen to you in the last two months? A lot of times a period of high stress can cause a 'synchronized shed' as you are going through about 30 days after the event. For example, it is well documented that women go through massive sheds after pregnancy, and yet they grow back.
I very truly do NOT think that you are balding. But, if you are still afraid, then I must agree with Kramer and just advise to keep an eye on it.
You see, your hairs go through cycles where they eject themselves in preparation of the next hair. You would think that, as all of these follicles have individual cycle times, that the cycling would be uniform... that is, you would lose a constant stream of a few hairs here and a few hairs there. Well, the fact of the matter is that it doesn't work that way. Your hair tends to shed in rather significant 'events' that are often affected by stress, nutrition, and unseen internal hormonal conditions.
Have you had any traumatic events happen to you in the last two months? A lot of times a period of high stress can cause a 'synchronized shed' as you are going through about 30 days after the event. For example, it is well documented that women go through massive sheds after pregnancy, and yet they grow back.
I very truly do NOT think that you are balding. But, if you are still afraid, then I must agree with Kramer and just advise to keep an eye on it.