donkifocker
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Hi I am a 32 years old male. This is a desperate plea for some advice or feedback on my current situation. The past 6 months I have been experiencing :
-synchronized rapid diffuse shedding on top
(very much like telogen effluvium!)
-excessive sebum buildup on face / scalp
(thick gooey dark colored sebum that gets pumped out so fast, I need to shower / washup every 4 hours to stay relatively clean)
-painful burning itchy scalp with redness / bumps.
-heavy coating of thick powdery dandruff flakes on scalp
-multiple acne breakouts all over the face
-hair on scalp - even the sideburns, has changed from straight to curvy
I feel like I might be one of the few rare cases where Telogen Effluvium, male pattern baldness, and Seb Dermatitis is happening all at once and in such an aggressive rate. I have almost lost the will to live. :sobbing:
Can anyone explain how or why this is happening? How can a man in his early 30's, have acne breakouts? Isn't kinking of hair something that happens to males entering puberty, or women undergoing hormonal change during childbirth? Isn't sebum not related to hair loss / miniturization?
The thing is this all happened suddenly; almost as if a genetic switch was turned on and my hormones went crazy thus initiating all these changes.
The only explanation I can come up is that I was going through chronic stress for a few years before all this happened. I am beginning to think that hormones is wreaking havoc on me more so than genetic predisposition. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
-synchronized rapid diffuse shedding on top
(very much like telogen effluvium!)
-excessive sebum buildup on face / scalp
(thick gooey dark colored sebum that gets pumped out so fast, I need to shower / washup every 4 hours to stay relatively clean)
-painful burning itchy scalp with redness / bumps.
-heavy coating of thick powdery dandruff flakes on scalp
-multiple acne breakouts all over the face
-hair on scalp - even the sideburns, has changed from straight to curvy
I feel like I might be one of the few rare cases where Telogen Effluvium, male pattern baldness, and Seb Dermatitis is happening all at once and in such an aggressive rate. I have almost lost the will to live. :sobbing:
Can anyone explain how or why this is happening? How can a man in his early 30's, have acne breakouts? Isn't kinking of hair something that happens to males entering puberty, or women undergoing hormonal change during childbirth? Isn't sebum not related to hair loss / miniturization?
The thing is this all happened suddenly; almost as if a genetic switch was turned on and my hormones went crazy thus initiating all these changes.
The only explanation I can come up is that I was going through chronic stress for a few years before all this happened. I am beginning to think that hormones is wreaking havoc on me more so than genetic predisposition. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
