Hey guys...I'm new to the forum, but I 've been a member of another one for a couple of months...here's my story.
I'm about 18 and a half years old. I started noticing that my hair was falling out towards the end of my junior year of high school (I was 17 at that point), but thought nothing of it. I would be practicing for my SATS, run my hand through my head and I would notice some hair falling out in the book I was working in. At the time, I was using Accutane (acne medication) and a TON of hair wax (pomade) to style my hair. So anyway, I went away to be a counselor for 2 months that summer and completely forgot about my hair falling out. So when I came back from the camp I was working at, my soccer preseason training started and senior year was a few weeks away. So halfway into the soccer season and about a month into senior year, I started noticing a lot of hair coming out, and quite frequently. At this time, though, I didn't know it was normal for 50-100 hairs a day to fall out because I had previously never seen my hair shed as much as it was. So I tried to talk to my parents about my hair falling out and they said "You're crazy, your hair is fine....its not falling out!" It took me about 2 months to successfuly convince them that it was. Finally, my mom took me to a dermatologist who said I had male pattern baldness. She recommended Rogaine at that point because I was only 17 and she didn't want me using Propecia until I was 18. I bought Rogaine, but never uesd it because I didn't really want to go through the process of putting it on. So my mom and did a little research, and we found some herbal sh*t online called Proercin, or something like that. I bought it, used it for close to three months and noticed that my hair was falling out faster, so I stopped. Went back to the derm around my 18th birthday, which was in the beginning of May 2004 and she prescribed Propecia. I was very optimistic about using the Propecia and thought it would help me out a lot. It's been 7 months and let me tell you....my hair has been shedding since I started using it. At no point has my hair loss slowed down or have I regrown any hair. My hair seems to be falling out all over the top of my head, mostly in the front and hair line. My friends still don't notice it, but I can pretty much count the hairs in the front of my head now. I went to another dermatologist a few months back who said I had seberroheic dermatitis gave me Nizoral 2% to use.....So after 4 months of Propecia + Nizoral 2%, my hair is still falling out just as rapidly as ever and I AM GETTING DEPRESSED.
A little more on my story.....my dad, who is in his 50's, still has a full head of hair. His dad, who is in his late 70's still has most of his hair as well. My mom's dad did go bald, but not until he was much older (he's in his late 80's). My hair loss is accompanied by a considerable itch and lots and lots of dandruff (the Nizroal hasn't worked that well to stop it).
For some reason, I really don't think my hair loss is male pattern baldness. Could it be the dermatitis causing my hair loss? What can I do that will actually work. I am getting so damn depressed its not even funny.
I'm about 18 and a half years old. I started noticing that my hair was falling out towards the end of my junior year of high school (I was 17 at that point), but thought nothing of it. I would be practicing for my SATS, run my hand through my head and I would notice some hair falling out in the book I was working in. At the time, I was using Accutane (acne medication) and a TON of hair wax (pomade) to style my hair. So anyway, I went away to be a counselor for 2 months that summer and completely forgot about my hair falling out. So when I came back from the camp I was working at, my soccer preseason training started and senior year was a few weeks away. So halfway into the soccer season and about a month into senior year, I started noticing a lot of hair coming out, and quite frequently. At this time, though, I didn't know it was normal for 50-100 hairs a day to fall out because I had previously never seen my hair shed as much as it was. So I tried to talk to my parents about my hair falling out and they said "You're crazy, your hair is fine....its not falling out!" It took me about 2 months to successfuly convince them that it was. Finally, my mom took me to a dermatologist who said I had male pattern baldness. She recommended Rogaine at that point because I was only 17 and she didn't want me using Propecia until I was 18. I bought Rogaine, but never uesd it because I didn't really want to go through the process of putting it on. So my mom and did a little research, and we found some herbal sh*t online called Proercin, or something like that. I bought it, used it for close to three months and noticed that my hair was falling out faster, so I stopped. Went back to the derm around my 18th birthday, which was in the beginning of May 2004 and she prescribed Propecia. I was very optimistic about using the Propecia and thought it would help me out a lot. It's been 7 months and let me tell you....my hair has been shedding since I started using it. At no point has my hair loss slowed down or have I regrown any hair. My hair seems to be falling out all over the top of my head, mostly in the front and hair line. My friends still don't notice it, but I can pretty much count the hairs in the front of my head now. I went to another dermatologist a few months back who said I had seberroheic dermatitis gave me Nizoral 2% to use.....So after 4 months of Propecia + Nizoral 2%, my hair is still falling out just as rapidly as ever and I AM GETTING DEPRESSED.
A little more on my story.....my dad, who is in his 50's, still has a full head of hair. His dad, who is in his late 70's still has most of his hair as well. My mom's dad did go bald, but not until he was much older (he's in his late 80's). My hair loss is accompanied by a considerable itch and lots and lots of dandruff (the Nizroal hasn't worked that well to stop it).
For some reason, I really don't think my hair loss is male pattern baldness. Could it be the dermatitis causing my hair loss? What can I do that will actually work. I am getting so damn depressed its not even funny.
