Rapunzel27
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Hello, I am new to this site. I noticed some frontal thinning a couple of years ago and became very upset by it. I tried to ignore the situation, but it's really starting to bother me. I went to the doctors office (dermatologists office) at Kaiser (HMO) and the doctor seemed not that interested. Wouldn't tell me if they thought my hair was thinning because she didn't know what it used to look like and couldn't compare. Said it was probably male pattern hair loss (I'm female.) Told me to use Rogaine for Men since the Womens version doesn't work that well.
This answer wasn't suitable to me, I wanted some tests to be run to find out if I was lacking any vitamins or what have you. So I went to a hair loss doctor who specialized in hair transplants to get some real answers. The dr I was was very imformative and said since I had low Iron and Vitamin D levels, that could be possibly the problem. After learning that I used to have an eating disorder for about 10 years during my teens and early twenties, she said that can cause hair loss down the road. You set yourself up to be pre-disposed I guess.
She recommended I take Iron and Vitamin D supplements as well as Rogaine for Men. That was 3 months ago and I have been following the program. She said to come back in 6 month from our 1st visit for a follow up evaluation.
I really dislike using the Rogaine product as it makes my scalp extremely itchy and give my hair a filmy look where I apply it. A week ago, I bought the foam and like it better although I still hate the whole process. It's very hard to apply the foam to just the scalp without getting it all over my hair. I color my hair and am concerned (so is my hairdresser) that the product will ruin my color process.
I have been reading about some side effects of Rogaine and am thinking I have some alarming ones. About 2-3 months ago, I noticed I was getting rashes along the trunk of my body and feeling itchy like ants were crawling all over me. I even had my lips swell up and had to go to the emergency room. I didnt realise it till just now (that's why I"m writing) it might be because of the Rogaine? I hate Rogaine. I haven't seen any improvement, only lots of shedding the first couple of months which made me feel like my thinning hair was even more noticeable.
I read sudden weight gain was also a side effect and I have noticed that my pants seem a lot tighter than usual.
I am looking for new answers to this embarrassing female hair thinning problem.
To make matters worse, people close to me say they don't know what I'm talking about when I say my hair is thinning in front. But I know when I look in the mirror and can see through my hair to my scalp, I"m not crazy. My hair is really thick all over the rest of my head, maybe that's why they discount my statements?
Oh and I forgot to add. The Dr at Kaiser said women around the age of 40 do tend to have their hair thin. How depressing.
I am also using Toppik hair fibers, to hide the shedding.
If you have read my story and have some advice about this issue, please comment. Thank you.
This answer wasn't suitable to me, I wanted some tests to be run to find out if I was lacking any vitamins or what have you. So I went to a hair loss doctor who specialized in hair transplants to get some real answers. The dr I was was very imformative and said since I had low Iron and Vitamin D levels, that could be possibly the problem. After learning that I used to have an eating disorder for about 10 years during my teens and early twenties, she said that can cause hair loss down the road. You set yourself up to be pre-disposed I guess.
She recommended I take Iron and Vitamin D supplements as well as Rogaine for Men. That was 3 months ago and I have been following the program. She said to come back in 6 month from our 1st visit for a follow up evaluation.
I really dislike using the Rogaine product as it makes my scalp extremely itchy and give my hair a filmy look where I apply it. A week ago, I bought the foam and like it better although I still hate the whole process. It's very hard to apply the foam to just the scalp without getting it all over my hair. I color my hair and am concerned (so is my hairdresser) that the product will ruin my color process.
I have been reading about some side effects of Rogaine and am thinking I have some alarming ones. About 2-3 months ago, I noticed I was getting rashes along the trunk of my body and feeling itchy like ants were crawling all over me. I even had my lips swell up and had to go to the emergency room. I didnt realise it till just now (that's why I"m writing) it might be because of the Rogaine? I hate Rogaine. I haven't seen any improvement, only lots of shedding the first couple of months which made me feel like my thinning hair was even more noticeable.
I read sudden weight gain was also a side effect and I have noticed that my pants seem a lot tighter than usual.
I am looking for new answers to this embarrassing female hair thinning problem.
To make matters worse, people close to me say they don't know what I'm talking about when I say my hair is thinning in front. But I know when I look in the mirror and can see through my hair to my scalp, I"m not crazy. My hair is really thick all over the rest of my head, maybe that's why they discount my statements?
Oh and I forgot to add. The Dr at Kaiser said women around the age of 40 do tend to have their hair thin. How depressing.
I am also using Toppik hair fibers, to hide the shedding.
If you have read my story and have some advice about this issue, please comment. Thank you.
