Heavy Drinking, Hard Partying, Hair Thinning

I’ve been drinking heavily and partying hard for the past few years and have lost a substantial amount of hair. I understand that the weight gain issue is controllable, but is the hair loss something i can prevent? Thanks.

Your hard partying ways are likely not good for your overall health, but your hair loss is probably unrelated. Genetics is the main reason men lose hair, and I assume that you’re in your 20s or 30s if you’re doing heavy drinking and late night partying (just a shot in the dark), which is around the age many men see their hair begin to thin.

If you’ve got male pattern baldness, your doctor should write you a prescription for Propecia (finasteride), but without knowing much more about you (age, for starters), I can’t really give much more advice than that. The hair loss isn’t necessarily preventable, but you can halt the progressive nature and possibly regrow some of what you lost.