Is It Normal Shedding If I Just Lose Hair on the Top?

hi,
i have read a lot from this webpage so I thought I would ask you as you seem to be a very good doctor. I have been paranoid for some time now about hair loss. I have been to many doctors and they all say im fine, I have no bald people in my family, but I am suffering from this paranoia every day.

I wanted to ask you, I know that it is normal to loose 70 to 100 hairs a day. But is it normal to have some months of the year when you shed more? and when I am shedding is it normal that most of the hair comes from the top of the scalp and not from the back and sides? I’m asking this because my dermatologist said it is but it has me very confused. Please can you help. I have no bald spots or receding line just paranoid that all the hair falls out on top.

Thank you

You say you have no bald spots, receding, or thinning, but yet you feel paranoid about balding. If you have seen many doctors and even dermatologists, and they were not impressed, I do not know what more I can add. That makes me wonder if you have a psychological problem rather than a hair problem. To be fair, hair loss affects people psychologically so I really cannot say what you have or do not have.

Some people shed more hair at certain times in the lives, but that does not mean they will go bald. Normal shedding is generally from all over the scalp, but perhaps you’re just noticing it from the top of the head… or rather, that is just the area you’re focused on.