Lost All Hair from Back and Sides in the Past Month

Doctor,

Within the last 25 days I’ve lost all of my hair from mid back and sides and seem as though it is moving toward the top. I am a black woman 46 years old, I’m taking several medication along with vitamins. Such as Zocar, Zeta, Enulose and Flax Oil, One A Day women vitamin and Calcium. I’m under stress with adult sons and job and I’m planning our wedding with my fiance which that is a happy ordeal in my life. I am very stress now that my hair is coming out in comb full three times a day if I comb. One day I decided not to comb and waited to the next day, only to have two hand full of hair. I recently had blood work with my primary Doctor, who said my blood work was good and recommended me to see a Dermatologist. Which I did make an appoitment. My diet is not the worse, very little fruit but lots of vegetables,fish and chicken or turkey. Little fried food. Beverages is water or juices. Please give me your opinion, I know you cannot give me a diagnoisis. Maybe a suggestion.

Are you losing hair in the frontal and top area too? It is best to wait and see a dermatologist first so that he can map your hair loss pattern out and possibly biopsy your scalp for any inflammatory processes, if indicated. Genetic female hair loss can be made worse by stress and mediations like Zocar, which can cause hair loss as well. This is a multifactorial problem in you and a good dermatologist should be able to help you discern the contributing factors.