My Hair Spontaneously Falls Out for Hours

Is there any condition that you know of that would make hair spontaneously fall out. Occasionally after washing my hair my scalp will become very irritated and I will shed like crazy (100-200 hairs) for a few hours. The last time this happened (2 Days ago) I lost about a quarter of the hair I had. Everytime I go to a derm. they don’t know what this is but tell me I have Seborrhoeic Dermatitis and for me to wash my hair MORE! I use Tar Coal and have a prescription for Clobetasol Propionate.

100 to 200 hairs lost daily is not considered massive, as around 100-150 is normal, though that number can be higher or lower for each person. Everyone is different. However, massive hair shedding can be related to certain medical conditions such as chronic telogen effluvium, but if you add up what you are saying, this would suggest that you will lose it all very quickly — something I really doubt. Hair regrows at a rate of a half an inch per month.

Maybe you need to see another doctor who can test you hair for miniaturization and even perform a hair pull test on you. These two steps can point to your diagnosis.