For some time now, some studies show a possible link between finasteride and depression. A recent article, titled “Finasteride induced depression: a prospective study”, discussed this connection and was published in BMC Clinical Pharmacology and appeared online in early October. Some of the relevant points from the article are: 5alpha-reductase is a critical enzyme in […]
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Without seeing you and examining you, it would be impossible to guess on what is happening to you. If you are losing hair from genetic causes, then the character of your hair (the way the hair lays down) can accentuate the thinning in one area over another. You must be examined by an expert.
Sebum buildup does not cause hair loss. What may happen is that if you brush or comb you hair and the hair is stuck to your scalp, you may pull it out. Wash with a good shampoo and use a conditioner as well to prevent pulling the hair out.
I’ve never had any patient of mine report weight gain as a side effect of Rogaine (minoxidil), but it may be a side effect of your stress. As you are a woman, Rogaine would be the only medication I’d recommend, as it is the only one FDA approved to treat female hair loss.
Before you jump into a lifetime course of Propecia, have your hair mapped out for miniaturization to find out if you have genetic hair loss in process now. If you do not, the addition of testosterone should not impact normal non-balding hair. But if you do have genetic balding characterized and diagnosed with this mapping […]
I had a patient who picked his head in his sleep, just like you seemed to do. Knowing this, I had his wife make him wear ski gloves in his sleep the rest of that week. I did view the patient, but as the grafts had been already out of his body for hours, there […]
The basic grounds for a successful lawsuit against a doctor must show: Damage as a result of the doctors action (inaction is much more difficult and in your case in particular it would be an uphill battle) Not meeting the standard of care (it might be successfully argued that the experience in genetic hair loss […]
You will not get traction alopecia from one or two hair pulls. It takes many hair pulls to get it to become permanent. Sounds like you have it all together.
I would recommend that you get a second opinion about your hair loss and in that second opinion, I would get your scalp mapped out for miniaturization, which will show if it is genetic balding as seen in your family line. A hair specialist and dermatologist are in a better position to diagnose your hair […]
Raynaud’s phenomenon and Raynaud’s disease, a similar disorder, may be associated with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma. Genetic female balding is present in 50% of women (most are past 50) and these women can get Raynaud’s disease as well. I would not focus upon hair loss that you might […]
I often see men like yourself very upset when they come to my office after stopping Propecia. I always tell my patients that if they stop taking Propecia, they need to plan for ‘catch-up hair loss’, meaning that the time of taking the drug is wiped clean and the hair loss accelerates to where it […]
From a brief history it is not clear if corticosteroids were the cause of your hair loss, as it seems you have other medical problems (“lethargy, anxiety, depression, weight gain”). Please note that most hair loss from drugs are reversible if you are not genetically programmed for hair loss. Injections of corticosteroid into the scalp […]
It is normal to lose hair after a stressful event in one’s life – a process called “Telogen Effluvium,” but it is less common (although not unheard of) to have an accelerated case such as you describe. Since your hair is falling out generally all over, I doubt this is male pattern hair loss, especially […]
Shaving your head will have no impact on your hair loss, one way or the other.
Stress and antidepressent medications can cause hair loss. In some people, the hair shafts become finer (rather than coarser) and develop less densities of the hairs themselves with age. Most people lose about 100 hairs per day and they grow back about the same number of hairs each day.
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