Recent Posts Tagged With 'shedding'

• Having Hair Loss Is Exhausting

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 14:19 in humor, hair loss, wigs, shedding, womens hair loss, hair shedding, hair loss story, female pattern hair loss, hair loss thoughts, living with hair loss

  I never really stop to think how much effort I put into trying NOT to think about my hair loss and how exhausting not thinking about my hair loss actually is. I avoid mirrors, strong overhead restaurant lighting, I turn the bathroom lights off before...

• Three Minutes of Freedom

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 14:48 in music, happy, hair loss, wigs, telogen effluvium, shedding, birth control pills, womens hair loss, hair shedding, hair loss thoughts, add new tag

  I got up this morning, walked the dog, came home, fed the dog. Threw on some workout clothes and hopped down to the gym (garage). I put my earphones on, I turn the ipod on, and I started the treadmill. The first song queued up is one of my favorites,...

• Letter To My Hair Loss

  Posted on Wednesday November 19th, 2008 at 11:49 in thoughts, letter, shedding, thinning hair, womens hair loss, hair loss writing, hair loss thoughts

  Dear Hair, I am so mad at you, and hurt by you for what you have done to me. I sit here in my pajamas and robe, crying uncontrollably from your selfish desire to leave. Have you no consideration for me? For my life , for my sanity? For 21 years you d...

• I’ve Travelled So Far, Yet Find Myself Trapped… Again. Gee Thanks Hair Loss!

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 18:52 in depression, hair loss, salon, shedding, hair cut, hair stylist, thin hair, womens hair loss, female pattern hair loss, hair loss thoughts

  I wish this post would be something more uplifting, but that isn’t the way hair loss always works is it? I sit here during my ninth year of hair loss all puffy from the crying spree/ meltdown I’ve just endured. Why today, why now? For the...

• An Inventive Way To Comb Your Hair

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 20:49 in shower, hair loss, shedding, comb, thinning hair, womens hair loss, hair loss thoughts

  I am just about to head out the door, but I wanted to make a quick post about my exciting new way to comb my hair. I’m always looking for new ways to avoid having to constantly be smacked in the face with the fact that I’m losing my hair ...

• Through Tears I Write My Hair Loss Struggles

  Posted on Sunday June 8th, 2008 at 18:41 in hair loss, bald, shedding, female pattern baldness, womens hair loss, hair shedding, androgenetic alopecia, female pattern hair loss, hair loss thoughts

  As most of you have probably already noticed I haven’t written very much lately. I’ve just been sort of trying to refocus my energy to get through this really really tough time. As I write I have to pause as I cannot see the screen though...

• Long Hairs, Short Hairs - Keeping My Mind Strong

  Posted on Wednesday April 9th, 2008 at 15:05 in support group, synthroid, shedding, womens hair loss, female pattern hair loss, hair loss thoughts, hair loss chat

  So I am starting to go through a bit of a shed once again. Still not terrible and much better than the last 2 years, but a shed none-the-less. Here is my lemon into lemonade update. As most everyone probably knows who has followed my story, I lowered...

• After 2 yrs of hair loss, I gratefully found you! - Rachel’s Hair Loss Story

  Posted on Thursday January 3rd, 2008 at 21:04 in hair loss, shedding, thinning hair, womens hair loss, hair loss story

  Hi there. I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am to find this site. After 2 years of suffering in silence, I found reference to you on web-med. My lucky day! I cried at the compassion and sympathy that I found on the very first page. T...

• What a birthday present, sudden hair loss at 27! - Michelle’s hair loss story

  Posted on Monday December 24th, 2007 at 17:24 in hair loss, telogen effluvium, shedding, hair loss story

  About a month ago I went to the Dr. because I noticed a severe increase in the amount of hair I was losing in the shower and when I brushed my hair. I am an active duty military member and I don’t know about ‘civilian’ Dr.’s but the one’s ...

• Unsure - Maria’s Hair Loss Story

  Posted on Monday December 10th, 2007 at 16:37 in hair loss, telogen effluvium, shedding, hair loss story, naturally thinning hair, orthotricylcen

  I’ve read some of the other women’s stories here and felt compelled to share mine. I am almost 28 years old and am experiencing some hairloss. Today was the first day I actually talked about it, and cried about it with somebody (my mother...

• 21 and Have Been Losing My Hair For Years - Jessica’s Hair Loss Story

  Posted on Wednesday December 5th, 2007 at 11:32 in hair loss, stress, telogen effluvium, shedding, womens hair loss, hair shedding, hair loss story

  I think I started noticing my hair loss when I was mid-teens. It was not that big of an ordeal at the time, seeing as I knew I was a stressed and busy teenager (I was busy at school ALL of the time). However, as the years rolled by, I began to lose...

• What Women Can Do To Stop Hair Loss - Dr. Judith Reichman

  Posted on Tuesday November 27th, 2007 at 18:09 in hair loss, stress, telogen effluvium, shedding, female pattern baldness, hair thinning, dr. judith reichman

  An article came out today on MSNBC.com discussing women’s hair loss. I think the article provides a good overview of hair loss so I’m posting it here. The question asked to Today Show medical contributor, Dr. Judith Reichman was, “...

• Stress Related Hair Loss - Anna’s Hair Loss Success Story

  Posted on Monday November 12th, 2007 at 20:27 in hair loss, stress, telogen effluvium, shedding, taurine, hair shedding, hair loss success, aminexil

  Hi Everybody - I just want to share my story with all of the women who experienced stress related hair loss. I started noticing that I was loosing my hair when I moved to a different state to pursue a completely new career. I was so stressed with my...

• Losing My Hair…Am I Vain? Rosalinda’s Hair Loss Story

  Posted on Monday October 29th, 2007 at 20:41 in hair loss, shedding, birth control pills, yasmin, rogaine, lasercomb, hair loss story

  Hi, my name is Rosalinda and I have been losing my hair since I was 17 years old. I am now 22 years of age. I started out with a huge thick mane and now I can pin everything up with two bobby pins. Sad! I dread taking showers or brushing my hair. I c...

• Low iron stores: a risk factor for excessive hair loss in non-menopausal women

  Posted on Monday October 22nd, 2007 at 12:25 in hair loss, iron, telogen effluvium, shedding, hair shedding, androgenetic alopecia, hair loss and iron, ferritin level

  I found this study really interesting as it cites low iron stores as a possible contributing cause of women’s hair loss. I know one of the first things that usually gets tested when a woman complains of hair loss is the iron levels. Of course...

• Just Noticed Hair Loss, Could It Be Nuva Ring Birth Control?

  Posted on Saturday October 13th, 2007 at 16:43 in hair loss, birth control, shedding, birth control pills, rogaine, hair loss story, nuva ring, orthoevra

  I have noticed thinning of my hair around the crown over the past couple of months. I think I understand some or all of the contributing factors, but now I don’t know what to do to try and stop it. I had been on OrthoEvra (the patch birth con...

• Spironolactone - Hair Loss Story & Question

  Posted on Saturday October 6th, 2007 at 10:51 in hair loss, telogen effluvium, shedding, birth control pills, rogaine, aldactone, hair shedding, hair loss story, mircette, spironolactone

  Hi! First of all I want to say that this is a GREAT forum/blog and I give you a lot of credit for starting it, sharing your stories, and wanting to help others. THANK YOU, and I really appreciate all you’ve done and gone through. Stay strong,...

• Hair Loss At 20 Years Old, Sarah’s Story

  Posted on Thursday October 4th, 2007 at 11:25 in hair loss, telogen effluvium, shedding, birth control pills, yasmin, womens hair loss, hair shedding, hair loss story, loestrin, synphasic

  At the age of 20 years old, I decided to go on birth control, so my doctor prescribed me to “Symphasic”. About 3 or 4 months later, I realized that my hair was thinning, I left it for about 6 months.. and then I went to my doctor, and she switche...

• Drugs That Can Cause Hair Loss

  Posted on Wednesday October 3rd, 2007 at 10:02 in drugs, hair loss, synthroid, telogen effluvium, shedding, hair shedding, hair thinning, endocrinologist

  I was asked if I could provide a list of a drugs that can possibly trigger hair loss. I would like to start the list off with my current nemesis, Synthroid. Synthroid is a common medication that is prescribed to treat hypothroidism. Apparently it i...

• A Shower In The Dark - One Of My Hair Loss Rituals

  Posted on Tuesday October 2nd, 2007 at 10:52 in shower, hair loss, shedding, womens hair loss, hair shedding, hair thinning

  Like I mentioned in another past post, one of the things I do when I’m struggling a lot with my hair loss (such as now) and the shedding is so extreme, is that I shower in the dark. I waited yesterday for the night to come so I could shower. I...