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Alopecia

  • 01-10-2013 5:47pm
    #1
    babygirlz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭


    My hairdresser drew my attention to a patch of alopecia I have on the left side of my scalp.
    I am so upset and worried that it is going to spread.
    Does anyone have any experience? Over the weekend I noticed one of my toe nails is ridged also and I know they are connected. Don't know what to do, everything I have read today has said there is no treatment for this.


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  • #2
    KittyKat7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭KittyKat7


    Hi, 4 years ago when i was 19 i was diagnosed with alopecia areta, i had six circular patches on my head so i know how upsetting it can be. I did the same as you and Google'd it and i honestly thought i was going to loose all my hair. I tried steroid creams, herbal doctors, and a tricologist(he was the worst,he showed me different wigs so i really thought i was going to go bald). At the time i was studying as a hairdresser but i gave it up as i found it hard to do other peoples hair when i was loosing mine. I stopped taking my birth control pill as i read online that sometimes hormones trigger hair loss, my hair started growing back a few weeks later. A few weeks after that i started seeing someone so i convinced myself it was all in my head and that the hormones had nothing to do with my alopecia. I had the bar put in my arm, literally within a week my hair was falling out again. I had the bar removed and my hair has been fine since. Im 23 now and i definantly think the hormone caused mine. I have said it to doctors and they have said that it is a coincidence and it was probably down to stress. I don't think they want to look more into this as allot of people dont have these reactions to hormones. I have another auto immuine condition called necrobiosis lipodica, someone told me its common to have a few auto immune conditions, like its all linked or something.. i really hope ur ok and i hope this helps, i found a great support site called alopeciaworld, theres very nice people on it if you need to talk to someone xx


  • #3
    babygirlz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭babygirlz


    Thanks for taking the time to reply KittyKat7, your experience and relaxed me a little. I have the Mirena for about 4 years now so I don't know if hormones are affecting me. I know stress is a trigger and a couple of months ago I had quiet a stressful few weeks.
    I am going to go to the gp to see if there is anything underlying causing this, maybe she can do a blood test for thyroid or iron levels.
    Thankfully your hair had started to grow back again, hopefully it will be the same for me.


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