I felt the time had come to sign up and speak to some people rather than reading other peoples problems for hours on end.
Basically,
I am Dan, 26 from Leicester, UK. Over the past 2-3 weeks I have started to notice more hair loss. It started with a few in the shower but im that paranoid I end up running my fingers through it all day every day and panicing every single time I see a hair land on the desk in front of me. I also do some fitness modelling part time, so my hair is vital to me.
A couple of months back I did a 12 week course of steroids, and I know full well this will higher my testostone levels resulting in DHT which then causes hair loss. The amounts I took were very minimal and my friends take 2/3 times what I took with no problems. I do not plan on taking anabolic steroids again.
I am also VERY stressed and feel like I have anxiety but this is being made 10x worse from my hair situation.
As its early days, nothing is noticable on my head, I dont think? However I do keep convincing myself it looks awful.
Paranoia is my biggest issue I think?
In the last 2 weeks I have attended 2 clinics, firstly Hair Care Studio in Leicester which I felt was a waste of time, the bloke didnt even look at my head, just tried to get me straight on a 6 month course of laser for ?1400. I left. I then went to Advance Hair Studios in Birmingham to which the manager did a full examination of my head with the microscope, he told me there wasnt that much of an issue and im probably at stage 1 of 8? He said for every 10 hairs I lose I will regrow 9 of them. The DHT wasnt that bad. He then went on to offer me 3 months of laser for ?1250 to get it 100%. I left.
Since these appointments ive read alot on the laser treatment and have come to the conclusion that they are a waste of time.
I have now booked an appointment with Iain Sallis - Consultant Trichologist in the UK. Im hoping that he spends abit more time with me, explains how I can stop the loss and reassures me that I dont have that big of an issue.
Is there a chance this hair loss could be just a fall, and my stress about it is making it worse?
I dont lose any hairs when shampooing or rinsing, I get them after when I run my hands through my hairs, probably 20 max? I have just purchased some Nizoral Shampoo from Boots as hair feels abit thin and poor and my head is really itchy at times?
I look foward to hearing from you. (dont rib me about the picture, that was taken 6 weeks ago!)
Dan.