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[darren smith]

Hello people need a bit of advice, ask and looked loads but need a straight answer I'm 27 had a 2000 fur transplant bout 2 years ago decent result but ever since I can remember my hair falls out by just touching it, every single time I washed it there is like 50 hairs there I can lightly touch my head and there is loads of hairs there and load on the towel I use so bascially every thing that involves my head has hair there lolol I currently take 0.5 propecia daily,multivitamin, msm and need to stick back up on biotin just ran out, also have tried nioxtin shampoo but need seem to shed, so I'm lookin to be able to fix this and keep what I got, my diet is very clean and high in protein please advise guys as need to sort it many many thanks ps where my hair is thinkin always is iche

[MAGNUMpi]

Hey Darren, you should probably go to a dermatologist with a list of all the meds/supplements that you are taking and get his advice. Might be something simple like one of the things you are taking is producing this effect for you or maybe he'll find that it's something else, but why wait... worth a try before you lose too much hair.

[Blake Bloxham]

Darren,

 

How long ago did you start the finasteride, and how long did you use the nioxtin before you stopped? Remember that shedding 50-150 hairs a day is considered normal as well. Regardless, I think Magnumpi brings up a good point; starting with a visit to a trusted hair loss expert may be a good place to start.

[tacolinowest]

future, why is it that they say people that have no hair loss lose about 100 hairs a day, but when they shower and wash their hair, nothing comes out, for example, you have no hair loss really, when you shower and shampoo your hair, how many hairs are on your hands when your done shampooing it, im curious, cuz when i do it its about 4-10 hairs each time,,, like i will shampoo for a few seconds then look at my hands, 5 hairs, then wash them off, rub my head some more, look at my hands 6 hairs,, ill repeat this process a few times, all in all about 40-50 hairs in 1 shower give or take,, how about you?

[TakingThePlunge]

You've got to remember that 100 hairs per day is going to average 8 to 9 hairs per hour, night and day. It's easy to count hairs in the shower because they stick to our hands but I don't think most of us are aware of most of the hair we lose during the day and evening. 50 hairs in a 15 minute shower adds up if similar loss is experienced through the day.

 

It's even harder to notice this fallen hair if you keep a very short hairdo. I can remember when I was in my early twenties and had hair down to the middle of my back. In those days, it was easy to spot my hair everywhere: especially clogging up the drains.

 

I definitely try to be aware of whats coming off when I shampoo or style my hair. I can remember times when I experienced heavy shedding and times where almost nothing was shedding.

[tacolinowest]

so how many hairs come off in your shower?

[BlackAmish111]

@OP: You might want to also consider seeing an Endo as I used to experience exactly what your talking about -that is, LOTS of thin single hair strands in my hand from just mild brushes against it. This always confused me as I would think I was going bald but then the hair would come back strong again -turned out to be a low thyroid and meds eventually stopped it for the most part but I still needed the HT to restore much of it.

[darren smith]

Thanks for info guys I have googled a local derm and arranged a meeting to see if any info, like I said u can't touch my head without hair there I can literally shake it lol what's an endo u said

[BlackAmish111]

Endocrinologist - hormone doc. Yours may be fine if they are outta whack, your hair can always fall out no matter what you do until you get it under control.

[GreatPelo]

I would go to a hair specialist. Dermatologists, although they are respected doctors, don't know as much as hair specialist. I think you're on track with what you're taking and yes we do lose 100-150 hairs a day...which normally get replaced with others...but not if we have the hair loss gene. Therapy, Propecia, will help reduce hair Loss....but no therapy stops hairless 100%.

 

Best of luck!

[xtatic5]

Darren, do you have curly hair? I do and before biotin I also had handfuls of hair in the shower and sink. I am not suffering hair loss at all.

 

All people shed 50-100 hairs per day, but those with curly hair will notice more in the shower because it gets tangled and doesn't fall from the head until agitated. Straight hair does not tangle and therefore falls throughout the day.

[Blake Bloxham]

An appointment with an endocrinologist might not be a bad idea! You can likely find one that does a lot of work with alopecia as well.

 

Good luck!

[darren smith]

thanks guys welll to be hoinest i cant remeber a time where i did not see hair fall before or after anything im takin, my hair is a tad curly if that makes sense lol, i have emailed few local dr like u all suggested and see where i go with that, but even just now i was brushing my teeth and thought let me see how it gose today and run my hands throw my hair and literally i can make after a few strokes like 50 hairs come out