hair loss

[Petsarelife]

I have been suffering hair loss need advice and support as it’s affecting my mental health and maybe speaking to others with visible difference may help me with coping mechanisms and lighten my plight.

[grumpyold]

I have lost nearly all my hair at the front due to a thyroid condition. The hair loss began 32 years ago and I was told at the time, that once my thyroid meds kicked in, my hair would start to regrow. It never has.

I feel very self conscious and avoid as many social situations as I can. I had a consultation at a Lucinda Ellery hair studio in Solihull. Her hairweave solutions are AMAZING and look completely natural BUT they have to be maintained every 6 to 8 weeks and are quite expensive. However, if I lived closer to one of her studios, I would have gone ahead with a weave.

I really don't want to go down the wig route....too hot and I swim, so they aren't for me.

Scarves tied interestingly are another option.

I have found that at my age, no-one really looks at me anyway, so I'm probably overly conscious of my problem and there's no point in me stressing about something I cannot change.

[Petsarelife in reply to grumpyold]

I am in my 40s and noticed last year my hair was not looking right on both my sides, I thought I still have hair and if I go early to find the cause I can keep what I still got. That’s what makes me sad is that I went early to three practitioners and no matter how much experience they say they have they misdiagnosed me and treated me like I had normal shedding. The last practitioner I saw took advantage of my vulnerability and sold me monoxidil which has made my whole hairline recede, I now wish I didint see anyone because what I had before was still ok. I can’t look in the mirror I do t look like myself. And feel so sad and misguided by practitioners who really don’t understand women’s hair loss, they are just trying to sell things to make money. I should have had the right diagnosis and then given monoxidil, because without stabilising the cause monoxidil has instead forced my good hairs out and now I have miniaturised hairs in my hairline making me look bald. I feel lost and can’t function. I did the right thing going early to practitioners so I can stabilise my hair loss instead they just ready to sell gimmicks , not everyone’s hair loss is the same they sit their like wolves to take peoples money and have wasted my time and increased my hair loss. I wish I could turn back time. Sorry for the rant

[grumpyold in reply to Petsarelife]

No need to apologise for the rant. I feel your pain. 🫂

[EvaChangingFaces Partner]

Hi Petsarelife Welcome to the online Changing Faces Community! It sounds like you've been through a lot recently and it must have been challenging coming in terms with the physical symptoms of hair loss and also processing how it's affecting you emotionally.

Thank you for sharing your situation with everyone here. I think that a lot of people would be able to relate to what you’re saying and maybe they could share some of their experiences with you. I hope that you'll find talking to others here helpful and this forum a safe place to keep sharing your thoughts and feelings.

I'm also including a link to the self-help resources page on the Changing Faces website, just in case you haven't already seen it: changingfaces.org.uk/advice...

Take care,

Eva - ChangingFaces

[Petsarelife in reply to EvaChangingFaces]

Thank you EvaChangingFaces i will look at the link.