Giselle
11-10-2009, 08:11 PM
Hello,
I'm new to this forum. I've been reading all the information that everyone is sharing and I'm so pleased I have found this site. I've been suffering from androgenetic alopecia for the last 15 years and I'm really fed up with it. I live in the UK and the doctors I have seen have been really unsympathetic. I saw dermatologists, doctors, I've tried all sorts of remedies and none of them have worked. Minoxidil didn't work for me. I've been on Dianette for years, I take zinc, biotin, iron (my ferritin level is 75).
I suffer from hair miniaturization and it's becoming really hard to hide my problem.
I think I'll have to wear a wig in the near future and feel worried about it. Is it uncomfortable in summer (sweaty and itchy ?) what if you want to go swimming ? what about exercising ? what if it's really windy ?
Sorry these might seem stupid questions but I can't help wondering.
I feel so depressed about my hair loss that I don't feel I'm alive anymore, I feel as I am going through life but cannot enjoy it anymore. I don't know if that makes sense.
I've just bought saw palmetto tablets and silica tablets and I started taking them 10 days ago. How soon will I see an improvement ? 3 months ? do you suffer from more shedding after taking saw palmetto ?
I hope someone can help with these questions, thanks for reading.
(English is not my first language, so forgive my mistakes)
I'm new to this forum. I've been reading all the information that everyone is sharing and I'm so pleased I have found this site. I've been suffering from androgenetic alopecia for the last 15 years and I'm really fed up with it. I live in the UK and the doctors I have seen have been really unsympathetic. I saw dermatologists, doctors, I've tried all sorts of remedies and none of them have worked. Minoxidil didn't work for me. I've been on Dianette for years, I take zinc, biotin, iron (my ferritin level is 75).
I suffer from hair miniaturization and it's becoming really hard to hide my problem.
I think I'll have to wear a wig in the near future and feel worried about it. Is it uncomfortable in summer (sweaty and itchy ?) what if you want to go swimming ? what about exercising ? what if it's really windy ?
Sorry these might seem stupid questions but I can't help wondering.
I feel so depressed about my hair loss that I don't feel I'm alive anymore, I feel as I am going through life but cannot enjoy it anymore. I don't know if that makes sense.
I've just bought saw palmetto tablets and silica tablets and I started taking them 10 days ago. How soon will I see an improvement ? 3 months ? do you suffer from more shedding after taking saw palmetto ?
I hope someone can help with these questions, thanks for reading.
(English is not my first language, so forgive my mistakes)