Alcohol - hair loss prevention
DISCLAIMER:
I understand this is extremely anecdotal. I just wanted to start a discussion.
STORY:
I have been an alcoholic for about a decade. This means an average of 5-10 drinks a day. Last year I had a medical issue and my doctor suggested that i quit drinking.
I was able to do this. Immediately after i quit drinking i started to lose hair (in the pattern zone, not all over). I had noticed no hair loss prior. It seemed to accelerate until i started drinking again 9 months later. At that point it slowed down (but did not reverse).
After i noticed this trend, I did some research. There are a lot of articles stating that alcohol CAUSES hair loss due to stress, however, the science suggests that alcohol greatly increases estrogen levels in men (why men cannot get it up after drinking heavily).
So my question is - could excessive drinking be an accidental DHT inhibitor?
Could my alcoholism accidentally prevented me from balding earlier?
Just wondered if anyone else found this...