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I have just stumbled on to this site and don't know where to begin. I am 50 years old and have always been blessed with extremely thick long hair. About 2 years ago I started noticing that I was shedding hair faster than normal. I went to a dermatologist who said that she didn't see signs of female baldness, but that she did notice I was shedding a lot. She told me that I must be stressed and said that in 6 months my hair would grow back. I have now "shed" more than 50% of my hair and I don't know what to do or where to start. I use the estrogen patch...Vivelle (estradiol transdermal system 0.075 mg per day) Now I try not to wash my hair too often because when I do, I have hand fulls of hair. I need help...What is the first step? Do I try another doctor? Read a book? Drink a potion? Change shampoo? Get a hair transplant? Help Please...I'm terribly afraid. I want to do something while I still have some hair left. Where do I turn?