Hey Guys,
Any opinions or help would be tremendously appreciated. I'm a 30 year old male. I've always had a full head of hair my entire life until recently. My father and grandfathers all have a relatively full head of hair but with thinning at the crown. I would classify myself as a Norwood 1. Around last August I began aggressively shedding. I am a diffuse shedder (all over). I don't understand what is happening to me. It doesn't seem like traditional MPB, rather a combination of problems. I DO have severe thyroid disease- Graves' Disease aka hyperthyroidism. I am on medication but not stable and haven't been for at least 6 months. The problem is that I've had thyroid disease for years and while I did/do shed when my hormones are off, it would never cause visible thinness. It does now. I also have GAD or generalized anxiety disorder and have had it for years. And to top it off I have seborrheic dermatitis which has worsened from my aversion to washing my hair more than once a week due to the shedding. So, as you can see I have many different hair loss causes. But with the exception of seborrheic dermatitis I've always had these issues and haven't lost a substantial amount of hair until this past year.
I've been to 2 dermatologists. 1 said I had no signs of MPB the other said they saw the beginning of thinning at temples & crown-MPB. Both were concerned about my thyroid as the main cause of shedding. I disagree. They both recommended rogain if I felt compelled to try something but not propecia. This was 6 months ago, however, and it's gotten much worse.
I got propecia from my family doctor and took it once- two weeks ago. Within hours, my testicles started hurting, I urinated an alarming amount throughout the day and got dry mouth. I freaked out and didn't take it again. Still two weeks later I have a slight dry mouth and slight testicle pain- both going away, however.
So now I don't know what to do. I'm extremely depressed. It's all I think about all day. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Any opinions or help would be tremendously appreciated. I'm a 30 year old male. I've always had a full head of hair my entire life until recently. My father and grandfathers all have a relatively full head of hair but with thinning at the crown. I would classify myself as a Norwood 1. Around last August I began aggressively shedding. I am a diffuse shedder (all over). I don't understand what is happening to me. It doesn't seem like traditional MPB, rather a combination of problems. I DO have severe thyroid disease- Graves' Disease aka hyperthyroidism. I am on medication but not stable and haven't been for at least 6 months. The problem is that I've had thyroid disease for years and while I did/do shed when my hormones are off, it would never cause visible thinness. It does now. I also have GAD or generalized anxiety disorder and have had it for years. And to top it off I have seborrheic dermatitis which has worsened from my aversion to washing my hair more than once a week due to the shedding. So, as you can see I have many different hair loss causes. But with the exception of seborrheic dermatitis I've always had these issues and haven't lost a substantial amount of hair until this past year.
I've been to 2 dermatologists. 1 said I had no signs of MPB the other said they saw the beginning of thinning at temples & crown-MPB. Both were concerned about my thyroid as the main cause of shedding. I disagree. They both recommended rogain if I felt compelled to try something but not propecia. This was 6 months ago, however, and it's gotten much worse.
I got propecia from my family doctor and took it once- two weeks ago. Within hours, my testicles started hurting, I urinated an alarming amount throughout the day and got dry mouth. I freaked out and didn't take it again. Still two weeks later I have a slight dry mouth and slight testicle pain- both going away, however.
So now I don't know what to do. I'm extremely depressed. It's all I think about all day. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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