Young and scared. Whats going on?

[JoshIsASandwich]

Hello, my name is Josh. I am 22 (about to be 23) and I'm having some serious issues with my hair.

I always prided myself for my long hair and I kept it dyed black and "edgy." It has always been thin but Ive been told I have a lot of hair.

For the past 7 months, my hair has been falling out like crazy. In the beginning, I noticed a stinging feeling on my hairline and noticed this phantom feeling of where my hair used to be. In a panick, I bought Nioxin along with hair growth vitamins with 5000 mmg of biotin. The pain and stinging temporarily subsided and it felt good for a couple months and I thought it was going to be okay.

Then I decided to take a trip to LA for a convention and dyed my hair black once again and missed 5 days of my routine and boom... the stinging came back and I also realized my hair had continued to fall out. During the dying process I noticed the sides begin to draw back along my scalp. I immediately began using my routine again. 2 months have past since then and my scalp feels bruised accompanied by small patches of needle like stinging. Hair all over my head has fallen out and it looks so brittle and thin and gross. The sides are receding farther and farther and I seriously don't know what to do.

Some background: I'm 116 Ib, 5 foot 9 inches. Very thin. I have a lot of trouble with my weight. Ive had large intestine issues along with some other intestinal issues that a failed colonoscopy was unable to decipher. I dont have a lot of those issues anymore though. Ive been through years of cronic depression but have never had my hair fall out like this. Sometimes I have terrible anxiety that is brought on by self asteem issues. Baldness does not run in my fathers side of the family and only minor cases on my mothers side.

Please, if anyone has any advise, id appreciate every word. I don't know if I should use rogaine products like minoxidil (is that what its called?) Or anything like that because if I can fix it naturally, Id like to do that instead of relying on a solution I cant stop. Or if I should start something like that now while the problem is still young. Ive seen a doctor for this problem and she sent pictures to a specialist in L.A and gave me a basic answer and told me to use that Rogaine stuff. And idk what to trust from someone who doesnt know my story or didnt evaluate me themselves. Plus, our doctors here are very.... terrible.

Sorry for any type-os, its 3 AM and I have work in 6 hours...

Thank you so much for your time and I'm sorry I just wrote a short story for you to read. Have a wonderful day everyone.