Anyone seen a psychiatrist for hairloss depression?

[Buckerine11]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone has seen a psychiatrist for depression stemming from hair loss. I've been really down for the past year or so, and my parents have taken notice. I told them that I felt depressed due to my hair loss, and they want me to go see a psychiatrist (not to necessarily prescribe anything, but just to talk). I don't think talking to a psychiatrist will help me at all (unless the psychiatrist can grow hair). I can't imagine someone saying something will make me forget this terrible ordeal, but I guess it's worth a try. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks alot.

[gusguts]

Theres no doubt going to hairloss sucks, when i first starting losing my hair last year i became depressed as well and i was only 20. In my search for a quick cure i turned to those retarded provilus pills which were only successful in taken my money. My advise to you is consult a doctor, and stay inform about hairloss, dont go out spending money on stuff that does not work

[Jarrod]

I currently see a psychiatrist and a counselor. I talk about all my problems to both of them. I even talked about my hair loss. My counselor told me not to worry about it. She said it was a natural thing lol.

[Buckerine11]

I currently see a psychiatrist and a counselor. I talk about all my problems to both of them. I even talked about my hair loss. My counselor told me not to worry about it. She said it was a natural thing lol.

Maybe it's just me, but if a psychiatrist told me that it was a natural thing, and that I shouldn't worry about it, I would stop going to him/her immediately. I understand that it's a natural thing, and I would stop worrying about it if I could. But, I can't, and that's what depression is. If someone can just lift themselves from the depth of despair at will, then a psychiatrist wouldn't be needed anyways.
I guess I just can't imagine anything the psychiatrist says helping me, but maybe someone who has gone to one can give better insight.

[PayDay]

Maybe it's just me, but if a psychiatrist told me that it was a natural thing, and that I shouldn't worry about it, I would stop going to him/her immediately. I understand that it's a natural thing, and I would stop worrying about it if I could. But, I can't, and that's what depression is. If someone can just lift themselves from the depth of despair at will, then a psychiatrist wouldn't be needed anyways.
I guess I just can't imagine anything the psychiatrist says helping me, but maybe someone who has gone to one can give better insight.

For me seeing a psychiatrist helped a lot. It was not so much about what he thought about my feelings about my hair loss, it was more that I was able to vent my frustrations. I also liked that he would prescribe valium for me.

It was a good experience but after a few months a felt that I didn't need it anymore.

[Laserhead]

For me seeing a psychiatrist helped a lot. It was not so much about what he thought about my feelings about my hair loss, it was more that I was able to vent my frustrations. I also liked that he would prescribe valium for me.

It was a good experience but after a few months a felt that I didn't need it anymore.

Sometime I wish I would have spent my money of a good therapist instead of throwing it out the window on Laser treatments for almost a year. I think that anyone who throws their hard earned money away like I did should have their head examined.

Spencer is like a shrink for me. I only wish his show was on more than once per week. My wife is very understanding too and tolerates my whining. I'm very lucky in that respect. I wish /i could just get past my hair and learn to be more thankful for the good things that I have in my life. It's hard though.

[Zao]

Sometime I wish I would have spent my money of a good therapist instead of throwing it out the window on Laser treatments for almost a year. I think that anyone who throws their hard earned money away like I did should have their head examined.

Spencer is like a shrink for me. I only wish his show was on more than once per week. My wife is very understanding too and tolerates my whining. I'm very lucky in that respect. I wish /i could just get past my hair and learn to be more thankful for the good things that I have in my life. It's hard though.

Spencer has been my hair therapist for 11 years and I think this site will be good therapy for us all. So you know I am all for seeing someone if hair loss is interfering with your life. I was lucky to find The Bald Truth early, but who know what kind of condition I would have been in at that age if I didn't find it by chance?

[Lefty76]

I have often wondered the same thing, "would seeing a psychiatrist help me deal with my hair loss?". I honestly would say that it depends on the individual. I am sure that some people would benefit in certain ways including drugs or just being able to vent but I don't think it would be beneficial for me personally.

My hair loss is a fact, it sucks, I don't like how it looks and I don't think there's any other way to look at it. It does help to talk to people about it, which is why this site is such a positive. I really think that just getting knowledge from all different sources is also helpful.

Another thing that really helped is just knowing that there are a lot of other people with the same feelings. I guess it was reassuring for me that I wasn't the only person going through such a hard time with it.

My advice to you is get as much knowledge as you can on hair loss. Make a decision on whether you want to battle it and from there make decisions on how. I personally have chosen to take propecia, which I started 3 months ago and already notice results. I also plan on getting a HT of 4000-5000 units and I hope that the combination actually makes this seam like a bad dream. Hopefully.

If you have any questions or anything send me a message.

Lefty76