I have Alopecia Areata

hi all, yep me too i have AA..  all my hair fell out 15 years ago, after marrage break up etc. everyone kept assuming it was stress.  i researched remedies and lstened to stories  while i was waiting for it to grow i made as many trips aweek as i could to the ocean and swam, taking bottles of sea water home and washing my hairwith it there.  

i have learnt that when i see a patch its from an issue or it started up to six months before.

i used all natural remedies.  

i took masses of antioxidants, what ever you can get your hands on, supplements and foods containing lots.

even though you cant see it in most cases, there is a rash and sometimes pimples in and around the patches. so the onion remedy should be perfect for AA.

remember, onion absorbs all toxins, so once cut and used you need to throw it away!

Also, a natural shampoo, or raw soap. (i also used Nioxin shampoo and stimulant, expensive but good. not much point though if your not dosing yourself on antioxidants etc, and treating 'the rash')

Head massages, shoulder massages, brings blood to the scalp.

i also lost a lot of weight even though i ate heaps, so in my case, i did a gall bladder cleanse, this was amazing, and my hair started growing back with in 10 days! i then noticed the skin on the rest of my body had been very dry and itchy.  all symptoms of not getting the nutients out of my food, therefore in my opinion, aiding the auto immune issue, aiding the AA TO BLOOM,

i also noticed while i have AA the hair on the rest of my body grows heaps, and your nails grow funny, so a general hair skin and nails supplement does not go amiss.

pantathenic acid, i used this later on, once i stopped the rash.  its really amino acids i think. not for anyone who has depression.

your hair grows back like when you were a baby, same colour and 'pattern', meaning if yours grew slow as a child, same now.  yes it comes in very fine at first.

currently im sporting a bald patch smack bang front and center! lol. so i got a new hair cut yesterday. often i have a 'feather' sticking out, where there has been a patch and has regrown. yesterdays hair cut i found 4inch long hair both sides of my head behind my ears. i didnt know about these patches

 i thanked the people that came up to me at the supermarket to tell me how they treated theirs.

it is great when you find the remedy that is right for YOU

i say to people how lucky they are to see my bald patch! i giggle when i see strangers become embarrased when they see it and dont know what to say. i ask some people if they want to touch it? lol  some windy days i wear a cap. i keep a positive attitude, am thankful i have some hair, count my blessings for each day i have it, get it thinned out a lot, watch my diet to ensure i eat simply and healthy.. many people comment on how nice my hair is, and i think im a bit naughty sonetimes and tell them about my aloepecia.  but that leads me into telling them how they can take control of their own heath, look at me!

keep up a great attitude people! TELL THAT SILLY AA TO P***OFF,

You are so Hilarious. I have and attempt to keep YOUR EXACT same attitude. Initially i was ashamed, i was grossed out, i was scared and alone and i refused to tell anyone, i even refused to wash my hair... I was un-aware of the TRUTH. I was like ROGAINE? how do i hide that from my boyfriend, lol.. I thought ppl would think i was contagious or gross. I didnt even want the pity looks or the being nice to me, just in case i die!! I didnt know what i wanted. BUT NOW I KNOW, this is me, the old me with no "baldies" JUST STAY POSITIVE!! I enjoyed your post. GOOD LUCK!!!! --- SOnia Baldie T.

Vicky, you're amazing.

I started having massive hair loss in mid November, didn't realise it's a problem until I went to dye my hair. Seen a hair/skin consultant who could only prescribe me steriods (Prednisolone), which I stopped taking after 6 days because it really screwed up my body. Instead, I'm taking chinese herbal medicine that I painstakingly brew everyday that helps to provide nutrition to my blood.

I guess my AA started because I was overworked and slightly stressed.

Have a question. Can I still swim with AA? The consultant says no, chinese doc says yes. I was taking swimming lessons, just making headway and feel so sorry to stop my lessons. Swimming is really good for losing weight.

Think I'm going to detox like what you did. Perhaps my body needs it. Anyway I can't stomach much, only munching on chocolates which is one of the few things that can stay down while I'm experiencing steriod withdrawal symptoms like vomitting and diarheaa.

Did the onions work for you? My daughter (4 years old) has alopecia patches and I really want to help her before she starts school. My understanding is that this is going to be a long journey and I want to prepare her to take this with the right frame of mind. Any help from the forum is appreciated.

What ever happened to your small bald spot? I've had the same thing happen to me and I'm terrified! I recently dyed my hair as well, about two weeks ago. Just the other day I noticed a 1.5cm x .5 cm bald spot near my forehead.

Thanks to the post about using onions for alopecia areata now I have hope. Reading everyone's stories and advice means so much to me. I appreciate everyone sharing their stories. I was diagnosed about two months ago so this is really all new to me. I noticed a bald spot a week after my birthday and decided to go to a dermatologist... I have no health insurance so I had to pay out of pocket. The dermatologist didn't even give me patch test.. just gave me a subscription for a 200 dollar ointment I think it was some type of topical steroid and handed me a pamphlet on Alopecia Areata and sent me on my way.. He didn't seem to really care about me.. Like.. He seemed like he was in a rush to just get me out of there.. I walked out of that office feeling like... $hit. The only person I told was my mom and she was very encouraging telling me that my hair would grow back and how some doctors are just stupid. She told me one dermatologist diagnosed her with vitiligo (another autoimmune disease) quite a few years ago.. and nothing happened. She basically told me to stay hopeful and to just not worry about it. In the meantime, my spot just kept getting bigger and bigger.... and so I went looking on internet and found this message board and I am so happy. I am using the onion juice on my bald spot right now and it has given me hope. I have been taking vitamin supplements and drinking more water... It has been difficult like.. for example, wearing wigs and people asking me why and then having people make fun of the wig because they don't understand why I'm wearing it... sry for rambling. I hope all of you guys find something that works for you in terms of your AA because everyone's body reacts different to different treatments.. I would just say do not lose hope.. Don't let people take that hope away from you. 

My hair is really starting to thin out.  I have noticed that I've lost about 40% of it's thickness....which it wasn't thick to begin with.  I have tried the Bosley products and Nioxin.  Also took vitamins to no avail.  My girlfriend told me about Thymuskin and I've been putting it off as a last resort!  I think it's time.  My friend had cancer and the nurses told her about it and told her to take vitamins.  She told me that she started her treatment the same time a few others did. BTW, she has fine thin hair too.  Anyway, she did what the nurses said and she didn't lose her hair.  She said she couldn't believe it.  Everyone else lost their hair and she didn't.  SO this stuff must work!!!  I'll try it out and repost in 6 mos to give everyone any update!  I'm going to check with my insurance to see if they will cover some of the cost too!  If they don't, I'm still getting it because my hair is getting baby fine.  Just wanted to throw that out there to everyone else because I never heard of it until she told me.  Good luck everyone! 

 

I also have Alopecia Areata. I have have had it since I was five. I have recently lost a large amount of my hair. I have a bald spot that take up the whole width of the back of head and it is up to my ear. I also have 2 other large ones that are on top of my head. It is very hard to hide. I cannot wear my hair in a normal ponytail, as my bald spots show. It is very hard at school when all of the other girls have their hair done in styles I dream of having. I just feel so alone. But I know I am not. There are very few people who know about my condition because I am afraid that they will judge me and look and think of me differently. I am not that old yet, I am also concerned that when I do grow up that I will never get married and have children, I mean who wants to marry a girl who has bald spots all over her head! Although the hair does go back it takes months and years, and by the time that hairs grown back there's already another one forming. I have had a small bald spot on the back of my head since I was 8, now I am 12 and it hasn't even started to grow back. I am never going to be a normal girl. And as my alopecia flares up when I am stressed it is only going to get worse. I haven't even entred the most stressful stage o my life yet and all of this have already happened to me. I am lucky though. I know of many girls and boys who have lost all of their hair. But on some days I wish I had no hair at all. It's just a vicious circle; my hair falls out, I get stressed about it, more hair falls out, I get stressed about it. Not to mention other factors to the stress; school work, my annoying brother, the constant pressure to act cool and every thing. But some days are good and some days aren't, but do accept that I have Alopecia Areata and that I will be able to live an average life.

I thought that I would write this to help get out my emotions and get my message out. And I want every one with Alopecia to know that although it may feel like it, they aren't alone and that many people understand what you are going through. I hate when people who don't have Alopecia or experience with hair loss caused by a disease, because they don't. It doesn't matter how hard they try, it is impossible for them to understand. But atleasttgey are trying to help and I appreciate that and also that they accept that I have Alopecia Areata.

I found out that I had alopecia when I was 10, but had it earlier in my life.No one in my family has it and I wouldnt excpect myself to have weed by age 4(when i got alopecia),you can also get alopecia from drugs ,but i dont do drugs. I'm 14 and when I get out of High School im thinking of getting a hair transplant. My mom doesnt want me to , because she believes that I need my hormones(Sex Cells). The struggle is real , it sucks going out in public with no hair . It funny how people think that its cancer . I get major headaches and itching problems whice effects my grades . I probably would have been in AP classes or Honors but  im in special ed , because i cant even study for one test because of the irritating  . Half the time I cant sleep without knowing that i will find some hair on my pillow. 

This is how it usually starts. A small spot that will increase in size. I've done most of the treatments with no response to any of them. I'm willing to try the Onion therapy. WHY not! it seems to sound like it might make sense of drawing in blood flow based on stimulation from the onion. PLUS it's natural. I say it's worth a try. I have insurance and I've tried the injections, creams... Nothing is working.

That sucks but you have courage to say your story. I too started showing these same symptoms. It's obvious I have the same condition and I refuse to go to a doctor to get diagnosed. For what? symptoms are there..all of them..except mine is only in one area but it still looks horrible.

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There are many online shops that selling the hair wigs of different styles now such as teh European Style Wigs and also other style for people in all over the world and if you are in need of one just get the hair wigs from the top seller online shop I have bought one Medium Hair Wigs at hairwigsall For Sale and it is of high quality and good design.

i have had alopecia areata now for 12 years. over time my hair has become very fine and still have bald patches, hair line never grows longer than 3 inch its a pain and yeh feels like bruises on scalp. I want to shave my hair off and buy a wig but that wont take away the problem

Hey,

I dont have alopicia but I've been reading about it. My friend who is 24 recently started loosing hair again after no hair loss for about 10 years. It's very hard on him and I see him struglle with it. I would like to be a good friend to him, but not having Alopicia myself, I am unsure of how to go about it. Can you tell me what is a supportive friend to you in your situation? thank you, I hope you dont mind...