Teenage hair loss :(

Yeh, I’m on chemotherapy and my hair falls out too. I know how it feels. How it can make you feel insecure. I wear beanies sometimes when I’m conscious, and sometimes I feel on top of the world and don’t care. I hope they figure out what’s causing it for you!

So I’m a 16 year old and going through hair loss rn and it’s super scary. My roots are so apart and I can’t do my usual hair styles anymore because you can see gaps in my hair and it’s so heartbreaking because I’ve always struggled with my naturally thin straight hair and to lose even more of it in a week is so hard for me to cope with. It’s like all I need to do is touch my hair for loads of strands to fall out. It’s too much hair gone way too fast. This has never happened to me before. I’ve had a blood test to determine if it’s my body doing all of this and I’m waiting for the results. My hair is up to my shoulders as before it was past my waist and heat damaged so I cut it all off to get it healthy and I haven’t used heat since. It reached a really healthy point and now suddenly it’s all falling off and I don’t understand. Has anyone else been through something like this?

Have you seen a doctor? Maybe you have an underlying health issue causing this.

mhm, could be a deficiency, or telogen effluvium if you've gone through something severely stressful lately.

Yeah I’ve been to a doctor and they asked me to get a blood test done. I’m waiting for the results still but I’m worried they won’t find anything and I’ll have to deal with this issue myself.

I haven’t experienced stress so intense to make my hair fall out, it’s just normal school stress that fades the next day, nothing serious. It might be a deficiency so I have to wait for my blood test results to tell me what it is. Hopefully it’s only a deficiency and I can get it fixed soon.

So I’m a 16 year old and going through hair loss rn and it’s super scary. My roots are so apart and I can’t do my usual hair styles anymore because you can see gaps in my hair and it’s so heartbreaking because I’ve always struggled with my naturally thin straight hair and to lose even more of it in a week is so hard for me to cope with. It’s like all I need to do is touch my hair for loads of strands to fall out. It’s too much hair gone way too fast. This has never happened to me before. I’ve had a blood test to determine if it’s my body doing all of this and I’m waiting for the results. My hair is up to my shoulders as before it was past my waist and heat damaged so I cut it all off to get it healthy and I haven’t used heat since. It reached a really healthy point and now suddenly it’s all falling off and I don’t understand. Has anyone else been through something like this?

Genetic... you will be bald in 10 yrs, sorry

Hey OP,

Hair loss can be caused by many factors, but of course we're not doctors so we can't diagnose you with anything!

What I can suggest is to you though is a supplement called Biotin. Biotin is a supplement available from a chemist of health food store. So no dodgy deals

Biotin is essential to maintain healthy hair, nails and skin. It can make your hair thicker, healthier and longer. Biotin works wonders for most people, including me! I would definitely look into that. You should also have a healthy balanced diet, drink plenty of water, do exercise, and get loads of sleep.

Hope this has been helpful

Hey OP,

Hair loss can be caused by many factors, but of course we're not doctors so we can't diagnose you with anything!

What I can suggest is to you though is a supplement called Biotin. Biotin is a supplement available from a chemist of health food store. So no dodgy deals

Biotin is essential to maintain healthy hair, nails and skin. It can make your hair thicker, healthier and longer. Biotin works wonders for most people, including me! I would definitely look into that. You should also have a healthy balanced diet, drink plenty of water, do exercise, and get loads of sleep.

Hope this has been helpful

Do you have facial hair yet? If you're otherwise hairy on the rest of your body then chances are it's genetic and you're just going bald unfortunately. The speed of the hair loss doesn't leave out the possibility of some sort of deficiency or condition though, so there might still be hope.

Hey OP,

Hair loss can be caused by many factors, but of course we're not doctors so we can't diagnose you with anything!

What I can suggest is to you though is a supplement called Biotin. Biotin is a supplement available from a chemist of health food store. So no dodgy deals

Biotin is essential to maintain healthy hair, nails and skin. It can make your hair thicker, healthier and longer. Biotin works wonders for most people, including me! I would definitely look into that. You should also have a healthy balanced diet, drink plenty of water, do exercise, and get loads of sleep.

Hope this has been helpful

oh i have that

I don’t have it in my genetics fortunately.
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