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Permalink Reply by Tiffany P on July 28, 2010 at 6:24pm

Everyone is different for some it take 15 to 20 years for it to become noticable and for others it takes less, from what i read it all depends on your hormones, enviroment and genetics etc. adleast thats what i saw and i am sure even some of their explaination was guess work from the medical standpoint because they still dont fully understand it. its only been about 5 yrs and i have considerable loss and yet my dad who has hair loss took him until his 60's for it to become noticable go figure so agian one never knows.

I have just recently taken it upon myself to start wig shopping and wearing scarves because i cant wait until i look like homer simpson to start figuring out whats best for me. hopefully one day either we will get comfortable with the fact that we will never be shampoo commercial models or they find a cure that will work. hope all is well :o)

Permalink Reply by Debbie on July 28, 2010 at 6:30pm

Mine started coming out mainly on the top for what seemed like a year or so, then all of a sudden, it started coming out much faster until almost all of one side of my head was bald. Then I just shaved the rest of it off. Now I have these fine hairs coming in, some white and some dark but more like baby hair.

Permalink Reply by Mhairi on July 28, 2010 at 6:59pm

Mine became noticeable about 9 maybe 10 years ago, and has been a slowish process. After my bub was born a lot more fell out, which is normal after pregnancy, but it's made it a lot more obvious. I'm saving for a wig now so I have one before my scalp is really exposed.
My photo's show how I look these days. I don't really feel too embarrassed about it yet, but if I have a bad day I pop a hat on and put my hair into a scrawny little ponytail.

Permalink Reply by Michelle L on July 29, 2010 at 12:39am

Mine started at around 17 years old and I am now wearing a wig/bandanna/ full time at age 34, so it's been about 17 years of slow loss. But I'd say I've lost at least 50% in the last 6 months. I have no idea what triggered the sudden shed now. I am completely ok with it now though, funnily enough, BECAUSE I have embraced the wigs and hats etc. I am thoroughly loving the luxurious long hair I got yesterday :-D :-D as well as the sleek bob and the many clip on pieces and bandannas. I have decided to use this Alopecia as an excuse to have FUN.

XOXOXOXOXO

Permalink Reply by Ebasha on July 29, 2010 at 1:53am

Mine started at around 14, at the time, and maybe until now doctors in Egypt were not familiar with the term alopecia and I did not know what was going on. I went to maybe 10 doctors, however, my hair kept receding. Now my scalp is showing and my hairline is way back. Now I am 38 and I've been wearing wigs for the past four years. Hope that helped.

Permalink Reply by Leslie on August 7, 2010 at 7:51pm

A very belated thank you to Tiffany, Debbie, Mhairi, Michelle, & Ebasha for your replies
to my question about 'how long?'. I really appreciate your sharing with me!
Take care~

Permalink Reply by Dora Mares on September 28, 2010 at 9:08pm

mine has been falling out slowly during the past 10 years..in 2001 i saw the most hair loss...then a couple of years later it was looking a lil fuller...and now its back to being really thin, especially in my crown area...

Permalink Reply by Amber on October 17, 2010 at 1:07am

It's been since autumn of 2008. That's when I noticed thinning around my crown area. I have one spot, and mostly thinning through the top, and sides.