NOTHING IS FOREVER, Please try to remember this the next time that you lean over to cry. Instead, why not sit on that Pitty/Worry pot for a second (its natural) then once you have been there for a minute or two...PUSH yourself up and FORCE yourself to change your perspective! Life is too special not to ;)

Ok, as I was strolling through some of Blogs last night I noticed a number of people asking questions about hair loss, symptoms, treatments and things of that nature. Now I have been working in dermatology on and off for approximately 10 years now and have seen ALOT. I also know patients that are going through all types of hair loss and then only to add to it....I too was diagnosed with a form of hair loss- Androgenetic Alopecia- in 2007 and boy did this give me a whole new understanding! Since… Continue

In regard to the spiro question I would say YES, Yes that it has helped , especially once they bumped me up from 50mg to 100mg bid (twice a day). The shed is less but as usual their ARE times when the shed seems more than usual. I would like to remind you though that hair goes through cycles or better said 3 stages of growth:



A) Anagen Phase= this is when the hair is actively growing and lasts between 2 to 4 years

B) Catagen Phase aka Transitional Phase= when the hair stops… Continue

>Now I am REALLY going to bed. I see this site is growing which is great. It is a step in the right direction towards Awareness among other things. We need to make sure that our faces are seen and that our voices heard so that uncle sam can allocate the appropriate funds for a once and for all CURE as opposed to limited (if ANY) quick fixes!</</body>

It was around this time last year in early October and I had finally begun to adjust to my prior diagnosis- Androgenetic Alopecia from 2007- when I decided that I I would do whatever I could to prevent further loss. I noticed that whenever I washed my hair more of it shed (I could see it on my brush) so I tried to minimize this occurrence by making the decision to lessen the frequency of times that I washed my hair. I purchased multiple shower caps was only going to wash my hair only twice a… Continue