I sometimes hear from people who worry that their telogen effluvium is never going to end. Sometimes, they will see a small improvement in their shedding and they will get their hopes up that the nightmare is finally coming to an end. But before long, the cycle begins all over again and they find that their hair is falling out once again.
 |
I might hear a comment like
: "my hair started falling out about nine months ago. I truly don't know why it started happening. I wasn't ill. I didn't give birth. But I read that it should resolve itself on its own within three months. It didn't. I continued to shed out tons of hair on a daily basis for about seven months. Then, it started to get better and I was really hopeful that I was done with this whole thing. But two weeks later, it started shedding out again as though it had never stopped. Now, I am worried that I've started a cycle that will not stop. Is there anything that I can do to stop or get off the cycle of telogen effluvium?" I will try to address these concerns in the following article.
Ask Yourself If There Are Other Possibilities Besides Telogen Effluvium: Since this shedding had gone on for over three months, it had passed the point of telogen effluvium. It was now at least chronic telogen effluvium and it may have made sense to look at other possibilities like androgenetic alopecia. You also want to look at see if perhaps you have having an inflammatory or an allergic response to either something on your scalp or in your hair. Also, it's somewhat possible that you might be have become sensitive to in your diet or with your styling or make up products.
Look For Triggers That You May Not Have Considered Before: If you have chronic telogen effluvium, it's possible that you have a trigger that you have not yet identified. Yes, giving birth and being ill are very common triggers. But there are plenty of others. Have you started or stopped any medications or even supplements? Have been under a huge degree of stress? Have you begun using new shampoos, hair sprays, or topical hair loss / scalp treatments? Could you possibly have an undiagnosed medical condition? Have you neglected to treat your scalp for the inflammation that all of the shedding has caused? These are only a few of the possibilities, but I know from my own experience that there are plenty of potential triggers. Often, ending the cycle means finding that trigger. Occasionally, you will start out with one trigger and it will end. And then a new trigger will start a new round of shedding. But you don't realize this, so you keep addressing the old trigger.
Make Sure That You Are Regrowing Healthy Hair: Honestly, I believe that this tip is absolutely vital. And it is applicable for all types of hair loss. It can be helpful even if you don't know what type of hair loss you have. Because if you are shedding hair, you can pretty much maintain at least a decent head of hair as long as you are regrowing healthy hair that is normal in diameter and is not miniaturized. Also, you don't want for any inflammation to cause the hair to fall out again or to make it more thin with time. If you can prevent these things, keep your scalp healthy, and maintain normal regrowth, then at least you are always replacing what you have lost. Your hair won't look perfect, but you shouldn't have obvious thinning areas or bald spots. But if you get some miniaturization or inflammatory problems, then that is when you truly begin to lose some ground. When you can't replace what you've lost, then that's when you start to thin and your hair loss might become noticeable.
The best tip that I can offer regarding breaking the cycle is to not give up. When you give up, then you really can't find what might work for you because you are no longer trying. I know from experience that this process can wear you down. You start to believe that nothing is ever going to change. But you never know when real improvement is right around the corner.
There were times when I wanted to throw up my hands and quit during my own hair loss. But in the end, I guess I was too stubborn to quit. If it helps you can read more of my story on my blog at http://stop-hair-loss-in-women.com/
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/7980706
0 comments:
Post a Comment