To be feeling so depressed over my hair loss?

[CrumpetStrumpet]

I've always had very fine/thin hair. However a combination of pregnancy and premature menopause have now left it thinner than ever. There is a wide gap at my parting, you can see my scalp and my fringe is now almost none existent.

I've been wearing a hair system for the last few years but I just can't keep up with the cost. My last one just died (they dry up and fade eventually) and I just haven't got the £680 a new one would cost.

I feel like every day is a depressing battle with my hair. I want to cry every time I style it and I've taken to wearing a hat most days because I'm so self conscious. My family and friends try and tell me it's fine but they are just being nice. My hair dresser says I look better without the hair system but it's not true. I look bald!

Anyone else in the same situation and have they tried any solutions that actually work? I feel like I don't want to even leave the house.

That's reminded me puppy my hairdresser also advised against trying to "keep as much hair as possible" as it's counterproductive as the weight pulls it out more. I had waist length really heavy and thick (think 2 days to air dry type) hair so it was cut to bra length, then to shoulders and bob and eventually a pixie too. My sides were too patchy to pull it off though so I did a shave too (DH did it for me, I still remember how it felt!). Only the middle of my hair grew back (obviously we are matching skunks ) so I kept shaving the sides and finally coaxed it into a Mohican. I fucking love it, although I think it's just started coming out again.

My advice (I learnt this the hard way but you have probably realised yourself anyway ) if you want to get it all one colour, match it to the darkest shade in your hair (or go darker). If you go lighter it will involve bleach which is not the best idea. Typing that made me realise how stupid I was I have a few strands of beautifully bright coloured hair but I have to caress it and condition it and nurture it every day

PS. Silk pillowcases are also very good (and added bonus, if you're my age your face looks less like a chamois when you wake up )

I had this with menopause I bought a fake fringe off amazon and pinned it up looks better than my hair now it's grown back.

Just to add I bought vegan collagen powder hair grew back so quickly but might have been coincidence once meno stopped

I think diet is very important. On the link the pp posted I eat maybe 9 of the 13 items mentioned.
I don’t suffer from hair loss but since I adopted a higher fat diet with nuts, seeds yogurt , berries ,oily fish etc my hair no longer splits.
I know this as it wasn’t cut at all during the lock downs.
Stress is also a factor.

@CrumpetStrumpet yes you put it on your roots/scalp I us to use it on my hairline at the front as it was a bit patchy it deffo gave me more confidence and for £8 you can't really go wrong

I've got thin hair and I've had scalp micropigmentation done to create the illusion of denser hair and make my scalp far less noticeable in the sun or under bright lights. The process doesn't seem to be very well known yet and seems to be mainly used by balding men but it's a relatively cost effective solution which last for a number of years before the micropigmentation needs refreshing (it's basically a lot of tiny dots tattooed onto your scalp matching your hair colour). Can be a little painful to get done (far less painful than an actual tattoo though) but worth it.

I have been using Regaine 5% foam since April 22 - I was sceptical but it is beginning to work for me. No more menopausal shiny scalp, lots of little baby hairs sprouting up. I am feeling hopeful that by Christmas I will have enough hair to actually go to a proper hairdresser! It is a life long commitment though but I think worth the effort and cost.

My hair fell out due to a drastic 10 stone weightloss. My hairdresser recommended head high supplements. They were amazing,could notice the difference after 30 days. I've recommended them to so many people.

Hi,

I had the same issue after my first born and it went for nearly two years. Clumps of hair would fall out everyday to the point where i would not want to comb my hair due to the hair loss. I was worried sick that i was suffering with something serious.

I saw my GP and found i was low in iron, vit d and b12. Since taking supplements i feel like a new person. My hair has doubled in thickness and does not fall out and i feel healthier. Maybe get a blood test done to check. All the best x

I have had alopecia areata for a year now so can sympathise.
My GP ran a full blood test and the only thing I had was slightly low vitamin D so I have been taking supplements. After a while it gets really annoying when people give 'helpful' advice about diet, shampoos, menopause, stress etc. Yours sounds like a different version of alopecia. Definitely worth chatting to your GP and joining the Alopecia UK Facebook group for tips and support.
I use a root powder from amazon to conceal the patches and it's brilliant. I use www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YJLPMC5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1