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hair loss and bald patches

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gallifrey · 31/05/2013 17:23

Today I was putting my hair up in a ponytail and felt a bald spot on the back of my head. I asked my dd and dh to have a look and I do indeed have a bit about the size of a 10p that is bald. It's not painful at all but I have noticed a lot of hair falling out recently.
This has happened before a few years ago where I had a really large bald spot at the back and another one on top of my head. I put this down to stress at the time.

I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and not sure if this is a known symptom of this or it's a symptom of something else.

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bisley · 31/05/2013 17:30

Sounds like it could be alopecia areata. It seems to be just something that happens, possibly stress related.

bisley · 31/05/2013 17:32

Meant to say, DH has it at the moment. He went to the gp about it but hair was already growing back so they just kinda shrugged.

gallifrey · 31/05/2013 17:46

yes last time the hair just grew back and I had a stupid short bit at the top of my head that used to stick up!

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