Evil bloody thing. Ive had it on about three occasions in my life now, usually due to experiencing extreme periods of stress. The first time I had it I literally had bald patches all over my head and couldnt go out without a headscarf on. The second time I had one or two smaller patches that were easy enough to cover up and grew back quickly.
This time though, I am experiencing my hair literally snapping off, one or two inches from the scalp, this has resulted in my hair thinning a hell of a lot since November last year. I had to get it cut to shoulder length as it just looked awful long. No body to it at all. I wear it up in a pony tail or clipped back all of the time.
I'm glad in one way that I dont have the bald patches this time round but is there anything I can use/take that anyone knows of to help slow this down or (preferably) prevent it going on?
As an aside I started taking citalopram late January/early February. Hair loss is one of the noted side effects and I will be mentioning this to my GP when I see her tomorrow but I am fishing among the pool of MN knowledge to see if there is anything out there that can help me.
Many thanks in advance :)