falling out

so.. starting around the middle of january, i noticed my hair had been falling out, more so than normal.  i kinda freaked so i was probably overloading my hair with oils, leave-ins, and treatments.  so now it's calmed down (i hope), but it's left me with about a third of my hair gone.  it's not missing in patches, but just incredibly thinned out all over.

so, i was wondering if anyone had any thoughts, input, or suggestions on the situation.


i know this should be in the hair loss forum, but i figured people in their 70's don't want to hear an 18-year-old griping about hair loss probably related to hormones.

well.. i know it's not school that's bothering me.  i'm a college freshman, and i work about 30 hrs a week, but i've was even doing that in high school... the things i've pinpointed that happened around when my hair started falling out was one best friend left to join the army (she's probably going to be a medic in iraq before the end of the year), another best friend moved back home to kentucky, and still another best friend-a teen mother-was finally starting to feel the effects of a nasty breakup with her fiance/father of the baby.

so i guess you could say that it's stress-related.  i've since joined a gym, and i usually work out around 2 hours at least 4 times a week, and i've noticed my skin clearing, and my hair's not falling out as much now.

and about the ponytail circumference, i've never measured it, but instead of needing two elastics (hair-safe, of course) tied twice to hold up a ponytail, i only need one and can tie it three or four times.
i try not to pull my hair back as much, and if i cruise with my windows down (yes, it's pretty warm for feb/march down here) i pull it back loosely with a big scrunchie.

i've been really self-concious about my hair, especially since now my scalp is a lot more visible if i wear it scrunched... someone once commented on my "baby baldness," saying i look like one of those two-year olds running around with barely enough hair to pull back in a ribbon

aznmitsugrl wrote: i know this should be in the hair loss forum, but i figured people in their 70's don't want to hear an 18-year-old griping about hair loss probably related to hormones.

Hi Aznmitsugrl,

Horsetail herb (a.k.a. "equisetum arvense") noticeably helps reduce my hair's rate of fallout.  It might work for you, too.

Yay!  Glad to hear the the bout of hair loss has stopped, Deb!