<p>Son called from college, while he seems to enjoy the Ivy leauge. He has a problem, he is loosing hair fast. His dad has no hair loss. We have given him different soap and shampoos. But problem seems to be getting worse. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Rogaine works wonders.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I have thought about it but was not sure. I will buy it as he will be home for thanksgiving vacation.</p>
<p>Male-pattern baldness is carried on the X chromosome. Therefore, the gene for it would have come from his mom, so what does granddad’s hairline look like? </p>
<p>Stress and various metabolic problems (thyroid) can cause hair loss. How is your son’s health?</p>
<p>Hair loss can also occur from stress, it is not permanent. Maybe mid terms or finals are causing this.
My daughter also loss hair in clumps when she used garnier fructisse… as soon as we switched her shampoo her hair grew back</p>
<p>Son’s life is very stressful as he is involved in many extracurricular activities bedsides a very challenging course load. He usually gets very less sleep. We have told him to cut his activities down but it falls on deaf years. Being involved in many activities is fun to him. His grandfather has full hair till he passed away. Hum thyroid is a problem I never thought about. I better check him out for that. Thanks</p>
<p>My $$$ is the stress than. Maybe u should take him to a doc and let the doc explained that his body is screaming at him and other effects that his schedule is having on his body. He has the rest of his life to do all of the ec’s college is the last time he can be a kid. I tell my kids all the time, their ownly job is to graduate, the rest is just fodder.</p>
<p>Oh, I just bought some Garnier Fuctisse yesterday, I’m afraid to use it now!:(</p>
<p>Be careful with the Rogaine, it can magnify any issues with a heart murmur or irregular heart beat.</p>
<p>If it is male pattern loss, it is not likely stress–more likely genes. If is is a diffuse loss, it can be stress, thyroid among others. Is he thinning on top/sides or all over?</p>
<p>Rapid weight loss can also cause hair loss. Is he eating?</p>
<p>Hair loss can be one of the symptoms of Hypothyroidism. Others include dry skin, puffiness in the face/hands, weight gain, tiredness, fuzzy thinking, constipation, achy joints, low energy.</p>
<p>SOME people react to eating lots of soy with symptoms of hypothyroid disease, and the symptoms go away when the soy is removed from the diet (there was a thread about this on CC so you can search back to read about it)</p>
<p>GA2012,
Don’t be afraid, however, it was clumps (size of quarters). As soon as she stopped it stopped. Doc thought it was an allergy to one of the 1st ingredients. She can’t do certain facial masks either…started with a b?
If you have skin sensitivity check out the product ing. and see if they cause any problems</p>
<p>If you’re going the rogaine route, buy the no name brand from Costco or Sam’s. Half the cost.</p>
<p>Adding a few more recognizable symptoms of hypothyroidism (for your mom-o-meter, before the doc confirms/denies it by an easy bloodtest):
Gravelly voice, new difficulty controlling one’s handwriting/penmanship (dysgraphia). I bet wikipedia could show you some photos.</p>
<p>I also recall a friend from college who just went into male pattern baldness at age l9. Premature baldness can happen, sad but true. Of course he looked great at job interviews when the rest of us all looked so immature. </p>
<p>If it turns out to be genetic and unavoidable, take him out during Thanksgiving and buy him some excellent wool berets, skicaps, so he can look fashionable while he adjusts to the new situation.</p>
<p>If the bloodtest comes back positive for hypothyroidism, understand that the intial dosing will take months before results register. However, if he’s also very enthusiastic and going to many activities, how tired out could he be? Im suggesting: don’t count on a positive diagnosis of hypothyroidism, but certainly have him tested.</p>
<p>Hey, drs and nurses out there: could it also by hyPERthyroidism, which would make him rather nervous, energetic, lpsing weight, excitable…What I’m asking out is: does hyPERthyroidism also carry a symptom of temporary balding?</p>
<p>A friend of S2 (age 17) has Alopecia, a sort of inexplicable hair loss. He has had it since elementary school. At some points over the years, he has been completely bald and then it goes into remission and almost all of his hair comes back. He has used Rogaine and all sorts of other prescribed medicines but none has really made much of a difference. All the kids got so used to seeing him bald that they actually think he looks odd with hair now.<br>
Not saying your S has alopecia, just noting that it was one thing that causes unexplained hair loss.</p>
<p>I started losing hair last fall - would see a large amount in the shower. I went to my doc who tested me for thyroid condition - negative- and decided it was stress. I believe there is a lag time between the stress and the hair falling out. Anyway, my hairdresser recommended some hair products that were helpful in slowing the problem and it resolved when the stressful event resolved. Good luck – it was distressing. By the way, my doc told me her hair turned gray overnight when her husband unexpectedly died, confirming for her the correlation between stress and hair!</p>
<p>I would check with a primary physician for medical workup and a dermatologist for options, if it is male pattern baldness.</p>