Hair Loss at 19!

I hope your doctor gave you some answers!

I am also a student and I find that if I am really stressed, I notice my hair thins out really bad. I find a Vitamin B complex (pick one higher in biotin) and keeping a steady amount of healthy protein in my diet helps.

Good Luck!

There was another post about this recently. Iron was my issue. It thinned out all over, not in patches. I got a blood test at my doctor, started taking a cheap iron supplement and now I have a thick head of baby hairs mixed in and joke that I have a mullet (though I'm pretty sure nobody else notices it). Other people say use rogaine or take biotin. Simple thing would be get blood work done first. If everything is normal, try the other stuff.

I'm going through this because I had a baby and am breastfeeding. In my situation, it's normal and will reverse itself once I stop breastfeeding and my hormones get back to their normal levels. But for now, it sucks. Massive wads of hair in the shower, tons falling out when I brush.

If I were you I would definitely get some blood work done, have your hormone levels checked, etc. to see if there's a problem.

I have been dealing with this issue for the last 6 months or so and finally my hair is actually starting to grow. I am low in iron so started taking iron supplements, added in a multi-vit and Biotin. It is very distressing. I also increased my calories by 500/ day and that is when I really started to see a difference in my hair and started losing weight again (until Easter that is!!)

Good luck. Go see your doc for blood work.

Have your thyroid checked!

go see your doctor
you're probably lacking certain vitamins

Its a huge problem, my dad has a hugely receding hairline and im so stressed right now, my hair's been continuously falling out more and more. Even people (family) are noticing and i can feel the hair in my temples almost barely now. its not that i think its alopecia, but more hair thinning. As a girl, i'm really worried about it, every time i shower SO MUCH HAIR I don't think i have enough vitamins and things, though i always try and eat my share of vegetables. Being at university though, i can't always gaurantee that. I'm just hoping there are any remedies or things that will help, i'm going to see my doctor tomorrow hopefully and see if they can give anything, but any advice will be much appreciated.

I had the same thing happen about a year and a half ago. I suddenly noticed that my once thick, curly hair felt about half it's weight and seemed to be less curly. I had blood work done by my PCP and Dermatologist, which all came back normal. I realized later that it was likely due to stress. The months leading up to when I actually noticed (Dec 2010) I was busy with a full-time job, going to school full-time (career change! yikes!), and trying to work out a few times a week. Though I wasn't tracking calories at the time, I'm pretty sure I wasn't eating enough (only managing about 1 real meal/day - not recommended)...I also lost about 10-15 pounds during that year (which I've unhappily gained back and am now trying to lose again). I've heard it takes about 6 months between a stressful event and when you notice the associated hair loss, so maybe something that stressed you out last year is the cause?

I'm now finished with school, eating better and drinking more water, and taking Biotin plus a Hair, Skin, Nail vitamin. The vitamins aren't daily, just when I remember to take them. My hair still isn't as thick as it once was, but I am noticing new hair growth and it does feel better/slightly thicker. Hang in there, don't stress over it!, and try to find ways to relax and reduce your stress as much as possible. And definitely check with your doctor in case you do have an underlying medical problem. Might also be a good idea to ask your doctor for vitamin/supplement recommendations, so you are getting the right nutrients.

Its a huge problem, my dad has a hugely receding hairline

I don't think girls get male pattern baldness.