No luck with meds, Check your Cortisol. Treatment 8/9/2024
Cortisol from stress can cause hair loss. Controlling cortisol levels improved the effectiveness of finasteride for hair regrowth.
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community Stressing out leads to hair loss. Staying positive and believing you will grow hair actually slows down MPB and can sometimes cause some hair growth.
Staying positive and managing stress may slow hair loss, but treatments like finasteride, minoxidil, and dutasteride are essential for managing male pattern baldness. Stress can accelerate hair loss, but genetics play a significant role, and early treatment is crucial.
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The user discusses their hair loss experience, exploring various hypotheses including thyroid levels, vitamin D, DHEA, nutritional deficiency, diabetes, seborrheic dermatitis, lack of nutrition to hair follicles, chronic inflammation, female pattern hair loss causes, cortisol, and prolactin levels. They are currently using finasteride, beta-sitosterol, and have tried topical dutasteride and microneedling therapy.
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