Hair Loss Where on your Head?

[Cnadian]

I have recently started losing major amounts of hair and have done a lot of research. I have noticed many of our wonderful drugs will cause this. I am only on Humira. My main question is, those of you with hair loss where on your head do you notice it the most? I have noticed it in the front the most not really on the sides. Is this the case in some cases or am I just going bald? I don't have any male pattern baldness in my family.

Thanks

 

[Nyx]

I've been losing it all over my head, fortunately it hasn't been in one spot. I'm not currently on any meds for Crohn's and it hasn't stopped (I had hoped it would!). So my conclusion is that it's just the nature of the disease....sigh. Just add it to the long list of symptoms....

 

[Astra]

me too Cindy and Cnadian
my hairdresser noticed it a few years back, very thin on top where my parting is, and I had a very big bald patch on my crown which completely fell out but grew back, stress alopecia the doc said.
since i've been on Preds, it's falling out rapidly!
dunno
meds or crohns?
that is the question

 

[Misty-Eyed]

My hair always falls out when I'm not feeling well. Nothing to do with the drugs for me. I think it tends to be all over. I just find it on my clothes and in my hands when I run it through my hair. Luckily I have thick hair so I don't notice it too much. It does grow back though when I'm better and I have these short wispy bits all over the place!

 

[InkyStinky]

All over the top of my head! (but why won't my pred-induced facial hair fall out, too? I could be the moustached-lady in the circus!). Fortunately, it seems to be only noticable to me.

I started losing gobs of hair last month. My hair dresser said that it looked like it was breaking more than falling out, and was worse on the right side. It's slowed down a bit this month, and I'm very thankful!

I don't know if this is related to IBD or the meds - I had a flare last summer/fall and am still on prednisone. Last time I was on pred the hair loss was worse, too.

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IBD since 1990 (currently diagnosed as Crohn’s)
Blood clots 12/2009 (DVT and bilateral PE)
Medicines:
Prednisone: 20mg/day (of please let me start tapering soon!)
6MP: 75mg/day
Trazodone: 100mg/night (because pred messes with my sleep)
Warfarin: 12.5mg/day (anticoagulant - because of blood clots)

Ethel: “So, is everything okey-dokey?” Lucy: “No, it’s inky-stinky” ~ from an old I Love Lucy episode.

 

[mussen]

When I first got really sick with crohns and was hospitalised for a month, I was in a pretty bad state for a while.I noticed a lot of my hair started to fall out when I began to recover. I figured it was just because of all the stress and stuff my body had gone thru. Luckily I have a lot of hair anyway and it wasn't that noticable. I just got sick of it and cut my hair really short (Think my family and friends got sick of finding long dark hair everywhere ) It eventually went back to normal.

 

[violetcreams]

All over. This is a hateful hateful thing

 

[GoJohnnyGo]

Yeah, I've lost some. I'm guessing it's Asacol. I'm not terribly vain, so it's not a big deal for a guy my age. I just crop my hair shorter.

Right up top my crown.

I feel for you ladies though.

 

[Nytefyre]

I haven't had any problems with hair loss from any of my Crohn's meds. I guess I am lucky as I am letting my hair grow out for some knatty dreads!

 

[violetcreams]

Oh, love dreads.