Hair Loss from Stress
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Harvard dermatologist Dr. Abby Waldman explains stress-induced hair loss (telogen effluvium). Feeling more stressed recently and noticing more hair on your pillow? Learn how to manage hair loss caused by physical or mental stress.
Some things that have helped to control my hair fall include: (1) I stopped wearing ponytails because it leds to tension breakage. (2) I began massaging my scalp 2 times a week with liitleextra cocoonnion hair oil while leaning forward & holding my head inverted to allow blood flow to the scalp. (3) Covering my head while moving out to shield my hair from pollution. (4) Using soft shampoo again from liittleextra only to cleanse my hair.
Thanks for sharing ❤️
cocconnioon oil and shampoo is one of the best things I ever applied on the hair, my hair fall reduced in just 3 months a lot.
I'm certainly feeling less stressed after watching this very informative video! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
OMG you solved the nail issue too, I didn't know it was related. Thanks so much
I'm 26 and had never faced such hair loss in life.. but now im facing a extreme hair loss even though my hairs are not thinning nor is an extreme dandruff issue ... I was really worried about my hairs.. i asked a dermatologist , she suggested multivitamins because i was vitamin d deficienct and low iron levels .. adding to this i was also going through emotional stress few months ago and had anxiety and gut issues due to anxiety and all , i hope i will recover from this hair loss soon..
It sounds like you’ve taken all the right steps. Just be patient and know it’s normal to take several months after removing the stress and improving vitamins before the hair returns
Thank you for this video Dr. Abby! I am 28 now but my hair fall began 4 years ago during covid when I lost my job. I had never experienced hair fall prior to that but I has a crazy episode of TE and my gorgeous hair was reduced to strands. Ever since then it's been hair fall central and my hair has never been the same. I've faced massive emotional and financial stress for the past 4 years so that makes sense. It's wild to think it's manifested physically! Could you do a video with foods (vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc.) and perhaps oils or other things that I could incorporate into my lifestyle to help counter the hair fall until things return back to normal? Thank you once again for you video!
ThankYou so much for this informative video.
Thank you for sharing it 😊
Glad it was helpful
I went through a terrible breakup. I lost weight but my heart races constantly and i have severe anxiety. I use clip ins to hide how little hair i have left. Im almost a year past the breakup now and for some reason my hair is at its worst. 😢
Sorry to hear you’re going through such a tough time. Make sure you’re getting enough protein, zinc, vitamin D and taking care of yourself. Since it’s been going on so long it would be worth seeing a specialist just to make sure there’s no other underlying cause (eg thyroid problems, etc)
May I ask if you should start taking minoxidil immediately to prevent further hair loss during an episode of this? I understand that hair grown while using minoxidal will be lost if you stop taking it, but does this include the hair grown as you naturally recover from stress-related hair loss...not sure if I worded that well :/
Yes starting it can help prevent further loss and then most people can stop in slowly over 4-6 months after stress induced hair loss has stopped
You said if you start and stop minoxidil then you could have increased hair loss. Is this loss permanent or does it return as well? Thank you for this video!
It’s typically loss of new hair not old hair so you just end up back where you started
So it really takes up to 3 months? I am male, 21 y/o. I just had the most stressful examinations in my uni 2 weeks ago and I noticed my hair sheds a lot after that. Everytime I pull just a small portion of my hair gently, there is always at least one hair fall, and sometimes it can be 4. Showering and combing can be painful and anxiety-triggering to me. I am going insane and thought that I'm balding. I have no family history of balding on both my father's and mother's side. Thank you for sharing this Dr, really appreacite it
1-4 hairs can be normal depending. You typically lose about 100/day. Sometimes stress can make you literary “pull your hair out” a process called trichotilomania.
I’m trying to figure out if my hair loss is stress or genetic. I’m in my early 30s which seems to be a typical time for receding hairline but I also just spent months in the most stressful hopeless anxiety life situation I’ve ever been in.
Sometimes the pattern can be helpful. Genetic tends to be on the top of the head and frontal hairline whereas stress usually is diffuse on the scalp. Hopefully once the stress gets better the hair will come back
maam in 2020 i started TE wherein i had lost 50 percent of my hair . Over the years stress has been there with me , but my hairfall has improved a little bit . But every time i run my hands to my hair , 1-2 starnds come out everytime Which means if i run 20 times , 20-30 starnds fall out is it normal?
Yes up to 100 hairs a day is normal
@doctor-abby ma'am but my hair thickness has reduced immensely and I feel whith this pattern of loss , it will get worse . I'm really worried . Iam 21 F and all through my teenage years I have had thick black hairs till my butts . Help me ma'am . I'm also getting Prp sessions done monthly . My diet is very good , I'm also having my supplements , oiling my hair with Rosemary essential twice a week , but still can't see my h difference 😭
Hi... thank you so much...for the information.... When I was 17 years old girl from that time I started facing hair loss... Yess i take stress too much... because of that I don't feel hungry........now i m 27 still I m facing same thing... because continuously I am in stress or in an anxious mode...😕
Chronic stress can be very detrimental to your body and lead to hair loss. Stress can be difficult to manage alone. Consider professional help to help you manage your stress and anxiety if possible. Make sure you’re getting adequate vitamin D, zinc and protein if you’re not eating well. Good luck
I had since 2019 TE due to extreme stress situation, I am a youngman (28), and this year I got all my hairs back. So it took years and not months. Mostly it doesnt take months, it really takes longer, even if the stress is gone, thats sad but the reality! I know many people who had TE for years and years. Btw its also not really typical for women, cause those I know are all men. Its really sad, but fortunately after I took Iron and Vitamin D3, I got all my hairs back.
Glad your hair has come back, and certainly it can take a long time for the hair to return all the way to normal but 3-4 months is the time it will take to even start regrowing hair. Both women and men suffer from TE, in fact women actually report it more often but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they suffer from it more than men.
Mine came back in about 3 months.
Hi ,my name is palak and I'm 15 yrs old,, i will tell you about my hair loss Story and i havent still grew my hair back again,,
Before 2020 i used to have alot of thick hair like man alot but During 2020 i lost them, and i thought i have Corona but it wasnt the case i have not seen any ither sign of corona in me ,,,, After 2020 i lost 1/2 of my hair and during 2021 i lost 3/4 hair i felt so depressed and stressed due to bad hair and ugly face ,,,now in 2023 i have short and very fine hair AND I WANNA KNOW HOW TO GROW MY HAIR BACK
Hi Palak. Thanks for sharing your story. It sounds very stressful to have lost so much hair. I would definitely recommend evaluation from a physician (ideally a dermatologist if possible) since what you described could be another type of hairloss different than TE. For instance, alopecia areata can present like this. Some types of hair loss require medication or other procedures to help regrow the hair. I wish you all the best.
Hi, I’ve had chronic TE for the last 4yrs. It started Seb dermatitis then to TE. Since then I have had vitamin d course for 6 weeks and I did notice a reduction however my gp says my vitamin d is normal now, but I was only mildly low but I did notice an improvement. Stress has been there but not as much. I’m wondering how much vit d I can take daily just to see if it makes an improvement again. Thank you
Usually 600-800IU is recommended for an adult. The max dose is 4000IUs.
Very informative video❤ Dr does the growing hair (baby lengths/ mid lengths) also fall in TE, because m noticing this from some time and it really stresses me🥺 will it ever stop
Some hair is going to fall out regularly including the new hair. It should be around 100hairs/day that’s normal shedding. As long as you continue to get mostly new hairs then it’s a good sign
@@doctor-abby Thanks Dr❤ actually i never really had baby hair falling on regular basis, i think this is associated to TE bcz i had a stressful time few months back. What supplements should i focus on for controlling hairfall
Do you get all the vitamins in HRT?
HRT meaning hormone replacement therapy? This only replenishes female hormones and doesn’t include any vitamins.
Thankyou I will get vitamins aswell
Does stress cause eyebrow shedding?
Yes it can cause shedding of both eyebrow hair and eyelashes but so can other types of hair loss including frontal fibrosing alopecia.
Unfortunately my hair was thinning over the years. Now I’m seeing a lot of baby hairs, is it a reason to worry or is it a good sign?
Good sign! Means it’s regrowing
my hairs are very good but as my hairs length increasing they also become thiner and thiner what the reason can u plz guide me
Split ends can cause the thinning of the ends of the hair- regular hair cuts can help keep hair healthy
hello! i’ve been shedding since april last year and my number of hair fall ranges from 20-40 strands or more depending if i wash my hair. the problem is that i don’t know my trigger. i’ve also noticed that my front hairline is receding (like my forehead is expanding). im not sure if this is frontal alopecia or te? what can i do to lessen/stop this?
I would recommend consultation with a dermatologist if you haven’t already. Up to 100 hairs a day loss is actually normal but the pattern of hairloss you describe can have many different causes including frontal fibrosing alopecia and traction alopecia (from wearing braids or other tight hairstyles often). A proper exam and history will help to determine the cause and possible treatments for your hairloss. Good luck
My shading occurs on the top of head...hairline is not shrinked
Hairloss can be in many different patterns. Hairloss on the top of the head can be TE, but could also be male pattern baldness or other types. If not improving in the next 6month it may be worth having it evaluated.
Doctor I’m really stressed and suddenly suffering from excessive hairfall no product is working on my hair I’m too afraid to wash my hair what should i do or suggest me a product
It sounds like you’re going through a very stressful time. I know it’s scary to see so many hairs falling out. While I can’t comment on your particular case, in general the hairloss will start to resolve 3-4 months after the stress is removed. Try to do everything you can to reduce stress (excercise, yoga, meditation, balanced diet, seek counseling and support). Seek advice from a doctor if the hairloss isn’t resolving in 6 months.
Thanks so much doc for the valuable advice. I will try to change my lifestyle ✨
Haha 3yrs later and I’m still battling this crap
Worth seeing a dermatologist especially one specialized in hair loss since hair loss for 3 years can be due to many different causes
If you love your hair, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.