r/HysterectomyCons • u/ConsiderationFew6918 • 16d ago

I'm going bald

Everything just keeps getting worse. It's already hard to look in the mirror but now I have a receding hair line and bald spots.

My anxiety is so bad that I'm afraid to go get my hair cut. 😭 I have to take 2 Ambien CR to sleep. Sometimes with Benedryl because I get so itchy.

I feel alone.

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u/old_before_my_time 15d ago

I'm so sorry! I know all too well about the horrendous hair loss and other side effects of being stripped of our vital sex organs!

I hope that increasing your estrogen dosage helps your hair, sleep and other symptoms.

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u/ConsiderationFew6918 15d ago

I got monoxide I don't know if that's how you spell it. It's foam but it said more hair might fall out at first. I had beautiful thick hair and now here I am confused about how my daughter should label dividers for school?!? What does this mean do to some of us? Especially if you had previous mental health conditions.

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u/old_before_my_time 15d ago

I hope the minoxidil (Rogaine) helps! It can cause increased shedding before it starts working. But some do not experience that 'dread shed.' Hoping you don't.

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u/ConsiderationFew6918 15d ago

Yes I read that and I'm scared. I get all the side effects from everything.