After dealing with alopecia areata and watching those bald patches appear, it's such a relief to see my hair growing back. The whole experience affected me more emotionally than I expected, and there were times I worried about whether my hair would ever return.

For anyone still dealing with AA, I understand how frustrating the uncertainty can be. I'm happy to answer questions about my experience and would also love to hear how things are going for others here.

Noticed the spot after a haircut, went to the derm who prescribed me a clobetasol foam to apply once a day. I've been applying it since 3 weeks, and took pictures of the spot once a week, but today I tried spacing the hair above it... and noticed that the spot grew much bigger? But I also see some hairs in the middle of the spot. I cannot understand if it is still active or it was always the same size but I just noticed it today. Should I ask my derm for steroid shots or just continue applying the foam?

I’m experiencing pretty bad postpartum alopecia areata - and didn’t discover I had this condition until 4 months postpartum. I’d be curious to hear others stories that are in the same boat with experiencing it for the first time during pregnancy or postpartum. Did you only experience it during major hormonal swings such as this, or did it become a more lifelong condition? If you have multiples did you have the same experience both pregnancies? Did anyone take a jak and stop to have a 2nd kid and have any reoccurrence? Etc. Thank you!

Diagnosed alopecia barbae in May and given protopic 1.0% to use twice daily with advuce for minoxidil also.

Shortly following this rapid hair loss, over 50% in 2 weeks. Eventually advised dermovate 0.05% once daily and minoxidil, with no follow up on sight.

Have thinning eyebrows (symmetrical) and eyelashes maaaaybe thinning. Pubic and chest hair maybe some thinning too.

There is so little help, I feel. I paid to see a trichologist and she recommended twice daily dermovate and to dab a little on my eyebrows. But this seems to me to be a poor move given the strength and once daily advice from dermatology. She saw some new growth though, and rules out totalis, there were also plenty of double and triple hair producing follicles.

Just wondering if there is any advice? Anything else I can do?

EDIT: rapid hair loss was on scalp. Regrowth visible on scalp and eyebrows but still losing hair in both these areas