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Question: Hi Doctor,
I am 36 years old. I am having male pattern hair loss and androgenic alophia. And XXXXXXX hairs in middle of scalp have gone And i am using minoxdil 5 % for last 8 months. But there is no advantage at all and i think, more hairs are gone. i m not married but want full of hair on my head. My father got bald in 35-40 years completely. But i dont want to be. I got tired too much to use minoxdil 5 % in 2 times. I went to one of renowned dermatologists and he again given me minoxdil 5 % and androgen cap 1 in night and 1 hutvait cap 1 in morning for 1 month. And along this i am taking antidepressants medicines as Daxid 150 mg for eating disorder problem and stammering. And i have used multiple antidepressants in last 16 years. Now i got too much tired to take medicines whole the day. Please suggest. What u think about minoxdil 5%, that i should use or not because there is no advantage at all. i think, this is totally useless medicine. What u can suggest more. And there is no advantage of taking antidepressents also. Whole the day only tiredness and heaviness in mind. Thanks.
I am 36 years old. I am having male pattern hair loss and androgenic alophia. And XXXXXXX hairs in middle of scalp have gone And i am using minoxdil 5 % for last 8 months. But there is no advantage at all and i think, more hairs are gone. i m not married but want full of hair on my head. My father got bald in 35-40 years completely. But i dont want to be. I got tired too much to use minoxdil 5 % in 2 times. I went to one of renowned dermatologists and he again given me minoxdil 5 % and androgen cap 1 in night and 1 hutvait cap 1 in morning for 1 month. And along this i am taking antidepressants medicines as Daxid 150 mg for eating disorder problem and stammering. And i have used multiple antidepressants in last 16 years. Now i got too much tired to take medicines whole the day. Please suggest. What u think about minoxdil 5%, that i should use or not because there is no advantage at all. i think, this is totally useless medicine. What u can suggest more. And there is no advantage of taking antidepressents also. Whole the day only tiredness and heaviness in mind. Thanks.
Brief Answer:
Hair weaving therapy should be useful for you.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone very carefully through your query and understand your concerns. It is quite apparent that you are genetically predisposed to alopecia. Minoxidil is a drug whose side effect is increased hair growth. We try to use this side effect to our advantage. But if you have not been benefited by minoxidil, I suggest that you stop using it. Please note that initially after stopping it hairfall might increase even more.
I would insist you to go for hair weaving. The following links should help you understand more about it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_hair_integrations
http://www.cutncare.in/hair-weaving.html
http://doctor.ndtv.com/faq/ndtv/fid/3980/What_is_the_difference_between_hair_weaving_and_hair_transplant.html
Apart from antidepressants I would insist you to go for psychotherapy. It would help you deal better with your shortcomings (like hair loss or eating problems) while it would help you boost yourself in order to speak better.
Feel free to write back in case of further queries.
Regards
Hair weaving therapy should be useful for you.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone very carefully through your query and understand your concerns. It is quite apparent that you are genetically predisposed to alopecia. Minoxidil is a drug whose side effect is increased hair growth. We try to use this side effect to our advantage. But if you have not been benefited by minoxidil, I suggest that you stop using it. Please note that initially after stopping it hairfall might increase even more.
I would insist you to go for hair weaving. The following links should help you understand more about it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_hair_integrations
http://www.cutncare.in/hair-weaving.html
http://doctor.ndtv.com/faq/ndtv/fid/3980/What_is_the_difference_between_hair_weaving_and_hair_transplant.html
Apart from antidepressants I would insist you to go for psychotherapy. It would help you deal better with your shortcomings (like hair loss or eating problems) while it would help you boost yourself in order to speak better.
Feel free to write back in case of further queries.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks Doctor for reply.
Could u pls give clear below queries.
1. Will androgen cap 1 in night and 1 hutvait cap 1 in morning help to regrowth the hairs? because whole the life i cant take medicines? because all these medicines really has many side-effects.
2. i am using daxid 150 mg daily for last 3 months. And i am observing that i am feeling so much tiredness, dizziness, laziness, speech problem whole the day, even after awaking in morning after 10 hours sleep. and after getting awake, not feel fresh and again i sleep for 3-4 hours. What is this happening.
3. Laziness, tiredness was earlier also for last 16 years, but now more. i am doing all my daily work with lot of heaviness in head, laziness, tiredness. Even i go to office without interest. No interest in studies, and job. What is happening with me.
4. My 16 years has been ruined. I could not do much in studies, job, carrier even not did marriage till now because of this reason(heaviness in head, tiredness, laziness, speech problem because of this, sometimes even not able to speak)
5. Why i dont have physical hunger, physical appetite for lst 16 years. Eating only one time, sometimes 2 time, sometimess less, sometimes more, even sometimes without eating.
6. After masturbate, why my head becomes more heavy and not able to speak,
7. I spent lacks of rupees in last 16 years on renowned doctors, renowned hospital, with all blood test but really no advantages.
8. Sometimes i feel so anger, frustrate and even more guilt why no single medicine did any positive effect on my problem.
9. i am 36 years old, and not taking any risk in marriage because of this problem. Why?
10. Sometimes i think, all doctors are only experiments with medicines on me, but all are failed.
11. in last 16 years, i could not study in a single day with concentration. Why?
12. Why not feeling fresh after awaking in morning. Why my mind think when goes to stool(potty) and why it not comes fully means stomach not clear alearly in morning and after this heaviness in head and mind. My mood is always bad because of all above reason.
13. After doing 1 hour job, feels totally tiredness, and then not able to speak.
14. My parents, always force me to get married soon but u tell me how i can do this in this situation. They say, all will be good after marriage. Is this correct? but i dont think so.
15. i stay alone and not interested to meet people. I like loneliness. i dont like much to talk people and to meet people because of tiredness and laziness. Because after taking 5-10 minutes, i get tired so much.
16. I want to stop all medicines immediately because no positive result till now. Because whole the life i cant take these medicines.
17. I also do Pranayama 4-5 times in a week, but not much effective but good than medicines.
18. my job is always in risk because of not doing much with interest in job.
19. not interest in marriage and kids(family planning). But parents always force. Please suggest.
Could u pls give clear below queries.
1. Will androgen cap 1 in night and 1 hutvait cap 1 in morning help to regrowth the hairs? because whole the life i cant take medicines? because all these medicines really has many side-effects.
2. i am using daxid 150 mg daily for last 3 months. And i am observing that i am feeling so much tiredness, dizziness, laziness, speech problem whole the day, even after awaking in morning after 10 hours sleep. and after getting awake, not feel fresh and again i sleep for 3-4 hours. What is this happening.
3. Laziness, tiredness was earlier also for last 16 years, but now more. i am doing all my daily work with lot of heaviness in head, laziness, tiredness. Even i go to office without interest. No interest in studies, and job. What is happening with me.
4. My 16 years has been ruined. I could not do much in studies, job, carrier even not did marriage till now because of this reason(heaviness in head, tiredness, laziness, speech problem because of this, sometimes even not able to speak)
5. Why i dont have physical hunger, physical appetite for lst 16 years. Eating only one time, sometimes 2 time, sometimess less, sometimes more, even sometimes without eating.
6. After masturbate, why my head becomes more heavy and not able to speak,
7. I spent lacks of rupees in last 16 years on renowned doctors, renowned hospital, with all blood test but really no advantages.
8. Sometimes i feel so anger, frustrate and even more guilt why no single medicine did any positive effect on my problem.
9. i am 36 years old, and not taking any risk in marriage because of this problem. Why?
10. Sometimes i think, all doctors are only experiments with medicines on me, but all are failed.
11. in last 16 years, i could not study in a single day with concentration. Why?
12. Why not feeling fresh after awaking in morning. Why my mind think when goes to stool(potty) and why it not comes fully means stomach not clear alearly in morning and after this heaviness in head and mind. My mood is always bad because of all above reason.
13. After doing 1 hour job, feels totally tiredness, and then not able to speak.
14. My parents, always force me to get married soon but u tell me how i can do this in this situation. They say, all will be good after marriage. Is this correct? but i dont think so.
15. i stay alone and not interested to meet people. I like loneliness. i dont like much to talk people and to meet people because of tiredness and laziness. Because after taking 5-10 minutes, i get tired so much.
16. I want to stop all medicines immediately because no positive result till now. Because whole the life i cant take these medicines.
17. I also do Pranayama 4-5 times in a week, but not much effective but good than medicines.
18. my job is always in risk because of not doing much with interest in job.
19. not interest in marriage and kids(family planning). But parents always force. Please suggest.
Brief Answer:
Questions answered sequentially
Detailed Answer:
Questions answered one by one. Read the respective question first before reading the answer.
1. No.
2. Needs clinical examination to answer this question. Get your thyroid profile checked. Could be effect of depression and anxiety. As suggested earlier, psychotherapy should help.
3. Explained in 2.
4. Failures and dismal situations will always be there. You need to know that they are part of life and the only way out is to deal with the problems as they come. No matter what, you need to fight on. Else, depression and misery is your destination. Surely you do not want that. So, be brave and fight it out. Psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy will help.
5. See 2.
6. It is usual and due to the surge of hormones. Nothing to worry. If it does not feel good, you need not masturbate.
7. Spending lakhs and crores and zillions of tests in meaningless tests would not help you to empower yourself to deal with situations. All you are doing is growing tired fighting a non-existent army. Stop that, accept the situations as they are, empower yourself to deal with the situations, find the meaning of your life, fulfill them.
8. Medicines do not empower your mind. You need to empower your mind to be able to deal with situations.
9. Each and every thing has its risks and rewards. Choose the package that you think to be the best. Once you accept it, never think about any other package that was possible. Accept the demerits of the package you have chosen, trust me, the rewards would be worth the risks.
10. If you go to a doctor, all he can do is to try to give medicines to help you. But unless you empower yourself, nothing will work. So, the trials of medicines by the doctors done in the best of their intent would yield no positive response.
11. Because you were busy searching for the solution outside. The solution lies inside. Find it.
12. The mind exerts itself on the body. Unless you learn to feel well, physical problems would originate from your mind (that does not mean that the physical problems are unreal).
13. See 8.
14. It will not be ok after marriage unless you choose it to be. Your parents think that the new person, your wife, will find the solution for you. You yourself need to find the solution for your mental peace.
15. The symptoms are representative of depression. The other questions reflect that too. That is the reason I have been insisting you to empower yourself. Go for psychotherapy. It will help you to deal with your inner fears which is the source of the problems.
16. See 8.
17. You need to learn to relax. Pranayam will help you but is not enough. Try meditating.
18. See 4.
19. See 14.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Questions answered sequentially
Detailed Answer:
Questions answered one by one. Read the respective question first before reading the answer.
1. No.
2. Needs clinical examination to answer this question. Get your thyroid profile checked. Could be effect of depression and anxiety. As suggested earlier, psychotherapy should help.
3. Explained in 2.
4. Failures and dismal situations will always be there. You need to know that they are part of life and the only way out is to deal with the problems as they come. No matter what, you need to fight on. Else, depression and misery is your destination. Surely you do not want that. So, be brave and fight it out. Psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy will help.
5. See 2.
6. It is usual and due to the surge of hormones. Nothing to worry. If it does not feel good, you need not masturbate.
7. Spending lakhs and crores and zillions of tests in meaningless tests would not help you to empower yourself to deal with situations. All you are doing is growing tired fighting a non-existent army. Stop that, accept the situations as they are, empower yourself to deal with the situations, find the meaning of your life, fulfill them.
8. Medicines do not empower your mind. You need to empower your mind to be able to deal with situations.
9. Each and every thing has its risks and rewards. Choose the package that you think to be the best. Once you accept it, never think about any other package that was possible. Accept the demerits of the package you have chosen, trust me, the rewards would be worth the risks.
10. If you go to a doctor, all he can do is to try to give medicines to help you. But unless you empower yourself, nothing will work. So, the trials of medicines by the doctors done in the best of their intent would yield no positive response.
11. Because you were busy searching for the solution outside. The solution lies inside. Find it.
12. The mind exerts itself on the body. Unless you learn to feel well, physical problems would originate from your mind (that does not mean that the physical problems are unreal).
13. See 8.
14. It will not be ok after marriage unless you choose it to be. Your parents think that the new person, your wife, will find the solution for you. You yourself need to find the solution for your mental peace.
15. The symptoms are representative of depression. The other questions reflect that too. That is the reason I have been insisting you to empower yourself. Go for psychotherapy. It will help you to deal with your inner fears which is the source of the problems.
16. See 8.
17. You need to learn to relax. Pranayam will help you but is not enough. Try meditating.
18. See 4.
19. See 14.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thanks, Doctor
1. Could u please help me that in my case Brain scan, CT Scan or MRI scan will help or not? Because for last so many years, there is not much relief by medicines, even more, tiredness and laziness.
2. How I can interest in studies and job with concentration, if not done with interest for last so many years?
3. Hair grows medicines, can I stop for always, because there is no advantages at all?
4 Panchakarma in Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic treatment or homeopathy or Bach flower remedies will help in this?
5. How I can feel natural and physical hunger, that not felt in 16 years?
6. Heaviness in head and because of that a lot of speech problem, how this can be permanently removed.
Thanks for reply..
1. Could u please help me that in my case Brain scan, CT Scan or MRI scan will help or not? Because for last so many years, there is not much relief by medicines, even more, tiredness and laziness.
2. How I can interest in studies and job with concentration, if not done with interest for last so many years?
3. Hair grows medicines, can I stop for always, because there is no advantages at all?
4 Panchakarma in Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic treatment or homeopathy or Bach flower remedies will help in this?
5. How I can feel natural and physical hunger, that not felt in 16 years?
6. Heaviness in head and because of that a lot of speech problem, how this can be permanently removed.
Thanks for reply..
Brief Answer:
Questions answered sequentially
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
1. I am not aware of any possibility how a Brain scan, CT Scan or MRI scan could boost your mind power. Stop searching for the solution from where it is not to be found. If you can read and understand English, I have already suggested that medicines will not empower your mind. You need empowerment of your mind to be able to deal with your problems. You can go through my previous communications once again.
2. Try meditation and yoga. Join classes for mind exercises. Listen to soft music. Interact with people. Try writing short stories. You will be able to concentrate better and will be able to work better.
3. Stop looking for solutions to reduce hair loss. Looks are secondary. You have more inner problems to deal with. Deal with them.
4. As mentioned, medicines will not empower your mind. Its the empowerment of your mind that is needed to be able to deal with your problems.
5. It is a good sign.
6. Yoga and meditation will help.
Regards
Questions answered sequentially
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
1. I am not aware of any possibility how a Brain scan, CT Scan or MRI scan could boost your mind power. Stop searching for the solution from where it is not to be found. If you can read and understand English, I have already suggested that medicines will not empower your mind. You need empowerment of your mind to be able to deal with your problems. You can go through my previous communications once again.
2. Try meditation and yoga. Join classes for mind exercises. Listen to soft music. Interact with people. Try writing short stories. You will be able to concentrate better and will be able to work better.
3. Stop looking for solutions to reduce hair loss. Looks are secondary. You have more inner problems to deal with. Deal with them.
4. As mentioned, medicines will not empower your mind. Its the empowerment of your mind that is needed to be able to deal with your problems.
5. It is a good sign.
6. Yoga and meditation will help.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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