19 year old girl

I am a 19 year old female. I had a bad case of mono about 4 months ago which believed to be the cause of my Telogen effluvium. I have seen several doctors and all tell me the same thing, be patient, wait it out, and it will get better.

However, I'm beginning to grow sceptical. I'm handling the whole thing horribly. Part of the reason is because I'm 8 hours away from home right now at school, and without my friends and family I just feel scared and confused. I've come to dread taking showers because seeing how much hair I lose in one shower makes me nauseous.

I've tried vitamins and changed my diet but nothing works. I don’t know what to do and I want it to stop. It sounds like such a trivial thing to complain about, but I'm 19. And being a girl my hair is very important to me. I’m so scared…

Editor’s Comments,

Hi there girl. One word of advice. FOCUS. If you are having a bout of Telogen Effluvium, understand that it’s very very likely your hair will grow back to the way it was. Worrying, not showering, getting paranoid will not make it better and might even make it worse.
There are no vitamins, changing of diet that will change the course of your hair loss overnight.

Recovery will take time and you will have to accept it the best that you can because the sooner you do, the sooner you will feel better about it. In the meantime, cut your hair short, drink more water, get more rest and think positive is the best course of action to recovery.