Alopecia Stress - Causes, Symptoms and Cures

An Introduction to Alopecia. When a person loses their hair from areas of their body which normally have hair then this is known as alopecia. Usually alopecia occurs at the scalp area and a person can either lose all or just some of their hair.

The Various Forms of Alopecia. There are several different types of Alopecia. I have included just a small few below for your information: Alopecia Areata - hair loss occurring in patches anywhere on the body. Alopecia Totalis - total loss of hair on the head. Alopecia Barbae - when facial hair is lost (affects men). Alopecia Universalis - total loss of hair from the body. These are just a few of the different types of Alopecia, the others I will not list here.

How does Stress Cause Alopecia? If all the body's systems are working well, adult people lose on average from 30 to 200 hairs per day. However this number can increase dramatically due to many different factors. Stress is not the only reason for alopecia, but it is, however, the main one. Stress, emotional or physical can cause alopecia. Anything from losing a loved one to overtraining at a sport can cause stress related alopecia. Basically stress related alopecia is one of your body's ways of surviving the stress factor. The production of hair shuts down during periods of stress as your body is busy coping with the stress.

The Cycle: Alopecia Stress - Stress Alopecia. Stress and alopecia is a cycle which can be hard to break. Firstly you get stressed which causes the alopecia to rear its bald head, then you begin to get more stressed because of the alopecia and then the alopecia just gets worse. This cycle causes you to lose more hair and get more stressed and the cycle continues.

Stress and Alopecia - How do you manage them both? What is the solution? Remember that you're not alone. There are many thousands of people who suffer from alopecia caused by stress all over the world. There are treatments that work for alopecia. If you start using these treatments every day you will, in time, get you're your hair back. Yes, I said in time, unfortunately these alopecia treatments can take time to work, so be patient. You will also need to ensure you look at managing and treating the stress which caused the alopecia if it doesn't subside on its own.