Androgenetic Alopecia Natural Treatments vs. Medication (Female Pattern Hair Loss Series Part 2) 

Thanks so much for watching part 2 of my female pattern hair loss series!! What have you done or are considering doing for hair loss? Let me know!

This is my experience with Spirlactone and hair thinning im general: My dermatologist works at a major Seattle hospital and is experienced. She told me when I inquired that Spirlactone is generally very well tolerated. Some of her patients have taken it for a decade without issues (not during pregnancy). I am sensitive to medications and have been taking it for two weeks with minimal issues. It's a blood pressure medication, so I do not take any supplements that would lower blood pressure or consume potassium. The only side effects for me are dizzyness if I stand up too quickly and breast enlargement before my period. It is a diuretic but for me isn't any worse than drinking coffee. Drinking a full glass of water with it is key. I have to pee twice before I fall asleep, and by the morning I am not bloated or dehydrated. My derm said breast tenderness, and less commonly, spotting, are the most common side effects. I take 100mg before bed because it does make me feel a little lazy. My acne felt less oily and inflamed the very next day. I cannot tolerate any birth control because of the side effects, and Spirlactone doesn't bother me. My primary diagnosed me with Telogen Effluvium (stress hair loss) after my crown developed balding after using an irritating purple conditoner. The hair wasn't thick there to begin with. I have C-PTSD and in the thick of my past traumatic relationships I shed hair in the shower excessively. I never thought twice about the perpetual baby hairs on my temples until recently. I am 27 with no fertility issues (the opposite problem!) and very regular menstruation. Breast tenderness is normal for me, so I am unphased with this side effect from Spirlactone. If my hair continues growing like it is and the medication which I am taking for acne helps, so much the better! Vanity is my weakness, and my hairline was always a source of insecurity. When I had my appendix out I vaguely remember the doctor mentioning cysts my ovaries (age 18) but I never followed up on it. My periods are like clockwork, but occasionally I will have insane cramping and very, very heavy bleeding initially. I am quite athletic and a pescatarian. I take a ridiculous amount of natural supplements. My favorite for hair growth so far have been MSM (SO GOOD) and rosemary/peppermint oil scalp massages. I take chamomile for anxiety. I did test low on iron, so I am supplementing with that and taking magnesium which helps with the constipation from the iron. Hair loss in the shower stopped completely when I went off a medication called Propanol which I took for anxiety. My doctor said hair loss from that medication is rare, but I felt like it was throwing my body off. Medication and supplements are a personal journey! Some supplements throw my body off, just like some medications. Please don't be afraid to try Spirlactone. Often your body will adjust, and if the benefits outweigh the side effects, it can be very worthwhile. I know the weeks when I discovered what my hair looked like top down was BEYOND devastating. I will take sore boobs any day to get rid of the acne and hair loss!! Untreated androgen excess and PCOS can cause infertility. Please go to your doctor or dermatologist. ☺️ There is nothing to be ashamed of. So many women struggle with hormonal imbalances unnecessarily. There is help and hope!

So elated that I found your channel!

I was so stressed today because of my hair loss. So frustrated... But your video gave me peace. Right now I doing minoxidil 2% twice a day, and peppermint oil blended in sweet almond oil every night (and a bunch of other things like omga3 caps and scalp massages). But the thing that I liked the most about this video was how you enlightened us all about health care and how we are pushed to do so much medication and yet no one goes to the root of the problem. And sadly that's global! Also, many of the solutions that available on the market or in clinical trials are focus the male pattern hair loss. Female pattern hair loss it's treated with less kindness and and options even though it's been proven that it's psychological impact on the live of so many women. I've been noticing, here in my country, the enormous amount of women that have FPHL. And I don't see health providers worried about that. So, to conclude: I thing that besides the fact that we have to deal with a huge lack of options (many of it loaded with hormones and cruel side effects) we, women, also have to deal with the social stigma, the painful anxiety due the hair loss and the obvious indifference from science to find a solution (any solution) adjusted to our biological needs. We must raise our voices, and demand work from our scientific community. ❤️

Love love love your videos. They are so informative. Thank you for posting

Thank you for these videos! So glad I found your channel

hi, your videos are really useful. The fact that you explain all the biological processes that are happening in a way that it is actually understandable is just great :). Given that you have a very deep understanding of this topic, I hoped I could ask for you for some advice, as I cannot put the puzzles together for my individual case. I have female pattern hair loss and policistic ovaries, hence I have been diagnosed with PCOS. I went to multiple blood tests, and my results are different for different occasions. First blood test: DHT was a bit too low and TSH was messed up. (TSH might have been a measurement issue, as later it was normal during two other blood tests.) D vitamin level was also a bit too low and according to endocrinologist, b12 was also too low. Some other tests later: I have normal DHT, normal testosterone, a very light insulin resistency,, high level of FSH and LH, a little bit higher level of cholesterol (not too bad). All the rest is normal (thyroid, new B12, vitaminD). I also have normal period, and I would say I have normal weigh (max 5kg plus). 23 years old. I was trying to figure out what could be the core cause of my hair problem (which should be high level of adrogens?), but I am really confused about the fact that i have normal testosterone. Later I also read that insulin resistancy can also lead to low level of DHT which can also cause hair loss. So I was going to start with supplements that lower the male hormones, but what if I actually have too low? Do you have any advice on what is the core issue or which type I have (ovary dominant androgen excess or adrenal dominant androgen excess), what supplements could be good and how to know more about my situation?

Hi, I just wanted to say that your videos are great because of the extent of your knowledge on this subject. You are helping so many people out there including me. I am 22 and have been going through this since I was 14. I have had zero help from my Drs and healthcare professionals where I live so I'm psyched that you've given options (especially natural ones). I wanted to ask you... What do you use yourself? Natural products or medical? Do you have an email or something which I could contact you on to discuss about this topic further? That would be really helpful, thanks! ♡

Thanks for the in depth info! And also: Bomba Estereo!

thank you for this very informative video!

Thank you so much. Yes please help!

Thank you for making this video. I lost half of my hair this summer due to birth control and I used to have super thick curly hair. I'm loosing hope. But thank you for all this information. I feel like my hair will never get better but i cant loose hope

Thanks for the update. I tried the rosemary for a year and it didn’t work, the tricologist confirmed that. Just be careful. May work for others

Thank you so much for this info.

I was diagnosed with PCOS, hypothyroidism, and androgenic/androgenetic alopecia (female pattern baldness) around 14 years old. I was prescribed metformin, spironolactone, birth control (yes, at a very young age), and levothyroxine to combat these problems. I do think the spironolactone worked to slow down my hair loss but it tasted terrible and did not agree with me. The other meds did not work at all. My family members constantly comment on my hair loss (I used to have really thick, long, Princess Jasmine-like hair before puberty, and now I have about a third of it left and I'm only 29), and it really makes me self-conscious. Hopefully, one of these natural remedies will work.

Wish you the best...I'll try your suggestions because even PRP didn't work for me

The problem is that I dont know how to be certain that I have PCOS, I dont have any symptoms and my hormones seem to be fine but I have "androgenetics alopecia" my dermatologist prescribed me an anti-androgen pill (I don't know why because my testosterone levels are normal), and topic finasteride and minoxildil 5% the shedding make it worst so I decided to stop everything.Ill like to find the real reason of this alopecia and treated naturally. I never have take the pill I dont like mess with the hormones :( the only thing is that my diet have a lot of carbs and I have a little high triglycerides. In any case Im glad that I find your channel! thank you!

Hi Semide! What's the brand of Saw Palmetto that you use?

I’ve been on rogaine for 16 months. I’m 24 and experienced female hair loss since age 16. Half of my sisters also experienced it. They are younger than me between 15-23. It’s better now but my scalp became sensitive to the rogaine the past few months so I only use every other day instead of twice a day

What are you opinions on low level laser therapy? That's what I'm currently doing to try and combat my alopecia but ive heard mixed opinions.

Hi,just wondering how many mgs of saw palmetto is suitable per day? Thanks 🙂

Thanks so much for mentioning dizziness as a side effect of daw palmetto. I’ve tried other medications and herbal supplements for hair loss and every single one of them lowered my blood pressure within a couple of days that I was getting Severe dizzily spells, which landed me in emergency. Was going to try saw palmetto, until I saw this.

I am currently on spironolatone & minoxidil both oral due to androgenetic alopecia, which was triggered by my high stress and ptsd during a bad period of time. I also take the pill, didn't notice any hairloss from the pill although I did start it after taking the spironolactone & minoxdil. Would you suggest I discontinue the pill, I initially started taking to regulate my periods which were irregular as a side effect from the spironolactone. Also is it safe to take saw palmetto with medications? I'm hoping to work with a naturopath in the future, as I'd love to be off the medications for good. Thanks, great video 😊

I don't have PCOS, or anyway not diagnosed, but I suffer serious hair loss I think from stress (it falls off from the root and gets thinner and thinner every year, it doesn't grow back). I was prescribed spironolactone for acne recently so I hope it will help the hair situation too but the side effects scare me.

I started having female pattern hair loss since I was about 13-14 but I always had a small area around my central part of head where hair was a bit lesser than other areas!! And gradually I begn to lose my hair starting from that area !! Then I visited doctor and got my whole body hormone checked but everything was alright,,nothing hyper or hypo !! So doctor couldn't exactly know why I am having this hair loss!! Also,,my mom has same kinda hair but still its cause is undiagnosed ! I used minoxdil 2% but it didn't work for me !! I am so helpless 😢😢😢

At 14:36 what does @SemideCoco say? "Kersiton"?? I tried looking online and cannot find anything with that or a similar name? I rewatched a bunch of your videos to find this word again and ask the community for help.

Did you say that having been on the birth control pill makes the hair loss worse? Can you explain why? I stopped taking the pill 3 months ago after having been on it for 6 years ( I was prescribed it before for PCOS, although I don’t think I have insulin resistance) and my hair started falling out immediately and dramatically. Handfuls and handfuls and handfuls of my hair are falling out everyday and just seem to be getting worse. I starting to think about getting back on the pill to stop the hair loss, but do you think that will make the hit loss worse down the road?

Without mixing any kinds of oil,can I use rosemary oil with water?

Hi, how much ml of Rosemary oil do I mix with normal hair oil? Please tell me the ratio. Also, can you tell me if the natural oil which you have used have worked at all for you?

What about Metformin?

Hi thank u for sharing us ur story Plaese tell us whats minoxidil dose to ur hair

I lost a lot of my hair when i strated the pill and when i stopped the pill and it's not coming back especially on the crown area.. it's been one year! :(

Minoxidil does work. This is great to correct a small hair patch NOT for diffuse thinning. The minute you stop minoxidil the hair falls off again. I wouldn’t recommend.

Could u plz make a video about ocp

How to use saw plametto in treating alopecia androgentic

Where I can buy Rosemary please link me and I’m a boy

Hi , so I have started the rosemary essential oil with burdock oil on scalp as alternative for Rogaine , should I expect my hair to shed even more in the beginning? Please let me know !

I am 21 and almost no hair in my head. I loss hair from my whole head and specially crown area is always visible. What can I do? How can I grow back my hair?

Please reply. Im 21 year old female and really depressed because my hair thining due to androgenetic alopecia. I started rogaine for a week but now seen many people complain about the side effect of rogaine SPECIFICALLY wrinkles and skin aging. If this is true i would rather not use it. Is this true that minoxidil causes wrinkles??

I have sever PCOS, by which i mean my hair is almost bald and i have always cysts on my ovaries. But i have my period every 27 days regularly, every month with terrible pain. I tried androcur(which made my body lose period for 2 months) and also I've tried Diane 35 for 2 months, i felt terrible and left them. After i left diane 35 my own hormones made my cycle in just 27 days and now i am having my period regularly, it is the second month, my own hormes are doing so well with making my period regular.. Such an interesting thing. A lot of women with PCOS don't have thier period regularly but i have mine so so regular. Also i don't have insulin resistance, at least my glucose and my insulin are normal, my testosteron is normal. But beside all of this, i have sever baldness and cysts on my ovaries(which are so painful, i cant even walk sometimes, they may get up to 20-30 mm diameter) and they keep for 6 months. Even with pcos women may experience everything different. I still don't know how to treat my baldness. Although now i have no cysts(USG showed none fee days ago, but they are unpredictable, i hope they don't come back soon) because i keep a diet, a healthy one recommended by a endocrynogyst. My hair is still falling. So strange everything happens. Also my doctor says i need to see how are some of my vitamins, B12, calcium etc. and supplement them if needed. What do you think about vitamins with hairlass on our pcos?

I have been suggested by 3 of my doctor's that I have PCOS because I have pretty much every single symptom, including the hair loss and random excess facial/chin hair, even accelerated graying...is saw palmetto ok to use if I might be or be trying to get pregnant? I've googled already, and I hadn't seen a lot on this

Hello.. Please tell me what else you mix with rosemary oil

Hi love did you ever use rogaine for your AGA don’t know what treatment to do to prolong my hair

ordinary saw palmetto won't benefit you same as finasteride. You'll need high concentrated and high potent version of Saw Palmetto 6X or 10X which is several times stronger than ordinary extract.

Hey are u sure finasteride can also use for woman. I ask the doctor it can't use by woman

Informative video, however you are incorrect about the birth control pill worsening your pituitary axis. Ideally after a 3 - 6 month course, it allows for your menstrual cycle to become more regularised. Also, blood clots are very rare but more likely in women with significant risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, older age etc. As for the increased risks of cancer, that is also minimal upon closer research (coming from a medical student and whose family members have PCOS)

which treatments worked the best for you and are you currently on any medication??

I am 24 years old and my hair shedding started after I got off of birth control in 2015 . Since then it feels like it’s getting worse . My hair is not necessarily getting thinner , i actually have really thick and long hair despite me loosing hair since then , but no matter what i take it doesn’t seem to help . About a year ago I started to break out around my chin area which has since then escalated to cystic acne but only in my chin. I also started taking women’s daily multi vitamins and that did seem to help a lot with my cystic acne but nothing for my hair loss ..... based on what you know ... do you think I May have pcos ? Or just vitamin deficiency? I also had my hormones and thyroid checked and everything came out normal . It’s all very confusing

How would I apply melatonin? Do I just spray it on clean hair? Would you suggest spraying it everyday?

Is peppermint tea okay?

Has anyone here used finasteride for female pattern hair loss ? Can you share any side effects if seen with it ?

Can you test estrogen and progesterone please tell the test.??

I have been experiencing hair loss since last 7 years.I have hypothyroidism .My hairloss stopped only during pregnancy.Is their any drug or supplement which can mimic pregnancy level hormones.

I use saw palmato for 3 month my hair loss is same

I went to dermatologist. He tried to put me on rogaine. I refused it. I have pcos. I decided to go the natural way. Im afraid of losing what little i have left. I just started the rosemary oil recipe u use , but would I be able to add caster and almond oil to that recipe?

I started taking Saw Palmetto without asking doctor because I am loosing lot of hair and I am afraid doctor will say no.

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If I don't intend to get pregnant in 3 years can I use finasteride?

I started losing my hair significantly after I started birth control. I've been using it for a year, is there a chance that my hair can grow back if I stop taking it :( Im honestly so sad lmao

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Hey I want to ask something too

What s d update now what u doing currently

I use spironolactone. I have been using it for 3 months and I still haven’t seen a difference I take 200 mg

I am using minoxidil for 3 months which was given by my dermatologist but right now my face is full of unwanted hair.i have visited doctor he said to use minoxidil one time everyday.i am getting bored by these unwanted hair could you please tell me what i should do right now.i am female and 21 years old.

Couldn't you argue all these supplements could be bad? There are no studies on supplement interactions

I have femalepattern hairloss pls suggest what I can do

Do you have a Twitter??