My hair loss makes me feel so ugly and exposed. When I was diagnosed last month I thought that the infertility was the worst problem of PCOS, but I was wrong. My hair loss is getting worse and it makes me feel gross. People keep telling me that they don't see a difference in my hair but when its growing on my head I have to say that it's extremly noticable to me. I think my mom notices (She is a former hairdresser) but just doesn't say anything because she knows makes me cry. I've tried noxin in the past. I didn't see a difference and it was really expensive. I've tried hair vitimans and other shampoos for thinning hair, but I am still losing. I dread brushing my hair or showing becuase I know I will see a huge clump in the shower. I can't stand to look at old pics of me because my hair looks so different. I feel like I'm being punished. Sorry for being so depressing. I've been having a horrible week.
I've been thinking about using Rogaine, but I am hesitant because I heard that it can actually increase hair loss. I'm not sure if that is true, but I'm too scared to find out. I'm not sure what else is out there as far as the pills go. I am going to call my doctor on Monday and ask her what she recommends. I just cut my shoulder length hair to chin length and it make me feel a little better. My ends don't seem so broken at this length.
I agree with Squishy, you need to get on some meds to help regulate your hormones. There are plenty of meds on the market that can potentially help you. The thing is, and this is a very hard thing to face, almost all medications that help with hair loss have the potential to trigger some shedding. That's just what happens when the follicle resets. But, the hair loss will continue to worsen if you do nothing. You can't fear these medications or it will prevent you from doing what you need to. I speak from experience. I currently use Rogaine in addition to a BCP and Spironolactone. I had some initial shedding after a few weeks, which of course made me a little nuts. But the shedding stopped, new hair is growing in, and I'm not having any further loss in the areas that were previously thin. Not everyone is going to respond in the same way to the same meds, but if you're very upset by this, you really don't have much to lose. I would encourage you to call your doctor, and don't settle for the "all you can use is Rogaine" answer--I've gotten that from more than one derm. There are plenty of other meds in addition to the Rogaine you can use.
Oh hon I can SO relate I feel repulsive and get angry I too have this but diagnosed with alopecia five years ago (that is five ruined years over my hair). I dont mean to sound liek a pessimist but I have done ALL treatmetns in this time
Regaine, Sprirolactone, Propecia, Dianette, Yasmin, now Flutamide
NOTHING has worked ... I now wear cosmetic hair and from my reasearch on otehr sites I dont think treatments help very much at all with hair loss
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I am really sorry you feel that way...I have been there too, the whole lot of it...feeling gross, don't want to look at old pics, don't want to wash your hair or even look at the mirror somedays.
I just got my diagnosis today after a year of going to docs and being told "it's genetic" and "use rogaine" neither of those answers made sense to me, no women in my family have hair loss, except my sis who has PCOS , and the rogaine hair loss acceleration scared me into not trying it as well. So this doc gave me prescriptions for metformin, aldactone and changed my birth control. I am praying this will improve the hair loss. for what its worth, I think you should explore your options for treatment, I know I had to do something I couldn't resign myself to watching my hair fall out (and my waistline expand) without doing something. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
I am really sorry you feel that way...I have been there too, the whole lot of it...feeling gross, don't want to look at old pics, don't want to wash your hair or even look at the mirror somedays.
I just got my diagnosis today after a year of going to docs and being told "it's genetic" and "use rogaine" neither of those answers made sense to me, no women in my family have hair loss, except my sis who has PCOS , and the rogaine hair loss acceleration scared me into not trying it as well. So this doc gave me prescriptions for metformin, aldactone and changed my birth control. I am praying this will improve the hair loss. for what its worth, I think you should explore your options for treatment, I know I had to do something I couldn't resign myself to watching my hair fall out (and my waistline expand) without doing something. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
I feel so ugly!!! 
