Alcohol, strattera caused rapid hairloss?

Hi there. I started drinking at age 18. I drank quite a bit (prolly got drunk-drunk at least twice a week with my friends.) within I'd say 3 months I started to notice my once very full head of hair was thinning, and my hairline receding. 3 months after that my hair was so thin I had to wear hats no matter what. It was shocking. People I hadn't seen since I had started drinking couldn't believe it. I went to my dermo and after about 30 seconds with me and 500 dollars for the consultation she told me it was male pattern baldness and prescribed propecia and suggested rogaine. Since taking them (it's been about a year and a half) my hair loss seems to have slowed down, although it continues... as does my drinking, although I don't drink-to-drunk anymore, and I don't drink as often. The thing about it that is strange is that it doesn't really seem to follow the MPB pattern, in that, yes my hairline is receding and the spot on the top of my head is thinning more than the rest, but MY ENTIRE scalp is thinning. I'm pretty sure that's significant. My dermo didn't really seem to be paying attention to me so I'm asking you guys.








My question is does anyone know of an allergy or something rare, a condition or some cases that link alcohol to rapid hair loss? I mean, I started drinking and started noticing hair in the drain, and in 5-6 months went from looking 18 to 45.


I also mentioned strattera in the title because I started taking that for about 6 months after starting drinking, but stopped after those six months. This is the period when I lost the greatest amount of hair. I speculate that if DHT didn't cause m hair loss in the first place perhaps that would explain why even after I stopped drinking so much and stopped taking strattera my hair hasn't returned, but it seems like the rogaine would have helped by now... Anyway, any leads or suggestions are appreciated (No Ads, please). thank you for reading.Alcohol, strattera caused rapid hairloss?
Yes, alcohol can contribute to hair loss. It lowers zinc levels.Zinc keeps the hair healthy. You might want to consider taking a zinc supplement before you drink, or stop drinking completely and supplementing with zinc.