I appreciate all of this information as i have received such conflicting information from the "professionals" that this stress alone will make my hair fall out. I have two autoimmune diseases already and have been dealing with thinning hair for about 30 years but have kept it under control. Recently i have found a round patch of hair loss which had been diagnosed LOL by my derm, without a biopsy just his vast experience, as Alopecia Areata and was given steroid shots and continued to use my hair loss topicals. Then i noticed it was getting larger so i went to another derm and was told it looked like scarring alopecia lichen planopilarias, but i am going to have a biopsy this time before i get all upset. I was not told that it was rare or anything like the above statements and it seems that no two doctors offer the same advice so seriously what's a person to do?? Well good luck to everyone and if my doctor gives me any treatment that works i will certainly post. I had IBS-D for a hundred years before i found a gastro doc that actually knew how to help me without killing me first so perhaps there is hope for this hair thing.
Best wishes for a happy holiday season and a healthy 2026