In one of the newsletters sent out a few months back, I was trying to gather information from subscribers to learn a little more about their experience with alopecia. Here are the results of that survey:
1. What type of Alopecia do you have?
- Alopecia Areata 21%
- Alopecia Totalis 0
- Alopecia Universalis 78%
- Other 0
2. How long have you had alopecia?
- Less than one year 0
- 1 – 5 years 14%
- 5 – 10 years 29%
- More than 10 years 57%
3. Are there any other people in your family that have had alopecia?
- Yes 14%
- No 86
4. To the best of your knowledge, was the onset of your alopecia triggered by any event such as trauma, environmental exposure to toxins, hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiency, etc?
- Yes 57% (responses included stress, trauma, family instability)
- No 43%
5. What types of medical treatments have you used to treat alopecia?
- Steroid injection 85%
- Topical steroid 85%
- Oral cortisone 14%
- Minoxidil 85%
- Photochemotherapy 0
- Dithranol 14%
- Immunosuppressive Drugs 14%
- Other 57% (responses included essential oils, ultraviolet light, nourkin, DPCP)
6. Have any medical treatments worked for you so far?
- Yes 42% (responses included only at first, hair is still falling out, some white fuzz appearing)
- No 58%
7. What types of alternative/natural treatments have you used to treat alopecia?
- Aromatherapy 29%
- Relaxation Techniques 43%
- Creative Visualization 30%
- Acupuncture 15%
- Yoga 43%
- Reiki 14%
- Herbs 0
- Homeopathy 0
- Other 43% (responses included garlic treatments and Vitamin D)
8. Have any alternative/natural treatments worked for you so far?
- Yes 58% (visualization, meditation, cutting back on stress, Vitamin D, acupuncture)
- No 42%
9. Do you take vitamin/mineral Supplements?
- Yes 85%
- No 15%
10. Are you open to trying different methods of treatment in order to heal alopecia?
- Yes 57%
- No 16%
- Maybe 27% (people in this category responded that that would take something as long as it had no bad side effects or was harmful to the body)
