Treating Alopecia Areata (sudden hair loss)

After two months of treatments, I'm finally leaving the house without a hat. A few days after my first treatment my hair was growing back quickly. I would describe my condition as severe because I had many patches of hair loss and one 5-inch patch behind my hairline. I was anxious to get my confidence back. Seeing Dr. Chughtai & Dr. Shah was a miracle for me. Medical assistant, Delia, and everyone at the clinic is such a blessing! Because this is a life-long autoimmune disorder, I will be sure to continue my treatments as needed, and most importantly, to de-stress. Thank you sincerely, to everyone.
To go in detail about the experience, my two treatments were 4 weeks apart: PRP and steroid (kenalog) injections . Both were done on separate days to help reactivate the hair follicles. During my consultation we talked about how this condition might have been triggered, my health, physical activities, and blood-work. My blood-work showed that it was not hereditary Alopecia, but that it was stress-related (one month before the start of my hair loss, I had an on-going traumatic event which triggered it).
I also had an immediate epiphany when Dr. Chughtai advised I keep physical activity to a minimum - as stress can also be brought on by severe physical activity. The week of the traumatic event, I had never been so stressed in my life. When I'm upset, I turn to long-distance running as an outlet, but my stress was so severe that week that I was unknowingly creating more tension for my body. Running farther and more often. So it's possible that physical tension also contributed to the severity of my hair loss.
Regarding the advise I've been given: Dr. Chughtai and Delia emphasized the importance of de-stressing (going for walks, trying yoga, acupuncture..). All of this was great advise, but deep down I was very troubled so I thought to myself, why not try to avoid this condition altogether? So along with de-stressing, I decided to avoid checking the progress of my hair. Doing so would make me discouraged and easily stressed - making this condition harder to recover from. I felt it was taking over my confidence, my social life, and emotional health. So I pretended for those two months, during the treatments, that I was perfectly fine (always hiding my hair with accessories or hats). I also took two weeks off from work to really focus on myself. This terrifying hair loss experience was a major wake-up call for me, and I'm now a much more grateful person who no longer takes little things for granted. Emotions affect us much more than we think.

One morning I noticed a large bald spot just behind my hairline — I’ve never experienced hair loss before. Since I’m healthy with no genetic history of Alphesia Areata I was very confused and terrified with this sudden hair loss. I did some research and found out that severe stress can trigger Alephesia Areata. Last month I did experience a traumatic event, and so I believe this is what caused my symptoms to progress. I needed the most effective treatment because my hair wouldn’t stop falling that week, even when brushing my fingers through it. I made an appointment at Aesthetic Scalp with Dr. Chughtai. She recommended Kenalog injections and PRP treatments, to help reactivate the hair follicles. I’m confident that my scalp and hair will get better in time with Dr. Chughtai & Dr. Shah’s help.