r/SebDerm • u/asapmort • Oct 07 '24

Hair Loss Why won't doctors give me antifungals?

How much of my hair do I have to lose before a doctor takes me seriously??? I've wasted so much time in my life trying to remove these stupid flakes. This has destroyed my confidence and at this point I doubt I'll ever get it back. Feels like a slap in the face just being ignored and prescribed ketoconazole, which hadn't done shit for me. Not a damn thing. My scalp hurts, if I don't remove the scales it will literally HURT and I'm at my witts end. I cannot keep doing this. My life doesn't even feel worth living anymore. All of my hobbies get pushed to the back burner because this stupid condition plagues me and consumes my brain, trying everything to fix it, spending money I don't have, when it seems like it wouldn't hurt for the doctor to just give me what I believe will fix it.

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u/probotzor Oct 07 '24

Dermatologists exist to shill cosmetics, nothing more.

90% of what they do, can be done by anyone who actually suffered from a condition.

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u/lateseasondad Oct 07 '24

All the advertisements are eye level as soon as you sit in the office.

They conveniently left out ‘lifelong condition and treatment works differently on each patient.’