my husband has chronic male pattern baldness (bless him) but my whole family have always had a good head of hair right to the end, so it's very unlikely to be a genetic thing...

It's just so much worse for us girls I think (sorry chaps) - at least a man can shave his head and it's perfectly acceptable these days. I like my hair, and I'm a bit freaked out seeing handfuls coming out every time I do anything to it! I don't want to go and have a sensible middle-aged lady type of haircut either

I can't stop the Lyrica if it is that, it's the one thing keeping me sane and easing the worst of the burning pain. I'm only taking 50mg morning and night, but if I stop taking it, I am miserable. I'll read up on it though, thanks songbird

Thanks you lovely crowd for always being there in a crisis, big or small...

Bram