u/Square_Conclusion441

I moved from India to Malaysia around 2 months ago and this started around a month after the move. I've been losing a lot of hair ever since and I've stopped showering and just touching my hair. I had an old alopecia areata patch from last year, which has also returned now again in the back of my head (though it is still small). I can see my crown more and I feel like my temples have also gotten thinner. I went out and bought minoxidil around mid June and I feel like thats made things worse (minoxidil dread shed??). I have short hair (reaches half my forehead). I've read up on certain conditions like telogen effluvium but it says that it usually comes 2-3 months after the trigger so the timeline doesn't really match up. I dont know what to do. should I go to a dermatologist and start treatment or is this something that's just caused by stress and will go away soon??? or is that all just cope and is this just how MPB starts?

I moved countries around 2 months ago and this started around a month after the move. I've been losing a lot of hair ever since and I've stopped showering and just touching my hair. I had an old alopecia areata patch from last year, which has also returned now again in the back of my head (though it is still small). I can see my crown more and I feel like my temples have also gotten thinner. I went out and bought minoxidil around mid June and I feel like thats made things worse (minoxidil dread shed). I have short hair (reaches half my forehead). any help or advice as to what this is and if I am going bald?