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Head size anxiety

I am a 17 year old male and I have a severe hgh deficiency. I was diagnosed when I was 12 and have been put on a shot for the past 5 years and it has helped a ton. I used to have a very small head because I was hgh deficient and even now I feel it is small. The circumference of my head is 21.6 inches and according to Google that's below average. I really hope it doesn't look small but I feel like no one will give me an honest answer. I am still on the shot and will be for 3-6 months. If my doctor sees no growth next visit he will take me off it. I see my doctor every 3 months for a check up to see how much I've grown and stuff. After I am done with the shot I have to see my doctor a month after to see if I make enough hgh without the shot or I will get osteoperosis, but I want to know if my head will still grow to the average size which is 22 inches around according to Google even without the shot. Also my head has grown a ton in the past 6 months. In the best 6 months my hats have increased in size. Please help me. If you need to know im 5'9" I take the shot 6 days a week. Also will cannabis help anxiety
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A head circumference that's .4 inches smaller than normal doesn't seem to be outside the normal range, at least not very far. Also, at 17 you're not quite done growing yet. That won't happen until your early 20's. So you still have lots of time!

About cannabis, I personally wouldn't go there. Getting high can actually *cause* you problems, anxiety being just one. You should talk with your doctor, and perhaps ask about seeing a therapist. Self-medicating with illicit drugs is never a good idea.

I hope that helps!
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A head circumference that's .4 inches smaller than normal doesn't seem to be outside the normal range, at least not very far. Also, at 17 you're not quite done growing yet. That won't happen until your early 20's. So you still have lots of time!

About cannabis, I personally wouldn't go there. Getting high can actually *cause* you problems, anxiety being just one. You should talk with your doctor, and perhaps ask about seeing a therapist. Self-medicating with illicit drugs is never a good idea.

I hope that helps!
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