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Lamiktal Side Effects- Changes to Hair?

MoonLight4
MoonLight4
Hi There,

I am writing with a request for support. I have been on a number of mood stabllizers and a few have impacted my hair (mostly Depakote).

Curious if anyone has had a major change to their hair texture/thickness while taking Lamiktal?

I used to have very thick and curly hair and now it seems greasy and lacking volume:-(. I realize there are larger issues in life BUT it is making me feel even more depressed than I already feel.

Thank you to any of you who have thoughts/experience with this.
spacekat
spacekat
I took Lamictal for about a year and never noticed any hair side effects. Sorry i couldn't be of more help!

And never worry that your question may not be larger than life - feeling good about yourself is SO IMPORTANT! And the better we feel about ourselves, the better and easier it is to get through life! ((((hugs))))
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
I've not had any hair effects from lamictal - loads fell out when I was on lithium though and valproate also does this as you found out.
got2breal
got2breal
No side effects with that my hair is beautiful. Check side effects from your other meds too. They have all kinds of shampoos for fullness and thickness. Use less conditioners or a light weight volume conditioner. Try shampoo for oily hair that might help. Go with Volume products. Maybe it is time to get a new hair do. Get a cut and highlight that gives plenty of volume but don't get foils get the cap on your head and have them pull it through a cap. Getting blond highlights like that makes your hair fuller.
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