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Meds and Hair Loss

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Has anyone had problems with meds and hair loss? I have been loosing much more hair for the past year.

I had my Thyroid checked. T3 and T4 were low. TSH was normal, low range. I was referred to an endocrinologist who reordered the lab work, which then came back normal. I am due to have the labs rechecked again shortly.

I just wondered if it could be from the medications as well.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I meant to ask my pdoc about it, but we had so many other things to talk about I forgot.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am not sure if it's related, but I have lost alot more hair since I began taking Lamictal.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been loosing hair for awhile and in the last year its started being in bigger clumps I am Vitamin D deficient which I think plays a part, I think partially it's due to my meds and I have the death card in my corner which doesn't help On top of that I have a cat who sits on my head while I sleep and runs his paws thru it causing me to loose even more
deleted_user
deleted_user
Iv lost half of my hair, but it was due to my thyriod.
I have heard of meds & hair loss.
MageMichael
MageMichael
LOL That cat's really helping you out there. I'm slowly losing my hair. Not sure if it has anything to do with my meds or not. It's also very thin. I sleep with a dog but she leaves my hair alone;)
deleted_user
deleted_user
He has abandonment issues among other things. I also sleep with a dog but she isn't near as bad
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have hair loss, but it too, is because of thyroid issues. My pdoc told me that it is common to lose hair when taking a psych regimen.
deleted_user
deleted_user
When I saw the endocrinologist he said that the low levels on my T3 and T4 could be from the meds.

So it seems the meds could cause primary hair loss, or thyroid problems that cause the hair loss. Either way I will have to follow up I guess.

I just don't want to be bald!! Men - I think you guys can pull it off just fine, but us ladies.. not so much. I know men don't like loosing hair either (well at least my husband doesn't) doesn't bother me. :)
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Yes and I would get it checked as it can continue.. I got really curly hair on valproic acid many years ago and was told it could well start falling out by my psych nurse.. I changed to tegretol for several reasons..
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's more likely related to stress my Pnurse once said to me you can't blame the meds for everything
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