I am on few medications. Mostly pain medications. For my TN I am on Topamax.
I have been on them for over a year. All of a sudden I am losing my hair. Could this
be from the meds? I am not eating very well also. Have any of you lost your
hair from your TN meds? This is really depressing me. I have had very pretty
hair and now it is coming out in hand fulls.
Thanks for your help
Cheyrl
Cheryl,
I'm now on 175mg Topomax. Until recently I was on 100mg for about the last 7 years (among other meds). No more hair loss than I normally had.
You might be different and I always discuss side effects with my Pharmacists as they are great at researching and Doctors don't always have the time.
Elaine I.
Thank you Elaine, I will ask them which one of the meds I am taking will be doing it. Great idea.
Cheryl
Elaine Iles said:
Cheryl,
I'm now on 175mg Topomax. Until recently I was on 100mg for about the last 7 years (among other meds). No more hair loss than I normally had.
You might be different and I always discuss side effects with my Pharmacists as they are great at researching and Doctors don't always have the time.
Elaine I.
I am on Tegretol 300 - 400 mg daily; I have noticed also more than normal hair loss after I wash my hair especially...I have longer thick hair and have just thought it might be because of the weight / length. That might be part of it, but I have thought also it might be the meds too (part of the side effect list)...not sure what to do about it --- ...
I am really concerned about it. My hair was long and very thick. All of a sudden when I brushed my hair it started coming out in hand fulls. I looked up the side effects and most of the anticonvulsants say that hair loss is one of them. Over time I am afraid I will loose all my hair. I don't know if there is anything to take ( vitamin, etc ) to help.
Cheryl
cris said:
I am on Tegretol 300 - 400 mg daily; I have noticed also more than normal hair loss after I wash my hair especially...I have longer thick hair and have just thought it might be because of the weight / length. That might be part of it, but I have thought also it might be the meds too (part of the side effect list)...not sure what to do about it --- ...
I have had hair loss since I started on any kind of anticonvulsant. I had it on neurontin and now on Lyrica. I just read a long discussion/forum on Lyrica side effects and almost all the reviews reported hair loss with Lyrica. If my hair gets any thinner, I will be bald!!! People also reported that the hair does not grow back after stopping Lyrica. Pain and hair loss - aren't we lucky. No where on the drug company's list of side effects do they mention hair loss. Drug companies never reveal all the side effects of a drug.
Oh dear....that is what I was concerned about....that all of them caused hair loss. I have bought special shampoo and conditioner for thinning of hair; but do not know if it works yet....to soon to tell. I wonder if there is any supplement that would help the hair to grow? I empty my vacumn cleaner after I vacumn each room just to see how much hair I have collected. It is horrible. Huge amount. HELP
D McGinnis said:
I have had hair loss since I started on any kind of anticonvulsant. I had it on neurontin and now on Lyrica. I just read a long discussion/forum on Lyrica side effects and almost all the reviews reported hair loss with Lyrica. If my hair gets any thinner, I will be bald!!! People also reported that the hair does not grow back after stopping Lyrica. Pain and hair loss - aren't we lucky. No where on the drug company's list of side effects do they mention hair loss. Drug companies never reveal all the side effects of a drug.
Cheryl - My hairdresser keeps giving me new stuff to help "thicken" my hair etc. Finally, I just cut my hair to below chin length and it still looks so thin. No amount of thickeners and blow drying and curling helps it. Sorry, wish I had some optimism for you. I have decided that I would rather have thin hair than the pain. So, I will sacrifice my hair for my pain. I have sacrificed alot of other things too, but pain is pain. Just don't want the pain.