Comments on: What could it mean if I am experiencing hair loss as side effect of medicine?

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:55:45 +0000

the medicine weakens your hair strands probably because the medicine is affecting your body’s ability to maintain proteins. It will probably grow back.

By: gubee_gal

gubee_gal — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:10:11 +0000

Amitriptyline is a strong antihistamine, and it can interact (badly) with other medications as well with alcoholic beverages. The dose should be reduced gradually – anyway, don’t do anything without seeing the doctor, and don’t stop taking it abruptly.

By: mcschmeezer

mcschmeezer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:13:14 +0000

Hair loss is permanent. You need to weigh if you find that acceptable as a side-effect to put up with.
For most things there’s a choice of drugs, and you could pick another.
DO consult your doctor over this.
If you’d like to research what other drugs there may be (and what side effects THOSE each have) go to drugs.com

Also check out ask-a-patient.com (for lots of comments from peiople who’ve actually been using these drugs

By: philbear

philbear — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:27:06 +0000

it means hair loss is probably a side effect to your medication, go tell the doc, they can change medication to adjust this …

By: scotsgirl_89

scotsgirl_89 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:29:45 +0000

Be careful – this happened to me on prednisolone steroids and I have lost so much of hair. I am having to cut it all off coz it is so ruined. The pill you are on just obviously causes your hair to become much weaker, and for less hair follicles to grow.
Hope you don’t lose too much!

By: ::delicious.passion::

::delicious.passion:: — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:08:36 +0000

it means what the instructions state, “consult a doctor if you experience hair loss.”

By: the_only_solorose

the_only_solorose — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:16:31 +0000

we lose hair naturally all the time, so it could be you are just noticing it more because you read the label. When they talk about hair loss as a side effect, they are talking about alopecia, massive loss resulting in bald spots etc. If that is not occurring, then I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

By: Simply Samantha.

Simply Samantha. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:47:28 +0000

Well another cause of hair loss
is lack of protein. Just be careful
and if it keeps up then ask your
doctor.

Take Care.