A brain injury can lead to compulsive hair-pulling and psychosis-like symptoms, needing comprehensive treatment.
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December 2008 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Escitalopram might effectively treat delusions of parasitosis and possibly Morgellons disease, with psychological factors being important to consider.
October 2020 in “Reactions Weekly” Finasteride can cause multiple side effects like tremors, dry skin, and rapid aging.
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July 1996 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Some psychiatric drugs can cause skin problems, but serious reactions are rare.
April 2017 in “European Psychiatry” Some antidepressants can cause emotional numbness and other unusual side effects.
The data suggests that dosing differences can help manage spasticity in patients with upper motor neuron dysfunction.
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January 2024 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” These migraine prevention drugs can cause side effects like constipation, hair loss, injection site reactions, fatigue, and sometimes unexpected issues like Raynaud's phenomenon and weight gain.
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July 2015 in “The European research journal” Stopping aripiprazole can reverse its side effect of hair loss.
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January 2016 in “Case Reports in Psychiatry” Trichotillomania in dementia may be better treated with dopamine blockers like quetiapine than with SSRIs.
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A specific gene mutation is linked to a hereditary form of dystonia that responds well to certain medications.
Sodium valproate improved epilepsy control in most children but often caused weight gain and other mild side effects.
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April 2012 in “Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology” Finasteride reduces gambling symptoms in Parkinson's patients.
October 2022 in “Rheumatology (Bulgaria)” Accurate diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy requires thorough neurological assessments and MRI.
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December 2014 in “Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni-Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology” Adding aripiprazole to the treatment improved hair-pulling symptoms in a teenager.
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June 1952 in “The BMJ” Phenobarbitone can cause severe and sometimes fatal skin reactions.
January 2008 in “Journal of Medicinal Chemistry” Finasteride may cause sexual and psychological side effects by affecting an enzyme related to epinephrine.
Teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease commonly causes fatigue, brittle nails, dry eyes, hair loss, muscle spasms, and dry mouth, with rare serious events like blood clots.
January 1992 in “Side effects of drugs annual” Some people have severe allergic reactions to anthelminthic drugs, but these are often due to the parasites, not the drugs.
January 2025 in “Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences” Men with early-onset hair loss are less responsive to bromocriptine's heart and metabolism benefits.
January 1999 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” The report expanded knowledge of MBTPS1-related disorders by identifying new symptoms.
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June 2014 in “Neurobiology of Disease” The study suggests that motor neurons created from stem cells of patients with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy show signs of the disease, including changes in protein levels and cell functions.
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May 2013 in “The primary care companion for CNS disorders” A teenage girl's excessive hair growth was caused by a medication for mania, but improved after stopping the medication.
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July 2014 in “Neuromuscular Disorders” A patient with a larger than usual genetic mutation had a broader range of symptoms for a muscle disease.
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August 2006 in “American Journal of Psychiatry” Topiramate may help improve disruptive behaviors in children with bipolar disorder.
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July 2024 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Rimegepant causes more nausea and skin issues, while ubrogepant causes more muscle issues; personalized treatment is important.
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March 2011 in “Hospital Pharmacy” Various medications and vaccines can cause serious side effects.
January 2004 in “Headache” Divalproex sodium significantly improved headaches in two-thirds of patients.
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January 2008 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Carbamazepine caused hair loss and skin eruptions in a woman, which improved after stopping the medication.