1 citations
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December 2025 in “Diagnostics” Stopping zolpidem improved hair loss caused by self-inflicted scalp injuries during sleep.
December 2025 in “Indian Journal of Case Reports” Stopping azathioprine improved hair loss and bone marrow issues.
16 citations
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December 2001 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A woman recovered from hair loss and skin eruptions after stopping a tuberculosis drug and using steroids.
March 2003 in “CRC Press eBooks” Telogen effluvium is hair loss caused by many hairs stopping growth suddenly, often due to stress or illness, but sometimes it's normal and not due to disease.
63 citations
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March 1995 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Some drugs can cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs often leads to hair regrowth.
7 citations
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April 1987 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Stopping imipramine reduced the woman's hair loss.
3 citations
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May 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Certain drugs can cause hair loss, but stopping the drug usually leads to hair regrowth.
2 citations
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June 2017 in “Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology” Stopping the antidepressant agomelatine improved hair loss in a patient.
4 citations
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January 1990 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” Stopping captopril resolved the skin and hair issues, suggesting it caused them.
May 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Botulinum toxin type A helps treat hair loss by stopping cell death in hair follicles through a process involving certain non-coding RNAs and a protein called Bax.
63 citations
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September 1995 in “Annals of internal medicine” Fluconazole can cause temporary hair loss, which stops after reducing or stopping the drug.
49 citations
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December 2018 in “JAAD case reports” Dupilumab may cause significant hair loss, which can reverse after stopping the drug.
20 citations
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July 1990 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Captopril may cause hair loss, as shown by a woman's hair regrowing after stopping the medication.
5 citations
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June 2015 in “Veterinary dermatology” A dog with complete hair loss regrew most hair after treatment, with no relapse after stopping treatment.
4 citations
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April 2014 in “Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics” The boy's hair loss was caused by the tuberculosis drug isoniazid but grew back after stopping the medication.
1 citations
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May 2023 in “JAMA dermatology” Tight hairstyles can cause hair loss, which can be permanent if not treated early.
July 2026 in “Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Asunción)” Azathioprine can rarely cause hair loss, which improves after stopping the drug.
JAK inhibitors effectively regrow hair in alopecia areata but hair loss often returns after stopping treatment.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Stopping Viviscal, a hair loss product, normalized the woman's elevated alkaline phosphatase levels.
November 2022 in “The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences” Isoniazid can rarely cause hair loss, which is reversible after stopping the drug.
March 2021 in “International Journal of Clinical Dermatology & Research” Dupilumab can help regrow hair in alopecia areata but stopping it may cause hair loss again.
32 citations
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October 2009 in “Dermatology” Telogen effluvium is a hair loss condition with acute cases resolving quickly and chronic cases potentially lasting longer, sometimes requiring treatment.
28 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Tofacitinib shows promise for treating severe hair loss in adults and teens, with many experiencing regrowth, but hair loss returns when treatment stops.
16 citations
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March 2015 in “Dermatologic therapy” Zinc supplementation may be an important part of treating severe hair loss.
3 citations
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September 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) can improve hair loss in cicatricial alopecia cases, but treatment must be ongoing and results vary among patients.
November 2023 in “Dermatologica sinica/Zhōnghuá pífūkē yīxué zázhì” Upadacitinib helped regrow hair in a severe alopecia areata patient but stopping treatment caused hair loss to return.
October 2022 in “International journal of dermatology and venereology” A woman's sudden hair loss was linked to azathioprine use despite normal enzyme levels, and improved after stopping the drug and starting treatment.
June 2017 in “Reactions Weekly” Some breast cancer treatments caused long-term hair loss in women, similar to a condition called alopecia areata.
June 2012 in “Nature digest” A substance called prostaglandin D2 is linked to stopping hair growth in men with common baldness.
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May 1999 in “Annals of pharmacotherapy/The annals of pharmacotherapy” Some psychotropic medications can rarely cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs usually reverses the condition.