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autoimmune disorder causing patchy hair loss
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5 / 113 resultsresearch Cerebral Ischemia Related to Isotretinoin; Venlafaxine-Induced Alopecia; Cognitive Dysfunction with Tolterodine; Retinal Artery Occlusion after Injection of Long-Acting Risperidone; Olanzapine-Induced Chylomicronemia Presenting as Pancreatitis; Metabolic Effects of the Atypical Antipsychotics – an Editorial; Another Drug-Induced Pancreatitis – This One Caused by a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor; Suicide Attempts Related to Antidepressant Medications
The conclusion is that healthcare professionals should report adverse drug reactions to improve medication safety and patient care.
research Fluoxetine- and Sertraline-Related Hair Loss in a Teenager: A Case Report
A teenager lost hair due to fluoxetine and sertraline, but it grew back after stopping these drugs and switching to a different one.
research Chemically Induced Hair Loss/Alopecia
Some chemicals and drugs can cause hair loss, which usually grows back after stopping the treatment.
research Venlafaxine induced hair loss: a case report
Venlafaxine can cause hair loss, which stops after discontinuation.
research Alopecia associated with agomelatine use: a case report
Stopping the antidepressant agomelatine improved hair loss in a patient.
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5 / 1000+ resultscommunity Hair Loss Associated with Escitalopram (anti-depressant). Do SSRIs Affect the Hair Follicle?
A 22-year-old male experienced hair loss potentially linked to escitalopram, which stopped after switching to vortioxetine. His depressive symptoms improved with continued treatment.
community Hair loss over a year following depression and taking antidepressants
A 33-year-old experienced significant hair loss after a depressive episode and taking paroxetine, possibly due to telogen effluvium or androgenic alopecia. Suggestions included reducing alcohol, considering finasteride and minoxidil, and consulting a doctor about antidepressant side effects.
community How an SSRI seemed to help my hairloss
An SSRI (paroxetine) reduced hair loss and itching for a user with male-pattern baldness, but liver issues forced discontinuation, leading to increased hair loss and anxiety. The user plans to try other anti-anxiety medications, noting stress and anxiety significantly impact hair loss.
community Could Finasteride theoretically induce chronic telogen effluvium?
A user experienced continuous hair shedding for 13 months after starting finasteride, suspecting it might cause chronic telogen effluvium, and considered switching to dutasteride or stopping medication. Other users suggested that finasteride doesn't cause hair loss, recommending dutasteride for more aggressive hair loss, while some advised against stopping medication.
community Been on Finasteride since last year. My hair is starting to thin, fall out again for the last 2-3 weeks.
The user's hair thinning and shedding were due to Telogen effluvium caused by COVID-19, not the ineffectiveness of Finasteride. The shedding eventually slowed, and hair growth resumed, but the user was advised to consider additional treatments like Minoxidil or microneedling if needed.