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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness

Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.

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Hair loss

by hairless, Sep 18, 2002 12:00AM

Tags: Anxiety, mental, Health, hair loss, Mental Health, dexedrine, years, Birth Control Pill, Birth Control

I have been dealing with anxiety and depression for 3 years. After tring lots of meds here my list: zoloft 150mg, wellbutrin 300mg, and seroquel 200mg. I have recently tried zyprea with weight gain, respridol with horrible confusion, and geodon with ? side effects. I started on seroquel. It seemed to be working great, then my hair started falling out much more than usual. I also stopped taking birth control pill right around the same time for no particular reason. My thyroid, estrogen and testosterone levels have checked out. I have recently started back on the birth control pills. I stopped taking the seroquel for a few days, tapering, and tried respirdol which made me terribly confused. Now I am back on the seroquel. What is making my hair fall out? I tried on wigs today. I'm getting despirate.

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by Roger Gould, M.D.

, Sep 19, 2002 12:00AM

Hair loss is not a commonly reported side effect of any of the drugs you mentioned, including seraquel. I am afraid that this is not the kind of question a psychiatrist can answer. You are best talking to a dermatologist.

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by lucylucy, Sep 29, 2002 12:00AM

Hi there,

I had severe hair loss due to stress years ago, before i started taking meds. Also, if you bleach or perm you hair, it could exaccerbate hair breakage.

good luck

Peg

by daisy12, Oct 02, 2002 12:00AM

No I dissagree. I take dexedrine and have lost tons of hair and so have a lot of other people I know that have taken dexedrine. In the summer I take a break off dexedrine and my hair grows back thicker and healthier. Try lower dosages and this will help.

by ItsMeLeslie, Oct 11, 2002 12:00AM

I am a hairdresser & have taken both Prozac or Paxil for for 11 years. Hair loss is just one of the side effects of these types of drugs. I've discusseed these issues with both my GP & Dermitologist & unfortunately there is little that can be done about it. People have tried rogaine & had a mixed reveiws of success , however that is an ongoing,expensive & questionable remedy. Basically you have to deal with the hair loss & decide which is more important to you. I went off the drugs for a short while because i loved my once thick hair & ultimately decided that thin hair is a small price to pay for happiness. My husband & children thank me for that decision ;)

Good luck

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