What could it mean if I am experiencing hair loss as side effect of medicine?
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Hair loss is listed in the side effects for the medicine amitriptyline that I am taking. I was just wondering what could cause it. The sheet that I received with it said to consult doctor if you experience hair loss. I’m not, like, losing chunks or anything, but I keep finding a lot more hair all over the house. And when I am in the shower there is a lot more hair falling out when I run my fingers thourgh is and wash it.
Simply Samantha. says:
July 7th, 2010
5:11 am
Well another cause of hair loss
is lack of protein. Just be careful
and if it keeps up then ask your
doctor.
Take Care.
the_only_solorose says:
July 7th, 2010
5:32 am
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.
::delicious.passion:: says:
July 7th, 2010
5:38 am
it means what the instructions state, “consult a doctor if you experience hair loss.”
scotsgirl_89 says:
July 7th, 2010
6:07 am
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!
philbear says:
July 7th, 2010
6:51 am
it means hair loss is probably a side effect to your medication, go tell the doc, they can change medication to adjust this …
mcschmeezer says:
July 7th, 2010
7:08 am
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
gubee_gal says:
July 7th, 2010
7:40 am
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.
Ray says:
July 7th, 2010
8:16 am
the medicine weakens your hair strands probably because the medicine is affecting your body’s ability to maintain proteins. It will probably grow back.