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Keppra & Hair Loss
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 23:45Topic: Medication Issues
I am on Keppra for Migraines that I have had for 16 years. I also take Topamax, but the only medication that helps is the Keppra. I am currently on 1000mg twice daily with my goal dose being 3000mg per day. Just recently, (this past month), my hair has begun to come out in clumps as I brushed it. I am 31 y/o, a mother of 4, and I have shoulder length hair. Does this eventually stabilize? Will it only get worse? I'm not sure if I should just stop the Keppra as my Neuro has suggested, (for the hair loss), or hope that it will eventually find an equilibrium.
Please any input! I'm ready to shave my head and keep on taking the Keppra!
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Re: Keppra & Hair Loss
Submitted by GetBackJack on Thu, 2007-03-15 - 02:30
Hey, worried about the meds huh? That's understandable, Keppra is not know for causing hair loss, but everybody reacts differently to medication (it's important you keep taking your meds, until your neurologist says otherwise) What I would do if I were you is tell your neurologist your concern about the medication, and perhaps see if you can get a dermatologist to do a hair biopsy. I don't think they'll be able to tell if it's definitely the meds, but if it is'nt that at least...perhaps you can catch what else it could be. If I'm not mistaken stuff like asprin can cause some serious bleeding in some people, but it's rare...so, I can't really tell you what the side effects are-talk to your doctor if you're really worried!
Thank you so much!
Submitted by Me Love Bono on Mon, 2020-05-11 - 23:36
You help me a great deal because I did not even know they could do a hair biopsy!
I am going to check into that tomorrow
thank you thank you thank you
from the bottom of my heart
XOXO
It keeps coming up twice more
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-04-29 - 10:01
It keeps coming up twice more, sorry