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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!
Comments
Re: Keppra & Hair Loss
Submitted by beaniebabs on Sat, 2007-03-17 - 07:55
Hi i am on keppra and at the dose of 750mg twice a day my hair started to fall out so my meds have been decreased, it IS known that keppra causes hair loss... it can heppen with all of the meds.
you need to have a lower dose of keppra and use it with a different med.it will get worse as you increase your dose, your body can only accept a certain an=mount of a particular drug and this is diferent for everybody, depending on weight, heigh, metabolism..
good luck
emily :o)
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HI! I'm not sure if you'll
Submitted by skscv on Sat, 2019-05-11 - 17:25
HI! I'm not sure if you'll see this but did your hair loss improve by reducing the dose? I was on 1000mg 2x daily and noticed hair loss after several months. i don't come from a family that's balding, and i've never had hair loss before i began taking seizure meds last year. i've been taking briviact 50 mg 2x daily since march.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Keppra & Hair Loss
Submitted by quirky on Fri, 2007-03-16 - 10:50
Hi Shaheen Keppra as far as I know is for 16 year olds upwards too. But I have heard of children being prescribed keppra younger than this. So I not sure about the age thing. Maybe you should speak to your doctor about this and possibly get a second opinion if so worried. As for the side effect of hair loss we have been discussing, I would not worry about it in my opinion. As far as I'm concerned, it has nothing to do with keppra :-)