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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 Seruzies on Mon, 2007-09-24 - 00:17
Hmmm, that's it! I'll blame my hair loss on my meds! It's not that I'm getting older and losing my hair, it's these damn meds!
Re: Re: Keppra & Hair Loss
Submitted by spcsangel on Fri, 2007-10-12 - 10:33
my hair has been slowly falling out I thought it might be the keppra im on but then again dying hair blonde about once or twice a month I'm sure has to be the culprit .... I hope its not your meds...and your hair starts growing back..
love angel
Re: Re: Keppra & Hair Loss
Submitted by bex on Sun, 2007-10-07 - 09:00
Dear Greatat, Thanks for your advice, I currently take B vits and C, Omega 3 fish oil, and silica suplements and special shampoos and treatments for hair, but will give the biotin and selenium a try. I've gradually been increasing the Keppra to 1000mg with 300mg of topomax and my hairloss just seems to be getting really worse. I have fine hair and its so thin at the back with white patches, what with all the other side affects of the meds I really feel now the best way forward would be to come off the meds for a while and give my body a break. This is the 5th combo I have tried in a 2 year period and I think my small frame doesnt cope too well with all these meds. Have read a couple of books on alternative therapies and how you can try a low gi diet etc so maybe I should give that a try. Am due to see the neuro at the end of the month, a choice of going bald or have seizures, I'll take the seizures. They have suggested brain surgery before but feel like I need a rest for a while. Thanks again, I'll give it a go. Bex