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Lamictal and Hair Loss

Tue, 02/01/2005 - 11:33

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone has experienced some hair lossor knows of a connection between hair loss and Lamictal? As i recently increased my dosage of Lamictal to 500mg a day, and i'm finding that i'm losing a lot more hair than usual especially when washing it. Any advice anyone can give me would be great!!!

Thanks Robyn.

Comments

Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss

Submitted by orangey on Sat, 2008-09-13 - 15:53

Tiffany!

I feel your pain i'm in my twenties and there goes my hair with lamictal! It's crazy

Look me up at soucysters for pcos and i'm orangey there send me a message.

It sounds like we are in the same boat, hairless!!!!!!

HAAAA

Tiffany!

I feel your pain i'm in my twenties and there goes my hair with lamictal! It's crazy

Look me up at soucysters for pcos and i'm orangey there send me a message.

It sounds like we are in the same boat, hairless!!!!!!

HAAAA

Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss

Submitted by vangie on Thu, 2010-03-11 - 03:08

I've been on it for a while and my hair started falling out and my husband brought it to my attention he thought it was my hairdresser then, I started noticing it also and thought she used a bad product and I became real upset with her.  I've stopped going to get my hair done and when I wash it I can make a big size doll with more then enough hair.  I'm afraid to wash it, comb it, brush it, it just falls out, it just recently started in th front around the edges, when the wind blows it blow straight on the scalp and I get cold! Ha, Ha, Ha.

I want off also but, you said that it still falls out, what should we do someone can we sue the makers for not letting us know that this was a side effect? I want something done.  When you said the hair keeps falling out, what, oh what do we do? I'm afraid I'm almost bald already, my husband said that he will leave if, he has more hair then I, seizures or not and I've been married 30yrs. 3 kids. 

I've been on it for a while and my hair started falling out and my husband brought it to my attention he thought it was my hairdresser then, I started noticing it also and thought she used a bad product and I became real upset with her.  I've stopped going to get my hair done and when I wash it I can make a big size doll with more then enough hair.  I'm afraid to wash it, comb it, brush it, it just falls out, it just recently started in th front around the edges, when the wind blows it blow straight on the scalp and I get cold! Ha, Ha, Ha.

I want off also but, you said that it still falls out, what should we do someone can we sue the makers for not letting us know that this was a side effect? I want something done.  When you said the hair keeps falling out, what, oh what do we do? I'm afraid I'm almost bald already, my husband said that he will leave if, he has more hair then I, seizures or not and I've been married 30yrs. 3 kids. 

Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss

Submitted by heamiy on Thu, 2008-08-21 - 01:21

this makes a lot more sense

 

i realized for the past couple weeks that my hair has been falling out

i was wondering what the reason might be

because i eat healthy food

 

now i understand.. 

this makes a lot more sense

 

i realized for the past couple weeks that my hair has been falling out

i was wondering what the reason might be

because i eat healthy food

 

now i understand.. 

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