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Lamictal and Hair Loss
Tue, 02/01/2005 - 11:33Hi 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 JenS on Tue, 2010-05-11 - 01:22
my boyfriend definitely complained of hair loss with taking lamictal. In my anatomy classes i learned that adding certain oils to your diet can help with hairloss
my boyfriend definitely complained of hair loss with taking lamictal. In my anatomy classes i learned that adding certain oils to your diet can help with hairloss
Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss
Submitted by xlsmftx on Wed, 2010-06-30 - 11:29
The first drug my neuro put me on was Lamictal back in 2005. I have been loosing my hair ever since I was a child and it never bothered me, but since starting Lamictal, it is not being replaced as fast. I used to joke that I lost enough hair to make a grown man cry, but now it makes me cry. (I should tell you that I am a woman) I have very dark that was long and thick thick hair, but now you can see my scalp and the sides of my head very well. My husband is about a foot taller than me, and jokes he can see my head and how I will be needing a wig soon.
Anyway, I was on a Lamictal/Trileptal "cocktail" first, for about 6 months, and never saw the hair loss as related to the drugs. Then I was taken off the Lamictal and changed about 6 or 7 different drugs with about 3 different doseages each. My hair has never come back to it's "former self" since the Lamictal. (although it could be the Trileptal. I have never been off it since the beginning. it is still part of the "drug coctail" since I was first diagnosed.)
Well, just my 2 cents worth.
The first drug my neuro put me on was Lamictal back in 2005. I have been loosing my hair ever since I was a child and it never bothered me, but since starting Lamictal, it is not being replaced as fast. I used to joke that I lost enough hair to make a grown man cry, but now it makes me cry. (I should tell you that I am a woman) I have very dark that was long and thick thick hair, but now you can see my scalp and the sides of my head very well. My husband is about a foot taller than me, and jokes he can see my head and how I will be needing a wig soon.
Anyway, I was on a Lamictal/Trileptal "cocktail" first, for about 6 months, and never saw the hair loss as related to the drugs. Then I was taken off the Lamictal and changed about 6 or 7 different drugs with about 3 different doseages each. My hair has never come back to it's "former self" since the Lamictal. (although it could be the Trileptal. I have never been off it since the beginning. it is still part of the "drug coctail" since I was first diagnosed.)
Well, just my 2 cents worth.
Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss
Submitted by commet123 on Mon, 2010-05-10 - 23:42
Watch out for this stuff. My hair started falling out a week after I started it, and its been getting worse each day. This may sound vain, but I'd rather be nuts with a full set of hair, than bald and level headed.
Lamotrigene WILL make your hair fall out- Don't let your doctor tell you otherwise
Watch out for this stuff. My hair started falling out a week after I started it, and its been getting worse each day. This may sound vain, but I'd rather be nuts with a full set of hair, than bald and level headed.
Lamotrigene WILL make your hair fall out- Don't let your doctor tell you otherwise