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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.
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Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss
Submitted by Gladys Doumit on Wed, 2010-07-28 - 14:56
hello everybody,
I need to know if anyone have an idea abt hair transplant, and in case i have a trasplant and continue on taking Lamictal will it be on vain??
txs a lot
hello everybody,
I need to know if anyone have an idea abt hair transplant, and in case i have a trasplant and continue on taking Lamictal will it be on vain??
txs a lot
Re: Lamictal and Hair Loss
Submitted by Seruzies on Wed, 2010-07-28 - 05:22
I had to jump in on this thread, I saw my Neuro today and insisted to get off of Lamictal for this exact reason. I told him, "If you don't take me off of Lamictal, when I get home from this appointment, it's going right down the disposal!" I'm close to possible surgery and asked him, "What do I have to lose then other than my hair?" My memory is horrible on Lamictal, it never was until I started Lamictal. My memory in fact, was a running joke at my last job, everybody used to joke if they couldn't remember something, can't find something, call Danny. I went from a photographic memory to forgetting what day of the week it is. He put me back on Dilantin, which I loved and had MUCH BETTER seizure control. At some point in time, (of course I can't remember) an ER Dr took me off of Dilantin and put me on Lamictal. This was more than 10 years ago and I've been trying to get off it ever since! Of all the meds I've shoved down my throat for all these years, Lamictal is the worst. Since I'm only now switching meds, he has me slowly coming off my Lamictal dosage and slowly up on my Dilantin dosage. I'd rather not have my head drilled into if I can control my seizures with meds, we'll see how this goes with Dilantin for a while. I have to say again, after trying damn near any and every med there is for, at least my Epilepsy, Lamictal has given me the least seizure control and the worst side effects.