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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.
I've taken Tegratol,
Submitted by lesannelv on Tue, 2019-08-20 - 22:11
I've taken Tegratol, Trilleptol and now Lamictol. All come with side effects. It's like "pick your poison".I been taking Lamictol 100mg twice a day for almost 2 years. Roughly 6 months after my first dose I noticed my hair was falling out. My neurologist said hair loss was not a side effect of Lamictol. The Dermatologist said it was stress related. So after loosing 30 to 35% of my hair, I went to a Naturopath who took my hair loss serioulsy. She put me on a regimen of collagen powder, a Hair, Skin, Nails supplement containing Biotin, Zinc and Selenium. Also a Calcium, D3, Magnesium, K supplement.This actually seemed to work. My hair loss slowed to a normal amount. When I thought my hair loss days were over, I wasn't as vigilant with my vitamins and eventually stopped. Three or Four months later my hair started falling out again. Needless to say, I restarted my vitamin regimen and hope to see the same results.