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Topamax and losing hair?
Sat, 04/22/2006 - 06:36Topic: Women With Epilepsy
hello,
im not new here but mostly im reading. I have a question if this happen with some of u. Im on Topamax - taking 150 mg par day and from few months i start to lost very badly my hair. Before i was on Lamictal and i never had this problem, then my doc change it with Keppra and i lost 2/3 of my hair, i stoped Keppra and start Topamax. But now keep to lost my hair. I know for some ppl its not big problem but this upset me. I try a lot things but nothing help :-(. Is this happen with some of u also? And someone have advice how to stop this problem? I will be really thankfull to hear
Happy Easter!
Dalia
Comments
Re: Topamax and losing hair?
Submitted by mandi b on Thu, 2008-05-08 - 09:27
I am using 50 mg morning 75 mg evening for the past year - I have noticed hair loss - but I am also in my first 2 yrs of menopause, so I don't know if hair loss is due to Topamax or hormone loss. I have told my neurologist and I am paying close attention. This disturbs me but I don't know where to place the blame.
I feel you all same thing
Submitted by Ciara_5910eca02e749 on Mon, 2017-05-08 - 18:09
I feel you all same thing happened to me. I started taking prenatals (no im not planning on getting pregnant) and i got three B12 shots and it stopped almost immediately.
Re: Topamax and losing hair?
Submitted by forev25 on Wed, 2008-05-07 - 22:38
I have been going in circles right now with my doctor about my hairloss. I am on both lyrica and lamictal. And I have been having a huge amout of hairloss problems that she claims neither of them are causing. But because it is getting so bad she has me going off of the lamictal right now but I'm seeing no results. Plus just my luck I find proven notes online that lyrica causes hairloss. So I'm going insane. My wedding is in 3 months and I'm in tears always because of my hair. Girl your not alone in this and I'm relieved to find that I'm not either. Good luck sweetie.