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    Posted: December 08 2002 at 10:33pm
Hello all!

I started taking anti depressants and my hair started falling out really badly. I stop taking them and its still falling out in handfuls. Has anyone experienced this? What should I do? I am seeing my dr next week.
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Points: 60 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Brandi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2002 at 2:36am
I never experienced anything like this while on a medication. It sounds like you had some kind of reaction to it. You should wait and see what your doctor says. And of course don`t take it anymore.
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Hi Alexis! I`m so sorry to hear this is happening to you-unfortunately, this is a fairly common side effect of anti-depressants. What a crummy situation, huh? You take something to try to help yourself and make things better, and then a new problem comes out of it...:( Anyway, there are some things you can do to fight it;
1) Definitely talk with your doc about it- it sounds like you`re having a very extreme reaction to this stuff & it might be causing you other health problems as well
2)Take a daily mutlivitamin- I know it sounds weird, but Centrum Silver (which is usually for age 60+) actually works & there`s nothing wrong with a younger person taking it.
3)Avoid potentially damaging styles/products (i.e. heat styling, etc.), at least until you`ve talked to your doc- the additional stress on your hair can make it worse.

Altho I`ve never had such an extreme reaction to A-D`s, I have experienced some hair loss because of them (Thank God the one I take now doesn`t do this). When I was 11, I started taking them, and the first one that they put me on caused spotted hair loss (patches falling out)- I had a bald spot for a while...it was nothing short of traumatic. Just so you know, you`re not the only one who`s had this problem.
All the best & God Bless you.
Lotsa Love,
Ingrid :)
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Thank You so much for your replys. I see my dr tomorrow.

I had my thyroid tested about 3 months ago so I don`t think that could be the problem, my blood test came back fine. we shall wait to see. Im going to go buy the vitamins I should be taking these anyways, it never hurts to have more healthy.
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