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Lexapro and Hair Loss
November 4 2005, 3:35 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)Do any anti-depressants such as lexapro cause hair loss?
Antidepressants do cause hair loss (see Lexapro information on drugs.com). Stress is also a cause of hair loss on those who are impacted with the genetic balding defect. There is a chicken and egg scenario here; which comes first? Speak with your doctor about switching medications or in helping you deal with the stress of life that may be accelerating your hair loss if you are genetically prone.
Update: This link was brought to my attention ultimate-cosmetics.com.
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Jerry Ginsberg - June 28th, 2006 at 5:25 pmAs your link above shows, Lexapro has not been shown to cause hair loss. Some of the other SSRI drugs may cause some diffuse thinning as a rare side effect. It is not the norm.
DEBBIE - November 10th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
ACCORDING TO MY DERM, DR., GYNO, AND PHARMACIST, LEXAPRO CAUSED MY HAIR LOSS. IVE BEEN OFF OF LEXAPRO FOR 4 MONTHS AND IT HAS STOPPED COMING OUT IN CLUMPSTHANKS GOD!
DEBBIE (34 YRS. OLD)
P.S. LEXAPRO WAS THE ONLY MED I HAD BEEN ON.
Christina - September 11th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Ive always had a full head of glossy thick hair. Ive recently noticed how thin my hair gotstarting to panic over here. Im young single girl. This cant happen. The only drug Im on is Lexapro too.
Denise - October 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 am
I have been on Lexapro for months and have had a major loss of hair. I have always had to get a hair cut every three weeks but have lost so much hair, I am afraid to cut it. I am weaning myself from the antidepressant now.
dan - October 5th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
I just started taking lexapro 3 days ago. This morning I was combing my hair after a shower and noticed about two dozen hairs in the teeth of the comb. My immediate suspicion fell on the lexapro. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before and it was quite a shock since the list of side effetcs never listed hair loss. If this keeps up, would it reverse itself if I went off the drug? Im really tempted to just stop taking it now since its only been a few days.
Im a 36 y/o male, full head of hair, good health, not taking any other drugs.
Any comments would be appreciated.Thanks
Jim - October 8th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Same for me! I have always had a great head of hair. Super thick and real healthy. Since taking LEXAPRO for about 6 months now, my hair looks like crap! There is no other way to explain how my hair has become so thin you can see my scalp! My Dr. thinks its Male Pattern Baldness. B.S. that does not happen in 6 months.
Note: Its not falling out, its just thinning like crazy.
Ray - October 28th, 2007 at 6:51 am
I have been taking lexapro for 4 months now and I too am a victim of thinning hair. I thought I was going crazy at first but finally realized that lexapro has to be the culprit. My hair has never looked this bad, I literally look like Kramer in the soft flow shower head episode. I stopped taking it a week ago and hopefully after a new haircut things will change.
Glenn - November 7th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
I was switched to lexapro from prozac. My hair is fine anyway but within 2 days of starting treatment with lexapro my hair has never looked so thin. Its not coming out in clumps but just thining all over. I didnt experince this with prozac.
In the list of side effects this was not listed. I did my own research when i noticed my thinning hair.
I will try to come off this drug. Anxiety and depression are hard enough to deal with without added problems making you feel worse
Im a 31 yr old male.
Theresa - November 13th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I have been on Lexapro for depression for the last two years. I used to have hair so thick that I was charged extra at the beauty shop. Now my hair is so thin and is falling out all over. This has been going on for as long as I have been taking Lexapro. I used to take Celexa and didnt have this problem. Lexapro is the only medication that I take. I will ask my doctor to switch me back to the celexa.
Laurie - November 18th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I have been on Lexapro for several months and have noticed my hair seemed thinner. I took a good look and to my horror, on the back of my head the hair is considerably thinner and I can see my scalp! I also have 2 semi circles of new growth where I have lost hair at my forehead!! Is this supposed to help my depression!? I am horrified. This is the only thing I can contribute this sudden loss of hair.
Suzi - November 27th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
I have been on Lexapro for over two years. I started with 5mg and increased it to 10mg six months ago. I began seeing hair loss immediately. I used to have a thick head of hair and now am afraid to wash it. I lose handfuls and brushloads. At the rate Im going I will probably be totally bald in a year which lead me to stop taking it a week ago. If Lexapro is the culprit (which I think it is) will things reverse and will my hair begin to grow back? I hope to God it will.
Tesha - January 25th, 2008 at 4:07 am
I have been taking Lexapro also for maybe 5 months and have noticed hair thinning. The drug work good but I have noticed that my hair is so much thinner. I really feel that the side effect need to be listed but it is not. I am going to take myself off of the medication
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