anti-depressants and hair loss

[RavenLenore]

Linda, I was just recently put on amitriptyline approximately two months ago and one month later I was put on Trileptal. I advised my doctor at the one month meeting point that I was losing a lot of hair like I had when I had taken Geodon when I was in my 20s. His reply to me was that my hair loss was due to stress; granted I do lose hair on my temples when I am stressed but this was a lot more than that. I was losing absolutely handfuls and clumps of hair. He put me on the Trileptal and two weeks later I decided to research why I was losing so much hair. I discovered that amitriptyline causes hair loss and or baldness. When I contacted my doctors office regarding this he told me (four days after my initial contact) to stop taking the Trileptal because it as well causes hair loss; however I am bipolar and cannot go without taking a mood stabilizer. I did however stop taking the amitriptyline the night that I found out that it caused alopecia ( I took the amitriptyline from April 10 to May 25 and the Trileptal starting May 9 stopping on June 6; this was all this year - 2017. My doctor put me on a brand new medication called Rexulti that he said has been amazing for everyone with no side effects. (I did read about side effects of minimal weight gain and am thus concerned due to family genetics - though I am not overweight just average, my vanity and signature have always been my hair. I am still having massive, and I mean massive hair loss. I keep a baggy for every time I wash my hair and each one contains how much lost in shower and before next washing. I'm going to get it cut for the third time today in three weeks. Prior to the amitryptiline and subsequent haircuts my hair was down to the middle of my back and very thick considering I have fine hair, however hairstylists have always loved my hair. I now have very, very thin bangs as they were cut prior to the medication and have had to do some interesting coloring with natural hair color from Professionals. The key being to have darker roots then the rest of your hair. I am now upset that I have to go back and get it cut again to my chin and hope that it starts to grow back and thicker. I am using essential oil's internally, diffused, and on my hair/scalp. I have had the same reaction to Geodon back when I was in my 20s and stopped it as soon as seeing what was happening. I am hoping and praying that my hair starts to grow back very soon. I have read about numerous shampoos, conditioners, repair masks, oils, leave ins, etc. and I'm not 100% sure of anything at this point. What I do know is that a supplement internally taken is the best way to fix your hair since it is alive in the scalp and then dead on your head. Nothing grows dead hair. Linda, you mentioned migraines. I get them really bad too, but I was on Topomax (not generic as same side effect and FDA poster child for severe adverse reactions). Topomax stopped me from having 3-4 migraines a week to maybe 1 every other month if that. I had patient assistance as could not afford brand name and it helped with depression/mood stability.

Now if anybody out there knows of something I can take as a supplement that is not going to break my already empty bank account please post or message me and let me know what that is. I am still looking for things to help regrow my hair at this point even though I know, not hope, but know that this current hair loss is temporary. Thanks for reading my story and helping if you can.

[dazzyk]

unfortunately can't say for hair loss, though as for anti-depressants my friend used to treat her anxiety with travelling. her doctors suggested that she should just take a break, as simple as that and go somewhere nice and warm, leave all the troubles behind and enjoy her peace of mind for some time. She went travelling to Spain and soaking in the sun and sea breeze she eventually decided to buy apartment in Barcelona She's now having the time of her life there and her best advice for any troubles is to change the surroundings. It's mostly a psychological thing, but it often works for me too.

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