A couple of questions

What depression meds cause hairloss?

What antidepressants make your hair fall out?

Antidepressants that can cause hair loss include:

  • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
  • Paxil (paroxetine)
  • Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
  • Tofranil (imipramine)
  • Janimine (imipramine)
  • Anafranil (clomipramine)
  • Sertraline.

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Which medications cause the most hair loss?

What types of drugs cause hair loss?

  • High blood pressure medications (anti-hypertensives), such as beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and diuretics.
  • Hormone replacement therapy.
  • Mood stabilizers.
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Parkinson's disease drugs.
  • Steroids.
  • Thyroid medications.
  • Weight loss drugs.

Can hair loss from depression grow back?

Excessive hair loss from stress typically stops when the stress stops. Hair will likely regrow to its normal fullness in 6 to 9 months without any treatment. Everyone undergoes stress at some point in their life. Sometimes, that stress causes a physical reaction or physical symptoms.

Do all SSRIs cause hair loss?

One retrospective cohort study using a large health claims database from 2006 to 2014 in the United States found that all antidepressants studied, which included atypical antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), were associated with some

What anxiety medication does not cause hair loss?

Compared with bupropion (an atypical antidepressant), all other antidepressants had a lower risk of hair loss, with fluoxetine (brand name Prozac) and paroxetine (brand name Paxil) showing the lowest risk. Conversely, fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox), had the highest risk compared with Wellbutrin (Etminan, 2018).

Are there any antidepressants that don’t cause hair loss?

Compared with bupropion, all other antidepressants had a lower risk of hair loss, with fluoxetine and paroxetine having the lowest risk [hazard ratio (HR)=0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.63-0.74, HR=0.68, 95% CI: 0.62-0.74, respectively] and fluvoxamine having the highest risk (HR=0.93, 95% CI: 0.64-1.37).

What could be causing my hair to fall out?

It can be the result of heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions or a normal part of aging. Anyone can lose hair on their head, but it's more common in men. Baldness typically refers to excessive hair loss from your scalp. Hereditary hair loss with age is the most common cause of baldness.