Can Medicines Cause Rapid Hair Loss?

Posted on Sun, 30 Apr 2017

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Sun, 30 Apr 2017 Answered on

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Question : Can my medicines cause my hair to fall out. It is falling out very fast.

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What medications are you on?

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Please, can you kindly report the list of medications you are on?

This will enable me tell whether one of them could be responsible for hair fall or not. While there are medications that may cause increased hair fall, I cannot tell if this is the case with you.

In all, kindly report your current medications to me for review and more insights.

I shall await your reply.

Regards,
Dr. Ivo Ditah
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (1 hour later)

medications are:

atenolol, losartan,triamterene/hcl,diltiazen-xr,180 mg and vitaminins and glucoseamine Chondrotin.

Waiting to hear about the medications, if they are the hair loss problem??

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Atenolol can cause hair loss!

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Atenolol can cause hair loss. The good news is that this is often temporal and will not continue for long.

I hope this helps. I wish you well.

Regards,
Dr. Ivo Ditah
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar