Posted by Dr. Bob on October 29, 1998, at 0:45:48
In reply to Re: Great doctor & Now I understand the hairloss, posted by Susan on October 23, 1998, at 10:29:15
> I've been taking trazodone (Desyrel) for about
> three years. After the first six or seven
> months, suddenly and inexplicably my hair began
> falling out in clumps. The texture also changed;
> the hair became brittle and broke off easily.
> My doctor had not heard of this particular side
> effect with Desyrel but it was the only thing
> that seemed to make sense. My hair began to come
> back when I was off the drug for a few months but
> it never came back completely.Sorry if I've mentioned this before, but there's
some information on this (maybe not specifically
with trazodone) at:http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Hair-loss-with-medication.html
Bob
poster:Dr. Bob
thread:934
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19981001/msgs/978.html