Posted by Racer on October 2, 2006, at 18:08:55
In reply to Re: Some questions about MAOIs, posted by psychobot5000 on October 2, 2006, at 12:18:51
See, there's a kind of hair loss called telogen effluvium (TE) that can be brought on by stress. It's very dramatic -- about a third of the hair on your head can fall off in days. (It's happened to me -- I know it's horrible.) All the hairs in the "resting" phase will fall out at once, so that's roughly a third of all your hair. And "at once" may mean within about a week. (Try it while experiencing severe OCD...)
Are you sure the worry and stress of starting the drugs haven't been causing this? (Although, to be more accurate, TE would probably happen a few weeks to months *after* the stressful event...)
Just a thought...
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