Posted by ClearSkies on September 24, 2007, at 7:52:23
In reply to Re: lamictal and hair loss, posted by curiousfish on September 24, 2007, at 0:04:05
> i think others do as well. i procrastinated school work and did online research =P i talked to a pharmacist today who told me that he didnt think i was losing my hair..and if i did, then it was done. im female.
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> > I didn't know that. Do other mood stabalizers do that? Male or female? Phillipa
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>I had a similar experience with Topamax. When I discontinued the medication the hair grew back in - slowly. I was also on Lamictal, for a year and a half, but stopped taking it ultimately because it wasn't working well for me as a mood stabilizer, plus at the higher doses (above 300mg per day) my hair began to fall out as it did with Topamax.
I didn't ever explore taking supplements to attempt to counteract the hair loss. In the end, my doctor and I decided that a mood stabilizer wasn't the appropriate choice of medication for me. My hair has fully grown back.
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