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Anticoagulants (blood thinners):
Anticoagulant medications help fend off blood clots and prevent complications
in people with certain conditions, such as heart disease. Anticoagulants may cause
telogen effluvium — a type of hair loss that can affect the entire scalp rather
than just a specific area. Anticoagulants that can lead to hair loss include
warfarin sodium (Panwarfarin, Sofarin, Coumadin) and heparin injections.
Gout medications: Medications
that are used to treat gout, such as Allopurinol, can also lead to telogen
effluvium. Brand names include Lopurin and Zyloprim.
Beta blockers: These
types of medications help reduce the workload of your heart and help to lower
blood pressure. Beta blockers that have been known to cause telogen effluvium
include Atenolol (Tenormin), Metoprolol (Lopressor), Nadolol (Corgord), Propranolol
(Inderal, Inderal LA), and Timolol (Blocadren).
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE): ACE inhibitors are another type of blood pressure medication that
have also been linked to telogen effluvium. Specific ACE inhibitors include Captopril
(Capoten), Lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil), Enalapril (Vasotec).
Vitamin A: If
taken in large quantities vitamin A can cause telogen effluvium. Many acne
medications typically contain vitamin A.
Female hormones: Female
hormones may trigger hair loss. Birth
control pills and hormone medications such as progesterone and estrogen have
been known to possibly cause telogen effluvium and female pattern baldness.
Male Hormones: Just
like female hormones male hormones can also trigger hair loss. Men who take
testosterone or anabolic steroids may experience male pattern baldness.
Antidepressants: Certain medications used to treat depression and anxiety are also known to cause
telogen effluvium, including Amitriptyline
(Elavil, Endep), Amoxapine (Asendin), Clomipramine (Anafranil), Desipramine
(Norpramin, Pertofrane), Doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan), Fluoxetine hydrochloride
(Prozac), Haloperidol (Haldol), Imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil, Tofranil PM), Nortriptyline
(Pamelor, Aventyl), Paroxetine (Paxil), Protriptyline hydrochloride (Vivactil),
Sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft), and Trimipramine (Surmontil)
Anticonvulsants: Anti-seizure
medications can lead to diffuse patterned hair loss, which is when there is
thinning hair on the top of the scalp but the hair on the sides and the back of
the scalp remain intact. These medications include trimethadione (Tridione) and
valproic acid (Depakote).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticoagulant
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/condition-716-Gout.aspx?
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/ace-inhibitors/art-20047480
http://www.webmd.com/depression/depression-medications-antidepressants