Medications that May Cause Hair Loss

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A number of factors such as genetics or age can cause men and women to experience hair loss, but sometimes hair loss is caused by the medications you’re taking. In most cases, medications lead to temporary hair loss, and your hair will grow back once you adjust the dose or stop taking the medication completely. However, sometimes medications can cause you to develop male or female pattern baldness, which may lead to permanent hair loss. Hair loss typically begins 12 weeks after starting a new medication. If hair loss is concern for you, be sure to talk to your doctor before starting a new medication. Below is a list of medications with possible hair loss side effects.

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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