Many common
medications are known to contribute to hair loss and most people are unaware
that their prescriptions could be drastically affecting their hair. There are
certain drugs that may induce hair loss, but it is first important to
understand the two types of drug-induced hair loss that can occur.
When drugs
cause hair loss they do so by interrupting the normal cycle of hair scalp
growth. When hair is growing it has two stages, the anagen phase (the hair
growth phase) and the telogen phase (the hair resting phase). When the hair
completes the resting phase, it falls out and is replaced with new hair through
the anagen phase. When medications cause hair loss it can lead to two different
forms of hair loss: telogen effluvium and anagen effluvium.
The telogen
effluvium is the most common type of hair loss in relation to medication. It
takes around two to four months to fall out. The medication shortens the time
that the hair follicles are in the resting phase and causes them to fall out
too early. On average people already lose up to 100 hairs per day, so the
increased hair loss can make a noticeable difference. In the anagen effluvium hair
loss, the hair falls out during the growth phase of the hair cycle. It inhibits
the hair cell’s ability to divide normally and this often occurs as soon as a
few days to a few weeks after taking the medication. The amount of hair lost
directly correlates to your sensitivity to the drug, the type of drug, and the
dosage of the drug.
There are
many different drugs that can slightly or drastically impact an individual’s
hair loss. Hormonal supplements for female or male specific conditions,
antidepressants, treatments for high cholesterol like the drugs Atronids or Lopid, and even drugs prescribed to treat thyroid disorders all are
known to contribute to hair loss. For a more complete listing of the drugs that can
cause hair loss, you can visit our website here.
It’s
important to be aware of what medications could be affecting your hair. If you
are suffering from hair loss and are also taking one of these drugs, you may
want to talk to your physician first. Afterwards you can visit New EnglandAssociates® for your free hair and scalp analysis to discuss what procedures or
products can help you get your healthy hair back. We offer a wide range of
surgical and non-surgical solutions like hair transplantation, Hair Grafting, laser
therapy, and our exclusive HairStart® system. You can visit our website
www.hairstart.com or call 1.866.HairStart for more information or to schedule
your no-cost/no-obligation microscopic hair & scalp consultation today.
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See also:
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/drug-induced-hair-loss-2
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