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I too have been taking Strattera now for 4 months and am alarmed and distressed by the large amount of hair that I am a losing. I am a 30 year old mother of two in good health and on no other medication. My psychiatrist has no idea why this is happening or any treatment that may be available for it. Every time I wash my hair in comes out in handfuls and I just don't know what do.
I've been taking 100 mg. Strattera for 3 mo. and I have recently noticed significant hair loss. I'm a 35 yr old female and my husband and kids have even noticed the dramatic thinning of my hair. The doctor and pharmacist both deny it, but this is the ONLY medication I'm on.
I have noticed a thinning in my son's hair over his ears. I do not know if it is caused by the medication but since he has been on this, it is quite noticeable.
My son has been on Strattera now for appx 6 months and his hair has become so thin, it looks as if he is going to be bald before his next birthday. We are stopping it for the summer and will see what happens with the hair loss. Good luck.
Yes! I am certain Strattera is causing hair loss in my husband. He used Strattera last summer and noticed his hair falling out in clumps. He got off of it for winter and now has started back again. His hair never came back and now it is falling out again! He rally needs this to study but we are getting very concerend at this point and will consult with his Dr. on monday.
We have just noticed our 7 year old son is losing his hair too. The only medication he is taking is Strattera. He has been on it for 10 months and we just noticed it after getting his hair cut this week. It seems to have happened very suddenly.
I was taking Strattera for about 6 months before my hair started falling out by the handful! I have always had long, thick, shiny hair - and all of a sudden one day - it started falling out! I had NO other weird side effects from this medication. At the urging of my OBGYN I stopped taking Strattera. My Psychiatrist said, "NO, that's not a side effect." Then, I found this page online. I've been off of the Strattera for almost a month now - and my hair is STILL falling out. I bet I've lost 1/2 the hair on my head... and it's still falling out. If I would have known this was a possible side effect of the medicine - I NEVER would have even thought about taking it. Other than the hair-loss, this medication was wonderful for me. It helped me stay focused, decreased my anxiety, and helped me fall asleep at night.
I have been Taking Straterra now for about 3 months and last night my friend told me I was starting to thin on the rear top of my scalp I told him he was crazy, because I have always had really thick hair and there is not a history of hair loss on my mother or father's side of the family. I then got my hair cut today and also as someone else mentioned about their son I had almost a bald patch above my left ear. I also looked at the top of my scalp and it was just prickly short hair I could basically see my scalp. I am very alarmed at the similarities and descriptions of hair loss with this medication. just another pill the pharmaceutical companies have forced upon us without knowing what some of the long term side effects will be.we're the guinea pigs yay!
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From my research, yes, Adderall can cause hair loss. Here is how it works: Male pattern baldness is cause by metabolite called Dihydrotestosterone (DHT); testosterone is converted into DHT by norepinephrine; adderall increases levels of norepinephrine in the body.
Adderall=norepinephrine => norepinephrine+testosterone=DHT => DHT=male pattern baldness
NO IT DOES NOT. Who ever wrote the above information has no idea what they are speaking of. The conversion of testosterone to Dihydrotestosterone is caused by 5-Alpha reductase, not by norepinephrine. So an increase in norepinephrine has no affect on hair loss what so ever. Here is a link for reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-alpha_reductase
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∙ 13y agoYes, My son have severe Memory loss while taking Strattera. He also couldn't desern the difference between reality and his dreams!
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