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May 24, 2017, 11:27 AM
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I'm on 300mg of lamictal per day and since I started, my hair has been coming out in fist fulls. I clogged up the shower drain and when I brush my hair I could easily clean out the brush once a day. I've always had long thick hair so this is really freaking me out.
Has anyone else had this happen? Would a decrease in dosage help?? I'm really thinking of cutting down to 150mg a day. Is that even a therapeutic dose?? |
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May 24, 2017, 11:36 AM
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150mg can be therapeutic for some. Lamictal dosage for BP totally depends on your reaction to it, there's no set blood serum level.
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May 24, 2017, 11:47 AM
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Well I was just doing some reading and it says if you're on estrogen birth control then you need a higher dose of lamictal
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May 24, 2017, 12:17 PM
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One of my tdocs said a good multi vitamin with _________ is helpful for that problem. I can't remember the specific ingredient but I got a multivitamin geared towards women and it had that one included. It did help.
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May 24, 2017, 12:26 PM
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biotin I think nammu?
I have heard some ppl say the vitamin called hair nails and skin really helped them
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May 24, 2017, 12:30 PM
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Happened to me when I first was on... I freaked .. But it did stop and my hair grew back in quickly my Pdoc said take a PreNatal Vitamin .... I still take it.
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May 24, 2017, 12:47 PM
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Biotin is suppose to help. My hair falls out from stress and also lithium I took years ago. It's never recovered and is a mess and I'm embarrassed to be seen. It's not as bad as I see it I don't think. It could be much worse but I finally had hair that I kinda liked for once in my life and then it fell out and looks similar to when I was attacked and had a lot of my hair ripped out. Try Biotin and see if you're lucky.
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May 24, 2017, 01:32 PM
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I had hair loss with Lamictal and horrible acne too.
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May 24, 2017, 03:26 PM
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Yes my skin is really oily too lately. I have tons of vitamins so I'll start to take those.
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May 24, 2017, 07:26 PM
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selenium also really helps. I was told to take centrum silver to get the right amounts of biotin and selenium.
Nioxin shampoo, conditioner and treatments help a lot too.
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May 24, 2017, 08:11 PM
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Yes I style hair and nioxin is awesome. I've actually been wanting to get some. And my grandma gets vitamin deals and gives me huge bottles so I actually do have a woman's 50+ vitamin that I'm going to start taking. I figured either that or prenatal's would help. Fingers crossed!! I've bent over and brushed my hair out twice today and each time left a pile of hair. Why is it that the meds that help have the worst side effects?! Lamictal has kept me stable with my rapid cycling. I was really a mess for awhile. I'm going to try anything before I stop taking it. |
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Jun 08, 2017, 08:59 PM
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Just want to say thanks to everyone's tips!! I've been taking two multi vitamins a day and using nioxin and it's really made a difference! Thank god. I was freaking out for awhile.
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