[Pookyl]

Currently still IP while drs are playing with my cocktail. How much hair have you lost from any of the following: Lithium, Depakote, Propanolol?
I am losing hair on my head and eyelashes.

I lost some on me happy head with Zyprexa. I have only heard of lithium

The only one of the three you mentioned that caused me hair loss was Lithium. It seemed like a lot, but I have always had such a huge mop of hair that I had no major visible signs of hair loss to others. The bathroom floor and tub were full of hair, though. Much more than prior to the hair loss. Also, my pony tails were much less thick than before.

My luck was that eventually (after maybe a year or so), the hair loss lessened, even while still taking Lithium at the same dose of 900 mg per day. I did eventually go off of Lithium a while later. My hair is quite thick again. I never lost hair from my eyebrows or lashes. I wish I had lost hair from my legs instead, but life can't be fair all of the time.

I took a dose of (1200 mg ?) Depakote ER for maybe a year and a half about 8+ years ago. I, personally, didn't have hair loss from that med. I've taken 40 mg Propranolol per day for about 12-14 years and no problems with that, either, or any other med.

Some supplements are supposedly good for Lithium hair loss, like Biotin, Zinc, and some others. I tried them and they weren't particularly helpful, but perhaps could be. I'd talk about supplements with your psychiatrist before taking any. See the article at Hair Loss as a Bipolar Medication Side Effect

[*Laurie*]

None. Losing any hair at all would be reason for me to stop taking any psych medication.

[Blueberrybook]

I am on propranolol and haven't lost any hair from it. Are you underweight or losing weight rapidly on the meds? That could cause you to lose hair.

[~Christina]

Lithium did it for me once off the med Hair returned.

Hope your feeling better soon !

[unaluna]

I think my betablocker does it to me. Ive been taking biotin OTC,that seems to help, also not getting my hair cut short every six weeks! even if i ask for "just a trim" they tend to cut it all off.

[Unrigged64072835]

I had some hair loss with Depakote, but my hair is so thick it didn't mess with it too much.

[HALLIEBETH87]

Lithium caused my thyroid to stop working WHICH caused the hair loss.

[eye2797]

lithium but it stopped after a while, maybe like a month

[BipolaRNurse]

I lost a lot of hair in the beginning of going on Lamictal. A few years later, I lost CHUNKS of hair due to losing 100 lbs. in a little over a year. It's now coming back in and is getting thick again. I took biotin supplements for awhile but I don't really know if it helped; probably didn't hurt though. I don't take it anymore because it's another pill and I'm already on a crapload of meds as it is (seven for psych, four for blood pressure, vitamins and supplements and a baby aspirin thrown in for good measure).