{"id":1033,"date":"2011-03-24T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T11:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2021-06-18T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:18:29","slug":"could-i-be-at-risk-of-drug-induced-hair-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/hair-loss-general\/could-i-be-at-risk-of-drug-induced-hair-loss.php","title":{"rendered":"Could I be at risk of drug-induced hair loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A large number of medications have unwanted side effects, however effective they may be at treating and curing medical conditions. One of the most unwelcome of these side effects, particularly in women, is hair loss.<\/p>\n<p>What medications can cause hair loss?<\/p>\n<p>If you take any of the following medications, you may experience hair loss or thinning hair.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Antibiotics<br \/>\n\u2022 Antifungal medications<br \/>\n\u2022 Interferons<br \/>\n\u2022 Chemotherapy medication<br \/>\n\u2022 Anticoagulants (blood thinners)<br \/>\n\u2022 Antidepressants<br \/>\n\u2022 Anticonvulsants (for epilepsy)<br \/>\n\u2022 Medication for lowering cholesterol or blood pressure<br \/>\n\u2022 Steroids<br \/>\n\u2022 Acne medication<br \/>\n\u2022 Hormone replacement therapy<br \/>\n\u2022 Thyroid medications<br \/>\n\u2022 Oral contraceptives<br \/>\n\u2022 Immunosuppressant medications<br \/>\n\u2022 Mood stabilisers<br \/>\n\u2022 NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication)<br \/>\n\u2022 Medications for Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/p>\n<p>Remember though \u2013 medication affects different people in different ways, often depending on the dosage and type of medication taken and the person\u2019s sensitivity to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can I do about drug-induced hair loss?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The good news for people experiencing hair loss caused by medication is that it tends to be temporary and will hopefully improve once you stop taking the medication. You should see your doctor as soon as you notice any problems with hair loss, whether you have started a new course of medical treatment or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large number of medications have unwanted side effects, however effective they may be at treating and curing medical conditions. One of the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1502,"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions\/1502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lucindaellery-hairloss.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}