accutane and hair thinning

She recently (2 weeks ago) started taking a low dose of accutane every other day and noticed her face and scalp began to itch and flake. She is now concerned about her hair thinning and even being lost, claiming that it has at least begun to thin. My question: Is there a strong correlation between hair thinning/loss with accutane patients? Should she be concerned about permanent hair loss? If her hair is thinning, is this permanent as well or temporary?

Hello, It is true that accutane has plenty of side effects. It may cause cheilitis and dry lips but thinning of skin and hair loss are less frequent side effects. From your symptoms first of all hypothyroidism should be ruled out. The second possibility to be ruled out is of vitamin D deficiency.

Hello, Hair abnormalities are a side effect of the drug Accutane and in most cases the hair should grow back once the drug treatment is completed. Your hair needs vitamins and minerals to grow that it can only get from the bloodstream. So if you want to speed up your hair growth and thickness you should limit the intake of fat and salts. Selenium, zinc and magnesium are some of the minerals that your hair needs and also amino acids will help in growing hairs.

I have experienced a few annoying side effects but one of the major ones i have noticed is hair loss. I had very thick hair pre-accutane and i noticed hair-thnning lately and my hairline as also been receding. This is driving me crazy. Will this be a permanent side-effect or temporary and will my hair come back to its original hair-line. My father has very thick hair and my mother has good hair as well. Someone please help!!!

t understand the logic behind this, because I only have redness from inflammation (and I suspect the thinning of my skin makes this extremely more visible). And metro cream seems more for surface growths associated with rosacea (since it is anti-bacterial), not the inflammation redness, right? He also recommended Nutraplus Urea cream (10%). It also makes my face smoother, but again, same limitations as Lac Hydrin. I have seen 3 dermatologists, 1 with PHD/MD credentials.

Accutane is known to cause problems in skeletal system of growing teens. I took it around the same age as your son and had severe pain. I called "Rosche" the company that makes Accutane and they said it can stunt growth in teens by closing the epiphyseal plates prematurely. I'm 21 now and my height of 5'7'' hasn't increased since my last cycle of Accutane. I also remember having severe joint and muscle pain after HS tennis practices. - 21 male.

ve gotten from accutane. I also suggest to try and drink as much water as possible and take cranberry pills. Accutane is very strong so you should drink plenty of water.

hello I had a tender spot on my scalp and hair lorr that I noticed about a month ago and now it has spread. what could that be???

If that is the case, the doctor could have treated it with something other than accutane. How long have you been off accutane and how long have you been treated for depression/anxiety? Was it during the time you were on accutane or once off of it? My gut feeling is that once the accutane is completely out of your system, your depression and anxiety will get back to where they were before.

After around 6 months i could see my scalp.Taking a closer look it appeared red and the hair was thinning especially in the mid scalp region.I could also scratch some white crust with my nail.I had moderate itching.After some months i had extreme itching and a burning sensation like ants crawling and i could sense warmth.The scalp was really red so i went to dermatologist.I think he said i had pytiriasis.I was given ketekonazole and nizoral and after 1 month of treatment the symptoms were gone.

i am having this problem from past 10 months before that my hair were healthy and thiker but now they are very thin and my scalp is noticeablee on top. i tthinking of rogaine ,,currently using nizoral hvent seen dermatologist yet. i donot have any family history of baldness. any suggestions??

within a month i was so bad with the lose of hair and tired, the shakes,no energy and my heart felt like it was coming out of my chest everytime i walked a few distants or went up stairs that i went to another doctor and he imm. did blood work and asked me about family history. i'm adopted so i don't know anything. My labs came back and he said i was extremely HYPER...i didn't even know what a thyroid was.....so he sent me to a specialist.....which was comfirmed..

I would suspect more of an iron deficiency, could also be lack of protein as well. :) I'm 32 and have Crohn's and 50% of my hair fell out. It's coming back but i feel your pain.

But few days back I observed some hair loss near my vertex and crown area. So I consulted a Trichologist and he said it is Talogen Effilivium and asked me to have blood test. In blood test TSH, Hb levels are normal but my Serrum Ferritin is low (i.e., 28.1 ng/ml) and Vitamin D level is also low (i.e., 5.48ng/ml). So he gave me some medication. I have fissure from age of 14 and at age of 21 I have undergone Piles fissure operation.

I noticed it when I had my hair layered and I looked in the mirror at the back of my head and I could see parts in my hair that showed my scalp and when I tried to move my hair around to cover the part another part would show. Their wasn't enough hair. My hair is thin, but it's alwasy been very full. My hairdressers USED to comment all the time on how much hair I had. When I touched my head I couldn't feel through to my scalp, now I can easily.

I'm almost 9wks and I was just wondering if anyone has experienced thinning hair. Mine seems to be a little thinner right in the front. And I'm not sure if this is normal or if it's caused by another reason.

I lost my hair like crazy in last pregnancy. My mom said it is common if you are pregnant with a little girl(old wives tale I guess?). And turned out I WAS pregnant with a girl.you eat healthy and don't worry much. You have way more hair on your head than you think and you will be fine. Keep earing healthy and not worry much as worrying will make it only worse.

Are you on meds for PCOS? As I understand it, being on meds and losing weight, help to control all the symptoms of PCOS, including thinning hair. I myself haven't tried any products, but I wish you good luck with that, honey!

Hair loss is a common symptom of hypothyroidism. Sometimes, it's one of the first symptoms to go away when starting med, sometimes, it's the last. I'd guess that it's the Armour that has stopped the hair loss. BTW - I've read that spirulina should not be used with thyroid medication.

My hair and beard have been thinning for a while , and it seems to be getting worse by the week. I have had all the relative blood tests to rule out anemia and thyroid problems and they are negative.

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