August 23 2005, 12:26 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
I have noticed that my hair is thinning though it still grows as fast as before. I have been taking Karvezide medication for high blood pressure and Zocor for high cholesterol this has started since the Zocor was increased to 40mlg a day.
Hair loss has been a reported side effect of Zocor. In many of the drugs on today’s market, it seems that hair loss is frequently cited as a possible side effect so I sometimes wonder if the language is not routinely put in to protect the drug companies.
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Dr., Are you saying that hair loss is probably not a side effect? I was taking Gemfibrozil for high cholesterol and pinpointed my hair loss with the onset of that drug. I checked and found it was a side effect. It is not just thinning. The hair loss is substantial. My doctor has switched me to Simvastatin, the generic for Zorcor. It also lists hair loss as a side effect. Is it inevitable?