May 8 2006, 2:33 pm PT | Posted in: Diseases + Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
My husband is taking oxycode 40 mg. twice a day for his illness, but is losing a lot of hair. He is also on a few other meds for high blood pressure and cholesterol, and narco for pain. Could this be causing the tremendous hair loss?
If his illness is a chronic illness, I would think that this is the first place to look for hair loss causes. I need to know more about his chronic disease to answer your question intelligently. Oxycodone is not the most common drug that is known to cause hair loss, but it has been reported to have hair loss as an extremely rare side effect.
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I’m a 48 yr old female. I have been taking Oxycodone pills 3 x a day for about 3 months for chronic back pain. In the last month I have really noticed an increase in hair loss. I’ve always had beautiful thick hair and now everytime I wash it or brush it, it just falls out. It’s starting to freak me out. I’m trying to take less of the Oxycondone since it’s the only thing I believe may be causing this, but my pain is really bad.
I was hit by a car and have to take percocet for back and leg pain I have been suffering from. I recently noticed my hair falling out at an alarming rate. I am only 25 years old and my family has no history of hair loss. This has not been a gradual process either. it has been rather sudden! I have read that oxycodone is a rarely causes hair loss. but I guess I am hoping i am in that rare category. It just doesn’t make sense. My hair loss has been right in line with the amount of pills I have been taking. The doctors have had a hard time fixing my back so in the meantime i am stuck with the stupid percocets and hair loss.