October 4 2006, 9:32 am PT | Posted in: Drugs + Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
hello. I was taking minocycline for about 3 months due to acne. 10mg total a day. I stopped the treatment and through out I noticed that my hair was falling out, but not too much to cause concern. during this past 2 weeks my hair is falling out in big patches and i don’t know what to do? what do you recommend? thank you!
As I’ve said before, many drugs can cause hair loss, but if you are losing big patches of hair, then you need to be evaluated by a doctor (dermatologist) and can not assume that this is caused from the drug you had taken. You need to get a complete physical exam and history reviewed by this doctor. With all of that being said, I do not know of a direct link between minocycline and hair loss.
i, too, had been on antibiotics for breakouts. i was on various antibiotics(doxy, tetra, mino) for 2 years(way too long). during that time i had minimal to no hairloss. 1 month after i went off, i have started thinning in the hairline. very interesting
i went on mino for acne. during this time my hair started to fall out more rapidly. doc says its not the mino but my hair was fine until i started mino and now its alll falling out
My daughter has been taking minocycline for the past two months and another acne drug for the past 9 mons. I just started noticing that her hair is thinning. This is unacceptable!
Yep, I went on minocycline about 2 months ago, was told to take when breakouts (acne) occurred. My hair has been getting thinner and thinner on top.
I keep hearing people say that it’s not the minocycline, but I didn’t have this problem until I started taking it. You can be damn sure I’m gonna stop.
I’ve been taking minocycline for 6 months to treat severe acne. Recently, I’ve noticed that my hair is thinning. I know my body and know that it’s more than just coincidence. Before I started taking minocycline, which worked wonders on clearing up my face, I had very little signs of a receding hair line and my hair grew out very fast. Now, my hair is receding at an alarming rate and I’ve noticed a slower rate of hair growth. I guess it comes down to making a choice between having acne or being bald.