May 24 2007, 11:33 am PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss) + Hair Loss Causes
I had a bad case of acne earlier due to which i had to resort to Isotretinoin treatment. now wherever i’ve read it says that alopecia is a known complication even after discontinuing isotretinoin therapy and i have been experiencing the same. i have a strong family history of baldness and am experiencing an increasing low hair density with slight temporal baldness for the past 8 months or so. i even had to shift to a new city and have noticed hair fall only after that. see any connection? Also could you advise me a suitable solution to the Isotretinoin complication?
Although hair loss is a documented side effect of isotretinoin, I could not find any study to prove that this is a permanent phenomenon. Having said that, the hair loss due to the side effect of medications could be irreversible if you had a lot of miniaturized hair and were about to lose them anyway. In this case, medication has only acted as an accelerator, not originator of this phenomenon.
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Sir,
We dont need a “study” there are people all over the web with permanent hair loss as a result of this drug.
I took isotretinoin when I was in high school. Nobody told me that hair loss was a side effect (what isn’t a side effect with that stuff, tho? haha) Anyway, I stopped taking it immediately when I noticed my hair was falling out.
On the other side of the skin (so to speak), there is anecdotal evidence that topical tretinoin cream (aka Retin-A) is able to stimulate hair regrowth…
However, if you really care about your hair, I would suggest you consider an organic vegitarian/vegan diet. You’ve never heard of a bald vegan, have you? Think about it.
~Maitland
ok, well some of them shave their heads, but that’s a different story!!