May 12 2008, 2:34 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs (Cause Hair Loss) + Female Hair Loss
Up until last week i was on inderal (for about two months) and went off of it becuase I noticed my hair starting to fall out recently. I also started taking seasonique (birth control) a month ago. Assuming it was the inderal, will my hair grow back? Im also still losing some hair and wonder if it was in fact the seasonique causing it. How long should i wait and see if it was the inderal. If it was the seasonique will it grow back?
Your birth control Seasonique (levonorgestrel / ethinyl estradiol) does have hair loss listed as a side effect — though it also has increased hair growth as a side effect (see Drugs.com). I really couldn’t say for sure if your hair loss was caused by the your birth control or the hypertension medication Inderal (propranolol), though hair loss is a side effect of many beta blockers (see WebMD). I wouldn’t know if your hair will grow back to its normal state, and though I realize that this answer may sound frustrating, regrowth is not a guarantee for each person. Each person reacts slightly different to each medication.
You need to discuss these issues with the doctors who prescribed these medications to you, and you should not stop or start any medication without discussing it with your physician.

Based on the article link you sent, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) does not look like a safe additive in shampoos, BUT by using the powers of the Internet (*cough* Google search), I have found that this is nothing more than an urban myth. Yes, it is true that SLS is used in de-greasers and yet is also found in shampoo (and toothpaste), but it is found in the personal hygiene products at much lower levels than the stuff used to clean your garage floor. If you have very weak and miniaturized hair, you can try using an SLS-free shampoo to see if that makes a difference. I don’t have an answer one way or another, and if you are concerned, using SLS-free shampoo shouldn’t be a problem. There are a number of shampoos that do not contain SLS, marketed perfectly for people that buy into hysteria. However, I think it is way overblown and wouldn’t concern myself with it.
Pantogar is a supplement made by German pharmaceutical company Merz (not to be confused with Merck, the makers of Propecia). It does not offer anything that taking chicken soup won’t cure. In other words, I don’t see anything in Pantogar that will treat your male pattern baldness. The active ingredients of Pantogar, according to the product’s 













