Hair Loss from Prednisone
Has anyone had any luck with slowing down hair loss. Started on 25 mg of Prednisone April 1st, now on 10mg. And the hair loss has really just started in last few weeks, but is dramatic and noticeable. I naturally have thick gray hair . So disconcerting. They say hair loss is rare but reading here it doesn’t seem so.
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@linda7
I found that I have 3 reasons for my hair loss: My thyroid function, low estrogen after quitting my HRT( took for 10 years!) and finally, steroids and prednisone.
I was told by a dermatologist to use minoxidil (rogaine) but that I would have to use it continuously.
So I use hair care products that give the illusion of thicker, fuller hair—Nioxin shampoo, conditioner and scalp treatment. I use the #4 line for colored hair with progressed thinning. I feel it does make enough of a difference for me.
You can find it a your beauty salon or at ULTA beauty supply.
I too noticed hair loss while on lefleudomide and prednisone. My stylist recommended food grade diotomatious earth powder. I’ve been taking it for 6 months and my wife has noticed my hair is getting thicker now.
I got some of the Toppkik for gray hair. It really does cover scalp!
Thanks for the suggestion.🙏🏻
I’m so glad my suggestion helped you. I’m sure you look beautiful!
My hair was falling out for months and I was on Plaquenil. When I stopped taking it my hair stopped falling out. I am on 5 mg prednisone. I don’t believe it is the disease causing hair loss. Maybe it is another drug you are taking.
It may not be the prednisone, it certainly doesn’t help! But I’m on thyroid medication and my estrogen has dropped since I had to stop hormones after 10 years—I did have nice hair on the hormones, but they are too risky to take for too long! ☹️
Thanks for the links!!!
How do you take the food grade DE?
I have been losing about double the normal amount of hair each time I comb or brush. Also a lot of breakage and new feathery wisps of hair growing in, especially around the forehead. I am using a new shampoo and conditioner called Routine. It is supposed to help stimulate hair follicles as well as make hair look fuller. I am enjoying it thus far. Also I have purchased a device called hairmax from Sharper Image. It is an infrared comb that you use by combing it across your scalp in increments for 12 minutes every other day. I will post in a couple of months whether it's working. My husband is also trying it out for his bald spot. I had gone off of my usual estrogen for 3 months and that was not a good result at all. So I have just resumed a small amount of estrogen with my doctor's approval and I hope that will help as well.
I started Prednisone 15 mg in January. My hair was ok until this past month. Now thinning, brittle and falling out excessively. I am now at 4 mg Prednisone
I hope hair comes back.
Happy that I have not had other problems with Prednisone. I lost weight ant beginning of PMR and have not regained it and BP is low.
I am not feeling entirely well at 4 mg but I am nowhere as miserable as I was in January before I started Prednisone. I really want to be done with it.