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Anyone experienced hair loss while taking or tapering Prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 28 3:44am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
I was diagnosed with PMR in January and have tapered down to 3 mg/day. I'm beginning to feel a little better, thankfully, however ever since I've been on prednisone, my hair has started thinning out and I'm losing some hair every day. I had heard about Biotin (100mg/day) could help. Has anyone had this problem and if so, have they considered Biotin and if it's safe to take? I would ask my rheumatologist however I can't get into see him until perhaps the end of the year!! There's a long, long waiting list!
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My hair doesn’t seem to be growing!! But I do take biotin. It really helped before my PMR. I notice hair & nails not growing like they did. But I’m taking it anyway.
Hello @allinge, You will notice that we merged your discussion with an existing discussion on the same topic listed below. If you click the link, it will take you to the beginning of the discussion where you can read what others have shared.
-- Anyone experienced hair loss while taking or tapering Prednisone?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-experienced-hair-loss-when-slowly-tapering-off-prednisone/
You might also be interested in this related discussion from 2024:
-- Hair Loss from Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hair-loss-9/
My hair has definitely thinned and has been falling out a little at a time. I use a biotin shampoo and conditioner and it makes for shiny hair—not straw-like at all. But it’s so thin and fine! I have an appointment with a dermatologist to check out a crusty little bump on the top of my head. 🤞
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I was wondering the same about biotin