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Anyone else find the side effects of Hydrea 500MG frightening?
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Interesting to me that your hair has gotten curly on hydrea. My hair, which has always been very straight, has gotten wavy and curly in the last couple of years. I am in my 70s. I have taken 1000mg hydrea daily since September of 2019 and suspected that was the cause of the change, but had never read of it being a side effect or of anyone having this happen!
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My once straight hair has been getting noticeably curlier over the past two years though I didn't start HU until late April this year. I wonder if it's actually a side-effect of ET which was diagnosed after high platelets on annual labwork in December.
Hello I had issues with hair thinning on Hydroxyurea. I think that possibly hair growing back in is courser and appears curly? Just a thought. I originally took 500mg daily and saw an immediate difference in my hair. Currently taking 3X a day and my hair issues have resolved. Hang in there guys, we got this!
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I have never seen this any written formally as a potential side effect, but a couple of people on another chat group I am part of have mentioned it. My hair was always a bit curly, but now it is super curly and it looks better than it every has. Much better than the side effect of thinning hair! So there is no evidence this is because of they hydrea but I can’t think of any other reason.