Hair Loss from Prednisone

Posted by annee55 @annee55, Aug 9, 2024

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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cyndiefromnc | @cyndiefromnc | Sep 6 12:19pm

I am not on any other medication and never have been and my hair has thinned out considerably, so it must be the prednisone.

Horribly frustrating.

mezack25 | @mezack25 | Sep 7 11:51am

Has anyone that has lost their hair during prednisone had experience with it growing back? How long if you did? My hair is awful. So thin and still falling out!!! I’m tapering now and am on 9mg.

tweetypie13 | @tweetypie13 | Sep 7 2:50pm

Since tapering off P and being on Kevzara, my hair has improved! I’m 8 wks off Pred.

elizterrel | @elizterrel | Sep 8 12:03pm

I did a lot of shedding! When I was on 30mg prednisone my black clothes were covered with silver hair. It's getting better now that I'm on Kevzara and down to 2.5 mg prednisone.