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Prednisone-Hair Loss

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14 years 5 months ago #14414 by steroidsuck
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I took prednisone for 3 months and tapered off of it completely in february. However once I started tapering my hair started to fall out. Has anyone else experienced this? Two months later I've lost over 1/3 of my hair and it is just getting worse. Please, anyone know how I can stop this? My doctor recommended Nioxin...does it work?
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14 years 5 months ago #14432 by Sandi
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Yes, it can be a common side effect. Some have it worse than others. Prednisone messes with hormones which can cause hair loss.

I don't know if Nioxin works, I haven't tried it. Here are some reviews:

www.rateitall.com/i-22580-nioxin.aspx

www.amazon.com/Nioxin-Cleanser-System-Untreated-Thin-Looking/product-reviews/B000F4EMP0/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
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14 years 5 months ago #14440 by eklein
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In the meantime, when I had awful hair loss (all in one spot, not thinning, a huge bald spot) I got a lot of comfort from wearing several of the wonderful head scarves called 'Buffs', they come in beautiful colors and patterns and are very comfortable and can be worn in a variety of ways. These are the head scarves you see them wearing on the TV show Survivor. You can google them, I ordered them from the website but they also are carried in some sporting goods stores. In fact I got compliments on them all the time and nobody seemed to realize I was wearing them due to hair loss.
Erica
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Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K
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14 years 5 months ago #14444 by Sandi
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Lupus hair loss?
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14 years 5 months ago #14457 by DeeDee Marie
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I, too, have had a lot of steriods since 2006 (when I was first diagnosed). And, I have had continuous hair loss to the point where I can't fix my hair to look that great. So, I finally invested in some quality wigs (my husband really likes the wigs--says it looks a lot better). Now, I just wash my hair and go natural while at home, but when I go somewhere, I do put on the wig. It is so convenient; I am ready within a half hour and out the door. There are meds you can take to bring back your hair, but I was worried that it would affect my ITP.
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14 years 5 months ago #14471 by eklein
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Sandi, if you are asking me - yes, it was pretty surely lupus hair loss.
Erica
And she was!
Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K
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14 years 5 months ago #14493 by Sandi
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Yes, I was talking to you.
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