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tina95482
tina95482

I may have spelled that wrong but I am concerned about hair loss on this drug and how to prevent it

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  • Beautti
    Beautti tina95482

    Posted

    Hi! I've tried vitamin D and biotin ,seems like nothing works.good luck!

  • Redkohn
    Redkohn tina95482

    Posted

    I took Topirimate for several years and it definitely caused hair loss and it has taken quite a while to get it back. I am using Rogaine which absolutely helps. If you did Rogaine while you have your hair it may help prevent it from thinning. However. I have recently been told I have Kidney stones and quite a few, which is a side effect of Topirimate. I instantly stopped taking Topirimate and recommend you discontinue it too. I was taking it for Migraines and it still did not prevent them. I now just use Relpax when I am getting one and it works for me. Good Luck.

  • tina95482
    tina95482

    Posted

    Thank you both. This is so upsetting. I have bad seizures so I am on three meds and I tried this one and had violent vomiting but they want me to try it again in two doses instead of one. I will start the Rogaine tomorrow .

    God bless us all

    T

  • quinty1
    quinty1 tina95482

    Posted

    i used to take it as well. terible drug. i suffer from seizers and migrains and the tablets did not help at all. instead it gave me suicidal thoughts. i am on EPPILEM CR500 tablets X2 a day and feel my old self. less seizers and migrans. i saw PROF GIRISH MODI. Good luck.

  • daisy221444
    daisy221444 tina95482

    Posted

    **hi Tina,i had a quiet a bit of hair loss,but it didn"t happen until i had been taken the drug for more than a year and a half, so for that reason, myself and my Dr.were not sure if it was from the drug,as I had a bad fall,and it may have been from the shock to my body, I fractured my back.

    At any rate,i just took some liquid minoxiodil that I got from the Dr.by prescription,

    it cost me less than $2.00 at Costco.and my hair loss problem was fixed. i was very very scared when it happened.it was coming out just in the shower by the handfuls!

    it was scary!It didn't go on for very long,once i started taking the minoxodil,

    my hair immediatly stopped falling out. I only had to use one 60 ml bottle.

    after this happened i read up on these pills,and it says you should take a multi vitamin with them to avoid hair loss.

    I still take the topiramate,they work for me,i have been on them for three years now.

    I take a multi vitamin sometimes,

    I don't experience hair loss anymore,If I do I now I can always count on the minoxidil.

    I hope this helps you.

    Daisy2214

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