Re: pain meds and hair loss
From: a.reaves (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Wed May 8 03:02:27 2002
At Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Peggy wrote:
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>At Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Robyne Hinks wrote:
>>Having to go under for surgery also makes your hair fall out along with medications.I had 5 surgeries within 19 months and I was taking methadone and klonopin and the woman that cuts my hair said that especially with having a general with the surgeries the body goes into shock and causes hair loss."FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" Peggy
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>>At Mon, 14 Feb 2000, toni welsh wrote:
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>>>I am not on morphine, but i have been on 3 meds for a year, Neurotin,
>>>Oxycontin, and Trazadone. My hair is thinning bad. I went to the
>>>salon, and she put me on a regimen of products. It is called Nioxin,
>>>and I have only been taking it 3 weeks, I will try anything to get my
>>>hair to stop falling out. The pain drs say that meds do not cause hair
>>>loss, but the first thing the hairdresser said who used to cut mny hair,
>>>the first thing she said is what are we on.
>>>
>>>i HOPE THIS HELPS!
>>>ToniDear Toni could you please explain what this nioxin is?Is it a tablet or shampoo? My hairdresser cannot find any reference to it. Robyne
I had surgery on April 10, 2002. It was outpatient surgery but had
general anesthesia. Within the next few days I noticed my hair was
falling out. It is now May 7, 2002 and it is still coming out by the
handfulls. During this time I had been on Tylenol #3, Lorcet, and Tylox
for pain. I hope this information is helpful.