I suffer from Anxiety and Depression for more than a year now. In the last 6 months i have lost an enormous amount of hair. I have seen Dermatologists and she prescribed rogane. I still haven't seen any improvements on hair growth or from it to stop falling out. Sometimes i think is the medication I am taking, but I have read on the side effects and hair loss isn't one of them. (Prozac and Zanex) I am up to the point that I am fraid to touch it because when i wash it, it falls out in big clumps. I need help! The only thing i can think of is going to go see a Physycologist cause I am going nuts!

First off, is it Zanex or Zantac?
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Prozac

Under side effects:

Skin and Appendages: Infrequent: Acne, alopecia, contact dermatitis, eczema, maculopapular rash, skin discoloration, skin ulcer, vesiculobullous rash; Rare: Furunculosis, herpes zoster, hirsutism, petechial rash, psoriasis, purpuric rash, pustular rash, seborrhea.

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alopecia:

Absence or loss of hair, esp. of the head.
ETIOLOGY: Alopecia may result from serious illness, drugs, endocrine disorders, certain forms of dermatitis, hereditary factors, radiation, or physiological changes as a part of the aging process.
TREATMENT: Treatments may include drugs, such as minoxidil or finasteride; surgeries, such as hair transplantation; or prostheses (wigs).
alopecia areata Loss of hair in sharply defined patches usually involving the scalp or beard. SEE: illus.
alopecia capitis totalis Complete absence of hair of the scalp. SEE: illus.
cicatricial alopecia Loss of hair due to formation of scar tissue.
alopecia congenitalis Baldness due to absence of hair bulbs at birth.
alopecia follicularis Baldness due to inflammation of the hair follicles of the scalp.
alopecia liminaris Loss of hair along the hairline, both front and back, of the scalp.
male pattern alopecia Typical hair loss pattern of males in which the alopecia begins in the frontal area and proceeds until only a horseshoe area of hair remains in the back and temples. This loss is dependent on the presence of the androgenic hormone testosterone.
alopecia medicamentosa Loss of hair due to administration of certain medicines, esp. those containing cytotoxic agents.
alopecia pityroides Loss of both scalp and body hair accompanied by desquamation of branlike scales.
alopecia prematura Premature baldness.
alopecia symptomatica Loss of hair after prolonged fevers or during the course of a disease; may result from systemic or psychogenic factors.
alopecia totalis Alopecia capitis totalis.
alopecia toxica Loss of hair thought to be due to toxins of infectious disease.
alopecia universalis Loss of hair from the entire body.

Originally posted by BEARALLNTX:
First off, is it Zanex or Zantac? Zanex medication for anxiety.

Do you know if another name for it is zolmitriptan? If not, do you have another name for it?

I am 30 and have 3 things that could be causing me hairloss as I am told. I did have a very stressful job and left in January. I started to lose my hair late february. I was put onto depression/anxiety medication (which could be a cause - I think - dr says no but what about that alopecia stuff) while I was working. I was also tested for my thyroid which was low and my primary doctor says this is the reason my hair is falling out. But he also said that if the meds don't slow it down the he will send me to a dermatologist. But I also was on L.A. Weightloss for a little over 9 months and I did read that fad diets could also be a cause of hair loss and I am wondering if maybe there could be something within one of the products from la that could be causing this hair loss. I am total wreck over this and the more that falls out of course the more self conscious I feel. I do believe that bald is beautiful, but ONLY ON SOME, hehe. I thought to buy a wig but then of course people will notice something very different.
I am really asking if anyone else has had any of these problems as well as letting you know that I am also having a hair loss problem that is annoying.

Any help to me would also be appreciated.

stress=hair loss therefore stressing over your hairloss will make it even worse.I but i do agree that you should go see a docter

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Momo
A few years ago I had the thickest hair a woman could want, actually it was a pain. I started dieting I went from 173 to 109, in 6 months, hair didn't come out in clumps, but I did lose that full head of hair.

It's been almost 7 years since I lost the weight and the hair. My hair didn't come back as thick as before, it is better than it was tho. In that amount of time I gained back up to 140, and have stayed there, I honestly don't miss all that hair, but I think not eating properly is what did that number on me.
Take care
#1 Texan

Well, since the last time Shirley posted here was back in 2001 I dunno if she'll see this or not but my guess on the hair thing is HORMONES.
kat