Valtrex and hair loss - Hair Loss / Alopecia Message Board

Jessica_19g · 05-23-2005, 02:24 PM

ive been taking Valtrex for suppressive therapy and now I noticed that I have lost a patch of hair on my head. Ive read that hair loss is a side effect for some people which is not good

. Does anyone know if my hair will ever grow back if i stop taking the medicine???

I dont know what to do. I need to take suppressive therapy because otherwise i get lots of outbreaks and i dont want to infect my boyfriend. Is there anything else that works like Valtrex but wont cause hair loss? What if i take acyclovir, does it have the same side effect? I'm only 19. who is ever going to want me if i am bald????? help

kierstyn_04 · 05-23-2005, 02:49 PM

WhenI first started taking it I had hair loss. I went to my dr, he said well then stop taking it. Nice huh? So I went to my hairdresser, she siad we go through a natural shed/multing once or twice a year, she said deep condition and wait see if ti stops. If it gets bad, quit, but she siad to wait. It stoped, I was on for about 4 or 5 months before it really stopped. Now I have been on supressive for like a year if not longer, no problems, so I will never know if it was hte side effect or just that time of year like she said.

youandme · 05-23-2005, 03:10 PM

I´ve had lots of hairloss too lately and it worries me. But it´s not one spot, it´s general hairloss. I´ve been on supressives for just a short while, and the hairloss started way before. So I don´t think there´s a connection. I think the hairloss is more due to stress, it´s said that the hairloss starts a bit after you have stress or an immune system problem. I´m thinking that´s my case. Trying to eat vitamins to feel better.

So perhaps this is your case too? Stress, perhaps due to your hsv? I want my hairloss to stop too, so I know how you feel!

bcool · 12-06-2006, 05:04 PM

Hi just wondering how the Hair loss is going for anyone on Valtrex etc. My hair is starting to thin because of it. Does it grow back after stopping the drug? I saw one post said it did. In addition, has any one tried Famvir as an alternate?