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Q: Has anyone experienced hair loss with 5o mg of Topamax a day?

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Teri Robert, Health Guide
1/27/09 12:55pm

M.,

 

I don't remember what their dosages were, but we have had people report hair loss with Topamax. Also, alopecia (hair loss) is listed as a potential side effect in the Topamax prescribing information. This does seem to reverse itself when Topamax is discontinued.

 

Hopefully, some people who have had experience with this will come along to answer you themselves, but I thought I'd go ahead and give you some feedback.

 

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Hope this helps!

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1/27/09 6:55pm

Hello, I have taken 50mg of Topamax daily since March 2008 & I have not.

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1/28/09 3:37pm

Yes, I only took 25 mg and loss tons of hair.  I stopped taking it 1 month ago and it has stopped falling out as much.  Try biotin and you really need lots of vitamins with topamax.

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By M.Texas— Last Modified: 11/19/10, First Published: 01/26/09