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Hair Loss

Does Prevacid cause hair loss?

October 02, 2008
People on an Internet discussion board talk about problems they have had with hair loss after taking the acid-reflux medication Prevacid. Several posters share their experiences with hair loss and methods they have used to manage the possible Prevacid-related side effect. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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8/20/07 #9 - Hair loss from Migraines?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...left hand side. I have had an ongoing problem with hair loss in one small patch as well. I'm... Read more »

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10/15/07 #6 - Migraine, hair loss, pimples inside eyelash?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...left eye & left side of head. Also suffering from hair loss and blinking left eye with pimples... Read more »

Health Guide

Alopecia areata
Alopecia totalis; Alopecia universalis Prevention Read more »
Female pattern baldness
............cause loss of hair. Hair analysis is not accurate for diagnosing nutritional or similar causes of hair loss, although it may reveal substances such as arsenic or lead. Read more »
Hair loss
......therapy is finished. A wig, hat, or other covering may be desired until the hair grows back. For hair loss due to heredity, age, and hormones, the topical medication Rogaine (minoxidil) can... Read more »
Is It Getting Breezy Upstairs?
...everyone wants to look like Mr. Clean, or date him. And despite the medical advances in dealing with hair loss and the rise of baldness as a fashion statement, it's still unsettling to look in the... Read more »
Hair loss
... Alternative Names Loss of hair; Alopecia; Baldness Considerations Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over). Roughly 100 hairs... Read more »

Medications

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...effects occur: arm/leg/back pain fast heartbeat hair loss/color change mental/mood... Read more »

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...blurred vision, change in sexual interest/ability, hair loss, constipation, heartburn, or change... Read more »

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...weak/painful wrists tingling/numbness of hands/feet hair loss mental/mood changes... Read more »

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...the suppository, headache, gas, diarrhea, and mild hair loss may occur. If any of these effects... Read more »

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...these unlikely but serious side effects occur: hair loss neck pain mental/mood changes ... Read more »

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