Re: Kolonopin and some anti-depress. can cause hairloss/Dimonds

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Hi Dimonds girlie!

I took Klonopin for along time and never had the hair loss issue. I

do think I read somewhere though that it is a rare side effect, or

less common but yes, it can happen. The thing that worries me, is

that the xanax and klonopin are the same family of drugs, so if your

still taking the xanax you may want to look into going off that as

well. The only real difference between xanax and klonopin is that the

xanax is a short acting benzodiazepine and the klonopin is a longer

acting one, which may be why your dr wanted to put you on it. Klon is

a great drug for sleep and anxiety and lasts around 12 hours, while

xanax is also a great anti anx sleep med that only last 4 hours or

so, depending on dosage etc. If the xanax works for you I see no

reason to change, but you may want to examine the possiblilty that

your reacting to that one with shedding. Hey anything is possible and

like I said those drugs are all the same family.

I know my sister has been on and off most anti depressants her whole

life and has tons of hair, even with those gel implants, so really

what effects one does nothing to another. So, you may want to look

into the xanax as being a poss cause, in fact maybe taking a vacation

from it for a bit.

There are some other meds that work pretty well for sleep including

ones that are non addicting, so anyhow check it out.

My sister just got here so I am going to go for now.

I will write soon

love ya

In , " dimonds68 " <Dimonds6881@h...>

wrote:

> --I am not home right now, but I have a book at home that has side

> effect of perscription meds. It has been very helpful for me. Hair

> loss is a side effect of Kolonopin and some anti-depressants. when

I

> get home, I will download the info. and post it.It is a legit book,

> from data. Also, if you research on the net under Kolonopin, hair

> loss is a side effect. That is why when the doc. tried to give it

to

> me, I was like 'no way'. I have enough hair loss. OF course hair

loss

> or side effects do not happen to everyone, but I am sensitive to

> meds, and everything I try, I usually get alot, if not all of the

> side effects. I have learned to research and find out all the info.

> the docs won't tell us, after winding up in the hospital on 3

> seperate occasssions from meds,(once even before implants). Once I

> almost died!!(I was in the hosp. for almost 1 week.)

> peace and health TERRY

>

>

> - In , Lynda <coss@p...> wrote:

> > Working in a mental health center, hair loss was not anything we

> ever saw

> > from antidepressants. Please send some medical references from

> this and

> > from Klonopin for hair loss. I would like to research this.

> >

> > Lynda

> >

> > At 08:17 PM 7/21/2004, you wrote:

> > > Just to warn you all, that a side effect of Kolonopin and SOME

> anti-

> > >depressants is hair loss. Just to let you know. hugs terry

> > >