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Fluoxetine and risk of hair loss
I have read somewhere that fluoxetine has high risk of hair loss than other sssri antidepressants. Is it true or not. Regards to all.
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Hair loss is definitely one of the rarer side effects of SSRI antidepressants, backed only by a few case reports. In one of the largest retrospective cohort studies, Fluoxetine was in fact least likely among all other anti depressants to cause hair loss.
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consider a dermatology visit to rule out other causes of hair loss.
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Consider talking to your prescribing doctor about switching to another drug, if the problem persists
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