can letrozole cause hair loss?
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Some women who take the breast cancer hormone treatments tamoxifen, anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane may also experience hair thinning because of the oestrogen-lowering effect of these treatments. However, these treatments are unlikely to cause complete hair loss.
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It is also possible that metformin may cause hair loss indirectly. Taking metformin long-term may increase the risk of vitamin B-12 deficiency, which can sometimes cause hair loss. However, it is also possible that hair loss in people taking metformin is a result of their health condition rather than the medication.
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When progesterone levels are too low, it can lead to the condition of hyper-oestrogen or oestrogen dominance which can trigger excessive hair shedding and ultimately hair loss.
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Increasing evidence shows that beyond life-threatening toxic epidermal necrolysis, lamotrigine may cause telogen effluvium in patients with bipolar disorder. However, it is not known if hair loss can occur in patients with MDD as well.
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Weight loss drugs Weight loss medications like phentermine can cause hair loss, but the side effect isn't often listed. This is because dieters who lose their hair are often also nutrient-deficient or may have underlying health conditions contributing to their hair loss.
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Acyclovir is an antiviral drug used to slow the growth and spread of the herpes virus. Treatment with oral acyclovir can lead to hair loss (1). “Drug-induced alopecia (hair loss) usually occurs as a diffuse noncicatricial alopecia (a non-scarring hair loss) that recovers after discontinuation of the drug.
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Yes! DHT blockers are the most effective hair loss treatment. A study by the American Academy of Dermatology found that finasteride is effective at DHT blocking. Not only does it halt hair loss, but it can even help with future growth.
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Birth control pills cause the hair to move from the growing phase to the resting phase too soon and for too long. This form of hair loss is called telogen effluvium. Large amounts of hair can fall out during this process.
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Most hair loss from medications is this type and causes include retinoids, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, and NSAIDS (including ibuprofen). Typically, abrupt diffuse hair loss is noticed several weeks to several months after the incident has initiated the biologic program for hair loss.
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Testosterone replacement therapy to treat low testosterone (low T) can cause hair loss. The use of anabolic steroids for muscle-building can also cause hair to fall out.
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Ketoconazole, also sold under the prescription name Nizoral works to decrease the production of testosterone, which when converted to a substance called DHT (dihydrotestosterone) destroys hair follicles, resulting in hair loss.
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Hair loss is not a known side effect of the NOACs rivaroxaban, dabigatran or apixaban. However, it is known to occur with the anticoagulants heparin and warfarin. The exact mechanism for hair loss with heparin and warfarin is unknown but is thought to occur through telogen effluvium.
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Prescription NSAIDs that may also cause hair loss include: celecoxib (Celebrex), diclofenac (Voltaren), etodolac (Lodine), fenoprofen (Nalfon), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis, Oruvail), oxaprozin (Daypro), nabum- etone (Relafen), and sulindac (Clinoril).
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Birth control pills can cause hair loss in women who are especially sensitive to the hormones in the pill or who have a family history of hormone-related hair loss. Hair normally grows in cycles. Anagen is the active phase.
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A. Hair loss, or alopecia, is a very rare side effect of all statin drugs. Widely prescribed in the treatment of high cholesterol, statins work by blocking the action of an enzyme the liver uses to make cholesterol. About 1% of people taking statins report hair loss.
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Anastrozole, exemestane and letrozole are equally effective and have similar side effects [79,90-93]. However, you may tolerate one drug better than another. For a summary of research studies on aromatase inhibitors and early breast cancer, visit the Breast Cancer Research Studies section.
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Weight gain was not reported in clinical studies of Ibrance. However, some people do gain weight while taking letrozole. Letrozole is a hormone therapy that some people are prescribed to take with Ibrance. Talk to your doctor if you're worried about weight gain.