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Has Anyone Experienced Hair Loss From Adhd Meds?


SunWoo

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Hi.

I was recently diagnosed (quite late... at 26) with ADHD.

I tried Adderall XR... 3rd morning after first starting (so 2 days), I had A LOT of hair shedding on my bed and sheets.

Scared me.

I could not grow hair as fast til about 7 weeks or so after quitting Adderall (I used it like 8 x in October of last year, so less than 2 weeks).

I tried vyvanse and could literally see hair drifting onto my keyboard. I tried ritalin... I did not like these last two.

I wanted to and finally have tried dexedrine. Still seems to shed, but LESS than ADDERALL XR and Vyvanse. Only Adderall and dex seem to help.

I think it is due to vasoconstriction or maybe something else (Some say DHT, or fungal issues).

Some shed hair is weird really faint and or short, or even "jaggy". Like I have been electrocuted... it looks kind of like that, if you can imagine.

All in all, I've probably had only 12 Adderall XR, 60 dexedrine, and 8 ritalin since trying treatment 4 months ago. Worst hair loss on adderall. It's like my volume has gone. I noticed more scalp in haircuts a few years ago (after they wash it), but now... it's so much more that it really worries me.

I need to graduate asap. I have lost a lot of time. I also NEED NEED NEED to keep my hair. I love my hair and it is one of my best traits. Now, I have wider parts and in light, in photos I take in the washroom, especially after showering, I see volume decreased by like 30%.

I don't think I am going bald. No hair loss til nearly 27... maybe a tiny bit as we age, but no Male Pattern Baldness. Many fam members on Mom's side are bald, Dad is, my brother was balding... arrested it with medications. Yes, I have some genes for it, but no expression til now at least.

I had hair LONGER than all of them though. My Dad's dad and dad's brother are fine, hair wise.

NO one I know says I am balding. Doctors have said "You have a thick head of hair." (Though only family doctor and psychologist... not a hair specialist seen yet).

Has anyone had luck with biotin or collagen supplements? I was on minoxidil after adderall, but quit. It had its own side effects.

I hate using meds due to crazy side fx from Effexor years ago, but maybe I need some help to graduate.

Please if anyone can help me, that would be really appreciated!

Thank you.

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