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Many different medications and medical treatments can cause either temporary or permanent hair loss/thinning including:

  • Cancer treatments - Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
  • Immunosuppressive medications - used to treat autoimmune diseases such as lupus and arthritis
  • The use or discontinued use of certain steroids and hormone regulators (e.g. birth control pills)
  • Psychiatric drugs like lithium
  • Drugs used to treat heart problems and high blood pressure
  • Anticoagulants and blood thinners
  • Potent skin and acne medications like isotretinoin
  • Diet pills that contain amphetamines
  • Some preventive vaccinations, particularly the hepatitis B vaccine
  • Excess vitamins: particularly vitamin A

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Information on this page, provided as a service by Peggy Knight Solutions, draws upon information from the following sources: the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.