Alopecia Due to Psychotropic Medications

    Monica Gautam
    TLDR Some psychotropic medications can rarely cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs usually reverses the condition.
    The document reviewed the incidence and nature of alopecia related to psychotropic medications, finding it to be an uncommon but possible side effect affecting the scalp, eyebrows, and pubic area. Discontinuation of the offending drug usually resolved the issue, but effective management options were limited. Alopecia often led to poor patient compliance and therapeutic failures. Clinicians were advised to continue therapy if the clinical response was good and the patient agreed, but to switch medications if severe alopecia occurred to ensure positive therapeutic outcomes and improved compliance.
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