63 citations
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March 1995 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Some drugs can cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs often leads to hair regrowth.
147 citations
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April 1994 in “Drug Safety” Some drugs can cause hair loss or increase hair growth, but these effects are usually reversible when the drug is stopped.
294 citations
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February 1994 in “PubMed” This review highlights valproic acid's efficacy and tolerability as a first-line treatment for various seizure types in both adults and children, emphasizing its minimal neurological adverse effects compared to other antiepileptic drugs.
8 citations
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September 1993 in “Human psychopharmacology” This report found that hair loss was extremely rare but occurred in some cases with certain antidepressants, notably fluoxetine and 5-HT uptake inhibitors, but not with trazodone or mianserin.
13 citations
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May 1993 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article presents a theory on the causes and development of telogen effluvium and reports no new clinical findings.
10 citations
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March 1992 in “European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience” Hair loss from mood stabilizers can grow back, but the reasons why are not fully understood.
30 citations
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May 1991 in “Psychosomatics” This review examines alopecia as a side effect of psychotropic medications, noting that it is typically reversible after stopping the drug, but it reports no new results.
2 citations
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July 1988 in “JAMA” This article discusses reported cases of diffuse scalp hair thinning in women using amphetamines and suggests no clear cause-effect relationship with amphetamine use based on available evidence.
7 citations
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April 1987 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article reports no new clinical findings and provides no abstract, focusing on imipramine-induced lesions resembling alopecia areata.
12 citations
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December 1985 in “Dicp-The annals of pharmacotherapy” This case study observed hair shedding in an 8 1/2-year-old girl treated with carbamazepine, which ceased after stopping the medication.
29 citations
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July 1982 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses hair loss linked to lithium treatment but reports no new clinical findings.
24 citations
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May 1982 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” These drugs cause hair growth without affecting testosterone or adrenal hormones.
3 citations
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January 1981 This article reviews drug influences on hair growth without visible hair loss, noting several mechanisms that require detailed examination, but reports no new clinical results.
24 citations
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November 1978 in “JAMA” This study reports that valproic acid is effective in treating absence seizures and shows improvement in other types of seizures, though about 20% of patients experienced adverse effects.
23 citations
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June 1976 in “PubMed” This study observed that crash dieting led to significant hair loss in patients, with hair regrowth occurring several months after the diet.
39 citations
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October 1967 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss in women often doesn't follow a pattern, isn't linked to age, may be genetic, and can be related to thyroid issues or other health factors.
