Hair Loss Associated With Escitalopram: Do SSRIs Affect Melatonin at the Hair Follicle?

    June 2021 in “ Psychiatria Danubina ”
    Irem Yazıcı Karabulut, Hasan Gokcay, Hasan Belli
    Studysummary The antidepressant escitalopram likely caused hair loss in a patient.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Melatonin: A Cutaneous Perspective on Its Production, Metabolism, and Functions Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2018
    2. Cutaneous Effects of the Most Commonly Used Antidepressant Medication, the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2006
    3. The Role of Melatonin in Neuroectodermal-Mesodermal Interactions: The Hair Follicle Synthesizes Melatonin and Expresses Functional Melatonin Receptors ˜The œFASEB journal · 2005
    4. The Cutaneous Serotoninergic/Melatoninergic System: Securing a Place Under the Sun ˜The œFASEB journal · 2005

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