Hair Loss With Antidepressants

A 68-year-old woman experienced hair loss while using fluoxetine, which stopped after discontinuing the drug. This case led to a review of hair loss associated with other antidepressants, revealing that it had been reported with five tricyclic antidepressants and all four 5-HT uptake inhibitors available in the UK at the time. No instances of hair loss were reported with trazodone or mianserin. Although the occurrence of hair loss due to antidepressants was extremely rare, at a rate of 0.01 percent, it was noted to have significant social and psychological effects on patients being treated for depression.