hair loss

beni · Post by **beni** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:32 am

hi, Iam back from my 7 week trip, all went surprisingly well, still on endocort after 8 months at 9mg a day and have noticed significant hair loss not in patches but all over when I brush my hair or wash it I seem to have loads come out, is this the endocort, any ideas? any shampoo to help or vitamins, thanks Beni

GF-aka Oma · Post by **GF-aka Oma** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:18 am

Oh sorry about your hair~I had significant hair loss when I was on asacol~But came back after I went into remission. Hope it stops. ((((HUGS)))

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:22 am

Did not notice hair loss with 11 months of Endocort.

How's your thyroid? Have you had a blood draw recently to check?

Brenda

TXBrenda · Post by **TXBrenda** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:10 pm

Sorry you are having to deal with hair loss. While on asocal, I also had hair loss. After I stopped taking it, most of what I lost came back. I have a low thyroid plus I am on an antidepressant. My psychiatrist recommended I take 400 mcg Selenium a day. He said "sometimes" that helps if the hair loss is from this particular medication. Since I started the Selenium, my hair is not as thin as it was. Hope you find some answers.

I checked with my pharmacist about the asocal and the antidepressants. Hair loss is a rare side affect of all of them. Ouch!

Post by **tex** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:41 pm

Hi Beni,

It's good to see that the trip went so well. The hair loss is almost certainly associated with the Entocort. Not everyone has that side effect, but some obviously do. For most patients, hair growth usually is restored to normal, as the last of the Entocort passes out of the body, (that can take a while, though).

Welcome back.

Tex

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:16 pm

I've been taking Entocort on and off for 4 1/2 years and haven't noticed any hair loss. I have pretty thick hair, however, and probably wouldn't notice if I lost any. It seems to me that I have more facial hair growth which may be attributed menopause instead of Entocort.

Gloria

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:00 pm

Since beginning Entocort, I have face waxed. Hoping that subsides.

Brenda

beni · Post by **beni** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:37 am

thanks for the replies, I am on thyroxin for my thyroid so it shouldnt be that, I will try selenium, feel sure its the endocort but I think I would rather be bald than go back to the big D again!!!!!!!!!!!! its how I feel on the inside that counts not what I look like on the outside, besides I got a great tan on holiday, big vit D, so at the moment I dont mind too much , thanks again, Beni

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:24 am

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Seleni ... fessional/

I want to order selenium (for hair) with my regular Freeda order but I don't know what strength............

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:56 pm

Hi Beni. If you are pretty sure it's the Entocort, it might be time to try to lower your dose. ( months is a long time at that dosage). Do you get your thyroid levels checked every six months? My dose has had to be adjusted 4 times since stating the drug.

Leah

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:04 pm

Hair loss is also related to a b9 folate deficiency...

gluten · Post by **gluten** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:23 pm

Hi, If you can eat nuts, eat two brazil nuts per day. They are high in selenium. I buy the roasted, unsalted, no shell nuts from "nuts.com". Jon

Post by **tex** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:10 pm

Joan,

When you post on a 2-year-old thread, you really should point out that you're reincarnating an old thread, otherwise everyone else tends to just assume that it's a current thread. You seem to do this fairly regularly, and it always leads to confusion.

Am I the only one who reads the dates on topics and posts?

Beni has been in remission for a couple of years now, and hopefully she's still doing fine.

Tex

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:47 pm

Oooops. Then why was it re-posted?

Post by **tex** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:53 pm

Leah wrote:Oooops. Then why was it re-posted?

Joan added a new post to the thread.

Tex