Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

Ive heard you can have hair loss while on prozac. Has anyone experienced this? And is it total hair loss or just a few strands or general thinning of hair? And does it affect your eyebrows, eyelashes etc???

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

woooo...this is one side effect you dont hear of much. I work with the chronic mentally ill and most of them hardly notice any hair loss.

Upon further inspection, part of the side effect profile lists alopecia--hair loss. Ive seen one client that has complained of hair falling out, and she described it as slow hair loss over time, not in clumps and not effecting brows or lashes.

I would describe it as general thinning of the hair, if you have started prozac recently it might be worth trying a reasonable alternative (paxil, zoloft, etc) Prozac has been out for years, studied extensively, has little adverse effects on general population, cheap to make and has been proven to work!

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

I took prozac for about 12 months and experienced no hair loss

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

I've not heard that one. It can make you sweat more than you used to though.

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

i lost quiet a bit of hair while on fluoxetine but nothing noticeable to any one else only me while brushing or washing my hair

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

I was on Prozac for nearly a year and I didn't suffer any hair loss.

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

I didn't even realize that this could be a side effect of fluoxetine. I know 4 or 5 people besides myself who have been on prozac and to my knowledge none of them have experienced this side effect. I took it for 5 years and didn't suffer any hair loss. It could be quite a rare side effect in which case I would try not to worry about it too much.

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

I was on Fluoxetine(Prozac) for many years and never suffered any side affects

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

i actually lost LESS hair while on prozac.

Fluoxetine hcl (prozac) and hair loss?

I've been on it for several months now and I haven't noticed any at all. All I got was nausea and some weight loss in the beginning. All the side effects really depend on the individual, the ones they list in the leaflet are all the ones they've ever heard of but some people never get any.