Thread: What are the chances of Zoloft (or any SSRI) giving me hair-loss?

Thanks. But I have a few questions if you don't mind. 1. Does your hair just fall out in patches or in large amounts or does it just slowly get thinner and you slowly get bald spots? 2. About how long into treatment does this begin to happen? 3. Does it cause a receding hair line or does it result in hair loss everywhere? 4. Does your hair grow back after stopping the meds or is it PERMANENT hair loss? and 5. Is there any way I can stop...

1. In my case, it was thinning 2. There's no rule. My hair would get thinner, then for some months there would be some improvement and then again it would get worse 3. receding-yes, and also the top of the scalp 4. If it wasn't genetically conditioned (in which case the use of Paxil only accelerates the whole process of losing hair), there's a great chance it will grow back (at least it's what happened in my case) 5. People...

Ryan(14 at the time) had significant generalized hair loss on paxil. It corrected once he was off paxil.

Chances are Pretty high, if you ask me. Quote: 1. Does your hair just fall out in patches or in large amounts or does it just slowly get thinner and you slowly get bald spots? It started as a few strands while shampooing and brushing (not considered large amounts or patches by the docs). Quote: 2. About how long into treatment does this begin to happen? in my case, I noticed a significant increase in daily hair loss starting in 2005. I started...