http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#8962c5d6-e111-491a-9bfc-b3b2ad3c3476 An article affirming that Lamictal appears indeed to cause hair loss is in the current American Journal of Psychiatry, for anyone who is having difficulty getting their doctor to accept the idea. One person on another website indicated that she was having good results from using the same vitamin regimen that has been recommended for Depakote, as one of the tribe here noted: selenium and zinc, which are conveniently, if expensively, combined in Centrum Silver, an over-the-counter vitamin. Jim Phelps, M.D. www.PsychEducation.org Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:10:53 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#8962c5d6-e111-491a-9bfc-b3b2ad3c3476 James 2006-08-21T04:10:53Z http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#0893ce09-7850-4cd3-be57-7b8e776ddda8 valproic acid did this. he just took me off it Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:21:44 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#0893ce09-7850-4cd3-be57-7b8e776ddda8 Harley 2006-08-10T21:21:44Z http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#a8a758cd-3510-4b55-b9b5-2f34ad2b939b I forgot to mention that I'm also taking zinc and selenium, but no joy. If my hair gets any thinner, I'm just going to dye it hot pink. Then no one will look past the pink to see the thinning, right? Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:38:20 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#a8a758cd-3510-4b55-b9b5-2f34ad2b939b Annye 2006-08-10T17:38:20Z http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#60b07f61-b344-4749-a8e9-434a10217e94 Here's what i've heard to do: take selenium (50-100mcg/day - MICROgrams) plus zinc (50-100mg/day - milligrams) http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig/BP_pharm.html if my friend takes them, i'll let you know what her results are. I JUST heard about using selenium containing (dandruff) shampoos, too. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:25:21 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#60b07f61-b344-4749-a8e9-434a10217e94 FeralCat 2006-08-10T02:25:21Z http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#f7abaf9f-ed6a-4306-852e-b575ec867078 Actually Lamictal has done it to me. My doctor said to use Selson Blue and take folic acid. It's done wonders for my fingernails, but my hair keeps coming out by the roots. Depakote isn't an option for me, it makes me *really* stupid. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:04:18 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#f7abaf9f-ed6a-4306-852e-b575ec867078 Annye 2006-08-08T20:04:18Z http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#569e4473-1275-4fa0-99a2-341432af93ea Depakote did it to me and I just changed to Lamictal. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:46:18 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#569e4473-1275-4fa0-99a2-341432af93ea $item.owner.firstName 2006-08-07T20:46:18Z http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#cedb9a53-1b8f-44dc-bf22-04d3dd815a74 Anyone experience hair loss due to their meds? Which ones? What did your doc say to do to combat this? Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:58:54 GMT http://bipolarbipolar.tribe.net/thread/2a59f6f0-0c41-43a9-9e35-aa96117bd5fd#cedb9a53-1b8f-44dc-bf22-04d3dd815a74 FeralCat 2006-08-07T19:58:54Z