I have been on chemotherapy and many pain meds including oxycontin and
Lortab. Folic Acid prevents hair loss and also helps with nausea. These
drugs deplete the folic acid out of your system causing hair loss and
thinning,thinning of your nails and bones and nausea and vomiting. My doctor
has switched me to a stronger prescription form called Leucovorin. Hope this
info helps Debbie
-------Original Message-------
From: adhesions@adhesions.org
Date: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 04:04:08
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Subject: Re: pain meds and hair loss
At Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Peggy wrote:
>
>At Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Robyne Hinks wrote:
>>Having to go under for surgery also makes your hair fall out along with
medications.I had 5 surgeries within 19 months and I was taking methadone
and klonopin and the woman that cuts my hair said that especially with
having a general with the surgeries the body goes into shock and causes hair
loss."FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" Peggy
>
>>At Mon, 14 Feb 2000, toni welsh wrote:
>>>
>>>I am not on morphine, but i have been on 3 meds for a year, Neurotin,
>>>Oxycontin, and Trazadone. My hair is thinning bad. I went to the
>>>salon, and she put me on a regimen of products. It is called Nioxin,
>>>and I have only been taking it 3 weeks, I will try anything to get my
>>>hair to stop falling out. The pain drs say that meds do not cause hair-- >>>loss, but the first thing the hairdresser said who used to cut mny hair,
>>>the first thing she said is what are we on.
>>>
>>>i HOPE THIS HELPS!
>>>ToniDear Toni could you please explain what this nioxin is?Is it a tablet
or shampoo? My hairdresser cannot find any reference to it. Robyne
I had surgery on April 10, 2002. It was outpatient surgery but had
general anesthesia. Within the next few days I noticed my hair was
falling out. It is now May 7, 2002 and it is still coming out by the
handfulls. During this time I had been on Tylenol #3, Lorcet, and Tylox
for pain. I hope this information is helpful.
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