Unfortunately, I have been on blood pressure medication for years!!! I am 56 years old now & believe me, my hair is so thin now it's embarrassing for a woman!! I am seeing a really good dermatologist & my hair is still thinning. It's a struggle being right now I can't stop my medication. Thanks for this great video!! 💞

You need to get some sort of prize, (maybe Nobel?) for the sheer volume of factual information you impart through this channel. I can't think of a single more prolific information-dispenser than you. Thank you.

Thank you! Golly- I'm glad to be alive and somewhat healthy at 78 years! With chronic AFib: I take atenolol, duloxetine, Eliquis, Jardiance, levothyroxine (surgical removal of 3/4 thyroid), and torsemide. Noticed some thinning at center top of head; always had wonderfully thick hair. Oh, well, I am happy to be "over the hill, not under it"! peace

I’m 77. Enjoy your videos. I thought my hair was thinner due to my age. Maybe influenced by meds too after watching this video. Afib a year ago, on Elequis, Losartan, metoprolol. Dr. finally said stop metoprolol. Haven’t had any Afib events since diagnosis & on meds. Went to Europe and caught RSV, then Aspergillus. Add another strong antifungal, voriconazole for 42 days. Seven months later, my hair is beginning to look better, 3 weeks ago, had lung surgery at Mayo to remove 10% of lung, anesthesia. What a chain of events in 18 months! I check my hairbrush everyday, so far, all good. I do enjoy your skin care review of products. Saved me $$$.

Two years ago, my husband and I got a very severe case of covid. Both of us had to be taken to the hospital. I lived, but my husband didn’t. About three or four months later, my long hair started to fall out. More than two thirds of it just fell out within about two weeks. Now it has come back with a vengeance and is growing at a crazy rate, but my formerly straight hair is now coming in quite wavy. I truly miss my husband.

This happened to me after losing my parents 15 months apart. My thyroid was off too. I lost my hair in clumps. It was crazy. I have a medical background, so I knew what was happening. I went to my doctor, and she said, yes that's what's happening. Too much stress at one time, plus the thyroid disease. I must say tho, my hair is very long and lovely now. Thankfully!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I had a gallbladder attack. I told the ER I was susceptible to hair loss with some mediation, like Lamisil and even benadryl and ibuprofen. They *insisted* I finish the medication. I suffered telogen effluvium that lasted over a month. I lost 1/3 of my hair at least. It was horrible!! My scalp was SO visible. I bought the lazer helmet iRestore I saw on this channel. You said we may not be to happy if it was for telogen effluvium because the hair grows back anyway. That may be but it stopped falling out fairly quickly and has grown back like it was in my 30's!! I use the helmet every other night. I'm glad I found your video and that I tried the helmet. It was worth it for me. The hair shedding was beyond awful. All over my floors, I had to disassemble my bathtub drain because there was a massive clog! I lost big chunks whenever I simply touched my head. Terrifying. I highly recommend iRestore though!!!!

2022, had major emergency surgery. My hair started shedding 3 weeks later, while still in the hospital. So it didn't start at 3 mo after. Diagnosed with telogen effluvium with hair loss of 75%!!! My dermatologist prescribed oral minoxidil and 5% topical minoxidil foam(mens) and many vitamins including collagen. Hair grew back, it's a year and I still have some very sparse sections but also some very thick areas and it grew back curly. But I have hair again. 😊

Im on lithium, i just started and was so worried about losing hair. But now that I am informed about hypothyroidism, I will keep my thyroid in check. Thanks so much for everything Dr Dray, You are a superb physician.

Castor oil is great for hastening hair growth. Even in areas where its gone, like the outer edges of eyebrows.

Dr. Gray what a subject many women needed to hear this. ...I and maybe others would like a talk on gelatin and how it effects hair, nails and skin. May everday be a blessing to you!❤

Today's lip color is pretty and really suits you. Thanks for including the details in the "Makeup I am wearing" link below the video.

I attributed my hair thinning over the last year to aging but I also started metoprolol within the last year… hmm! Thanks for the info, Dr. Dray!

I’ve been known for having a ton of hair that grew incredibly fast my whole life. I started methotrexate for RA this year and lost 60% of my hair. It’s been devastating.

Please make video thyroid realted hairloss and treatment

Happy Thursday Dr Dray so excited to be here I live for this ❤️

I had a d & c a year ago…. due to endless spotting and I have been losing my hair ever since. I have had hypothyroidism for over 50 years now, but my hair loss has never ever been like this. It is everywhere in the shower, I’m covered with my falling hair! I haven’t any hair on either of my legs, my arms and none under my under arm either, I also going to have a total hysterectomy around the first of next month! Only ‘new’ meds since this all started in Oct. 2022 has been med Megestrol - spotting, ciproflaxacin - uterine infection! It’s been endless ever since!!!! I’m throughly exhausted from all of this…… enough! 😢. Heaven help me!

Great information! I’m on Warfarin for life. I definitely have to manage hair loss.

What an important topic for many of us who take a prescription medication. I don't think a lot of people realize the potential side effects of medications they are taking. That being said, obviously they shouldn't stop taking them. The best thing is to be informed and you are awesome at keeping us informed about so many different things, Dr Dray. Thank you! Happy Thursday!! I hope you have a tranquil evening. 💕

Thank you for this! I'm a hairstylist and a lot of my client especially my older female clients are experiencing some hairloss. They always ask me questions but I don't always have the answers. Especially when it comes to their health background.

Thank you SO much for posting this video - you wouldn't believe how timely this is for me!💜💜💜

Thank you so much, Dr. Dray for this thorough informative video. I appreciate how you take the time to break down the subject matter. Honestly, I have learned more from you than from my own doctors, including the dermatologist. My question to you is, can a woman develop hair loss if she has been on an SSRI for 15 years? I was diagnosed with androgenic hair loss, female pattern hair loss. When I asked if my meds could be the problem, I was told no, but I was and had been on Setraline for 16 years. There are no hair loss issues in my family. I hope you can find the time to answer my question, I would be most grateful and appreciative. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us all.

Great info! I was surprised to see that thyroid medications weren't on your list of hair loss

I shed at least half of the hair on my head after I got my first Covid vaccine during the pandemic. My doctor said it wasn't possible. Unfortunately, I started blood pressure medication at the same time. I've tried various BP meds over the last few years with no regrowth. It's so annoying.

Happy Thursday! I placed, “Demon Copperhead” on hold last week. Still a 12-week waiting period! Looking forward to reading it! Hopefully, I am not on any of the meds causing hair loss but always good to be informed. Thank you for all your good advice!

Hi Dr. Dray. You mentioned topical retinol use doesn't cause alopecia. I've heard people using tretinoin on their face had unexpected side effect of thinning eyebrows from the tretinion being applied on their forehead migrating to the brows. Have you heard this complaint from your patients?

So helpful to know that one of the medications I take might be causing my thinning hair. I find it oddly comforting and I'm better able to accept the hair loss, knowing that I need the medication. Is that weird?? Anyway, another great, informative video.

Thank you for this information. I’m 75 years old and on warfarin for life, plus lisinopril AND carvedilol. I now have about a third as much hair as I use to. Plus, the hair shaft is very very thin. I’m using the irestore helmet. I think it’s helping with new growth, but the shedding hasn’t stopped.

Bariatric surgery really brought mine on besides some of the medications.

Such a great video. I’m taking a hormone blocker for BC and my hair is still falling out . I just grew it out from the chemo and I’m not sure if it will ever grow back or if it will ever stop falling out. Drs don’t tell you …I’m grateful to have been treated but it’s still very stressful .

Sorry for all of you, surprised, any of us have hair! 😢

Good morning Dr Dray ❤

Thank you so much for this one Dr.Dray ! Hey everyone!😊🖐

My sister is almost 3 years older than me, and her hair is still thick. She doesn't take any kind of medication, but me? My hair has thinned out so much! I take Bupropion for depression, and is a mild alternative for ADHD. I need to see a dermatologist!

Plaquenil has helped manage my lupus but the worst side effect is severe hair thinning and shedding 😭 my waist length hair was my favourite thing.

A few years ago I had an injury that caused nerve injury/damage that required surgery. Afterward, the nerves were so irritated and painful that I was prescribed gabapentin to calm them down. I was on the medication for months and during that time my hair began to shed in large clumps. When washing my hair, I'd end up with a baseball sized wad of hair in each hand. ☹ Thankfully I could stop the medication after everything healed from surgery. However it took a long time for my hair to fill back in.

This was an excellent overview. In addition to stopping medication always mention to your doctor when you are on something for a long time. A friend was on a low blood pressure medication that was supposed to be timed and the pharmacy renewed she just kept using and 18 months later she passed out as she was parking her car. Luckily she was already stopped but apparently she was to have stopped after a few months.

I use castor Oil , Rosemary, mint, . I use it on my hair, eyebrows and lashs but not mint. Do not use mint on your lashes. I lost hair with Covid and a move.

Thank you Dr. Dray for such valuable info. 🙏

Happy Thursday!

I was on Wellbutrin for two years after the loss of my daughter. It resulted in thinning hair and loss of hair on my right side at the temple. Quite a lot. 😪 It’s so distressing and I don’t know what else to try.

😂😂 had to replay when you said " frank balding"... my husband's name is Frank and he's bald 😂😂😂❤

Thanks for this super useful video! I knew when I started valproic acid for migraines that there were side effects, but I had no idea how bad those side effects would end up being in me, including hair loss. Worked really well on the migraines though.

Thanks for this video Dr. Dray! I'm 32 and I've been trying to figure out why I suddenly have half the amount of hairs I used to. I've always had long high density hair and try to take care of it, so as you noted, it's been very distressing for me. I've taken a handful of meds including psych meds for years, but the only new one added within the past year was Lithium😩I was already on thyroid meds and my labs have been great so don't think it's thyroid related. I love and hate lithium because after years of trial and error with countless meds, nothing has helped me so significantly... and also nothing has had more side effects or downsides.😭 my psychiatrist told me to take biotin but I'm going to go to a dermatologist when I get some medical bills paid down.

Thanks for all the info on this video... will definitely take note of all these meds. 😊 Bedtime for us in South Africa.

As always, so informative. Thank you ❤

SO much information! Great job and many thanks 😊

Extremely helpful video! Thank you so much for your time!

Great video , my head in the shed trying to read all these names , you must be very clever making this. Trying to put everyone mind at rest Video ❤

Medications that treat autoimmune diseases (TNF/biologics) like Stelara and Remicade also cause hair loss.

Thanks doc. My mother has hair loss that started about 5 months ago and she is taking a lot of the medical that you mentioned. We are seeing a dermatologist next week. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Just in time. I was on very high dosages of prednisone due to lung issues from a biologic. My hair is thick and I’ve lost 3/4 😢 of my hair. I hope it will stop shedding. I hope it’ll grow back.

GREAT INFORMATION THANKS FOR THIS

Hi dr dray❤ Love your content ❤🥰

Another exceptionally well done and useful video! Thanks Dr. Dray!

Greetings Dr Dray hope u r well n 🖐Hello Every1 n Happy Thursday😀n what a Wonderful Vid…. thanks n This is Gonna b so Needed🎯🔥👍n Continued Blessings to All💜….

This video is timely in that my mom who is 97 just had a hair tragedy over the weekend. I'll preface this by saying that does not have the sensory perception that a younger person has, meaning that she doesn't feel heat, cold, scratches etc on her skin. Her doctors say it's due to her age and normal. Anyway, her hair is completely gray and she had her hair in rollers and she was drying it with a blow dryer, and I smelled that awful burnt hair smell and sure enough the hair dryer was burning the hair right off her head. I know hair can take some pretty high heat so now I'm wondering if her hair is in just terrible condition, is the hair dryer old and getting too hot, are medications causing her hair to be in a different state than it used to be in? I just couldn't believe my eyes when parts of her hair were now about 1/4" long and the rest is still wrapped around the curler, other parts of her hair are singed yellow. So sad but at least her hair grows fast and she's a good sport.

Hi, Dr. Dray!!! Great video. I was on Spirolactone 100 mg a day for hair loss. My hair now is fantastic..

Hello & Happy Thursday, Dr. Dray ❤❤

Love your videos!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Doctor, any supplements which cause hair loss? other than Vitamin A.

I’ve been on 2 different calcium channel blockers for the heart and they both caused me to lose a lot of hair! Thankfully I have a lot of hair! I have a ton of baby hairs now that I’ve stopped them and the hair is growing back.

I was in hospital for 20 days with covid and then sepsis. With dilaudid injections for pain I experienced burning on the crown of my head. My hair started falling out month or so after and has continued. I did have Very thick hair . I have lost 2/3 of it. The loss is slowing . I'm hoping it will grow back

Lamotrigine really made me lose my hair after about 5yrs on it I lost 1/3 of my hair.

great info and happy Thursday all

Thank you so much, Dr Dray, your videos are absolutely invaluable and a joy to watch (accidentally deleted my previous comment, sorry)! ❤️❤️❤️ Have a wonderful week and day ahead!

I read that Ketoconazole is also a DHT inhibitor, so shouldn't it help with alopecia? This is always what my doctor told me. My doc put me on Ketoconazole shampoo because I've always struggled with dermatitis and it was so bad it was affecting the hair follicle health. Since being on it I've had so much relief from the seborrheic dermatitis. I use it about once a month or less to keep it in check. Now I'm startin to have second thoughts. 🤨 I've also been on Spironalactone 200mg/day for HRT (MtF trans woman here). Which has helped my hair a lot. Unfortunately, when I moved to new state, new doctor reduced my dose and I was experiencing a really bad hair shedding that still hasn't been corrected. Seriously don't shock your system by abruptly stopping or changing doses of your meds. Encourage your doctor to listen to your real concerns of this issue since it massively affects your mental health. Sending Love. TY Dr. Dray for all your awesome vids.

Happy Thursday Dr Dray…see you tomorrow x💙🤩

Just figured out when I comment on my phone it does not post. OY! 💜💜💜

Propanolol made me lose tons of hair. Switched to nadolol and it stopped. However years later I've now lost tons of hair again. Also hair perosity change and it's waaaay curlier. Menopause is fun i guess.

Hey Dr. Dray thank you for making this video . I'm from India and last year I got diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Treatment is going on but facing massive hair loss. I have given two shots of Rituximab injection and 18 shots of Methylperdnisolone. So can you please provide some information about that I mean does this medications make my hair fall and what to do about it .

Also, tretinoin and AG1 caused my hair to shed rapidly. My derm told me my hair follicles are sensitive to too much vitamin A.

I get telogen effluvium about 3 months after being hospitalized and given high dose methylprednisolone/solumedrol, also get deep Beau's lines, but that could be due to my ILD.

Thank You Dr. Dray for this Interesting Video!! Happy Thursday!! Have an Awesome Day and Weekend!!

1:37 I was on a chemo medicine for my rheumatoid arthritis (methotrexate) and it caused significant hair thinning/loss. I have switched to another medicine but I have not seen any positive changes yet

Nice info! What about antipsychotics and specifically the aloperidin does cause any hair loss effect?

Great video ❤ what about birth control pills?

Beta blockers this past year: 1/3 hair volume lost over the months I was using it. Hair fall slowed the day after stopping it, and eventually stopped shortly after. One more start stop cycle with propranolol made it clear it was this drug.Very upsetting that such a great class of drugs (I prescribe it often) for PVCs and anxiety is off limits for those who are unlucky enough to experience this.

Good Afternoon!

Lots & lots of information!🥰

Thank you for your video! I'm just coming off Telogen Effluvium, and to your point, it's tricky. I started new RA medication that's known to trigger hair loss, but my iron and ferritin was also low. I changed Rheumatoid meds and I'm on an iron supplement. My excessive hair loss finally stopped about 3 weeks ago; I lost close to 40% of my hair. 😢

Statin medications I believe are a big culprit in thinning out hair and breaking it off.

I already have nutritional deficiencies chronic telogen effluviam with thyroid problems 😢i hope not to get bald after my isotretinoin course

What about immuno-suppressants? I am a liver transplant patient on Tacrolimus & have experienced hair thinning. My transplant team had said it is the Tacro. My dosage has been lowered over the years (6 yrs post), I still experience a lot of shedding. Any suggestions? 20:22

Thank you for the great info!

For androgenic alopecia, after my derm has tried prescription meds, vitamins, shampoos, serum, iRestore cap & PRP, but no results. What is the next step? What other medical professionals treats hair loss? Thanks!

Thank you for another interesting video.

I was using amino acid shampoo (high end amino acid based surfactant shampoo) since all the high end non-stripping shampoo products here are based on amino acid based surfactants. I noticed I shed a lot more hair with these high end shampoos that are sold by pro shops catering to hairdressers. I didn’t even notice about this while I was using them, just kept wondering why my hair comes out in clumps everyday and getting thinner. But 3 months ago I experienced scalp irritations (due to the wrong coloring process at my hairdresser) and had to switch my shampoo to the medicated shampoo which wasn’t amino acid shampoo. Suddenly I noticed my hair became shiny and like my hair went back to the hair I had when I was in elementary school (I’m in 40s lol). My hair shedding is much less now and I don’t experience oily scalp or smelly scalp only after one day. Of course I had to go to my dermatologist for the scalp irritations and had to take medications because my scalp became red and got super irritated because of the coloring chemicals, so it’s not only because I switched to the new shampoo that is not amino acid surfactant base. But I concluded the amino acid shampoo in general is not good for my scalp and hair. Now because my scalp is properly washed and rinsed out without so much residue which is usually left when washed with amino acid shampoo (it leaves residue…), I feel like my gray hair is getting less and definitely more hair is coming out now. Clumps of hair don’t come out now. The shampoo is anti dandruff which has salicylic acid and sulfur so it’s clarifying shampoo but it’s formulated to be gentle as well. I felt dumb founded after listening to so called beauty gurus and spent so much money on the high end shampoo. I think it’s important to find non-residue suitable shampoo that washes out properly so hair and pores can be clean. Clogged pores and oily scalp is a cause of hair loss in my experience. Thank you for the interesting topic btw. I enjoyed the video.

Could hair loss now in my late 20s be caused or accelerated by two rounds of accutane from my late teens? Or can it only be caused by medications while you are actively on them?

Taking Metoprolol for HBP and recently had my thyroid removed. Taking thyroid replacement medication but I am starting to feel depressed about my hair. Life is a crapshoot!

Super helpful dr. ❤

so informative!

Super random but you’re so beautiful! You’re literally the type of beauty that I want to achieve! I love your content, I work at Sephora and your videos helped me become a better Beauty Advisor. Thanks for your work! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😊

Dr. Dray...what do you think about statins in relation to hairloss?

Could you do a deep dive on topical Finasteride? I’ve been taking Oral finasteride and I’m not having a good go with the side effects and symptoms I’m experiencing on it. So I’ve been wanting to try the topical version. What do you think?

Informative ❤

I'm on adderall 5mg to combat my brain fog, due to my thyroid disease. I've heard it can contribute to diffuse hairloss, so I'd like to get away from it & try something else for mental clarity. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear it.

What about spironolactone? Does that cause initial hair loss?

Great info!!!xoxoxo

I have super fine hair . I take 75 levothyroxine , trintellex , 25 HCL hydroxyzine Vit D2 , 10 mg buspirone HCL , 70MG Alendronate , 20mg Atorvastatin , 2015 had Graves’ disease and had one dose of Radioactive Iodine. 😢 my hair just started growing .