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Sertraline - hair loss?

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Parkmama · 28/07/2019 22:38

I've been on 50mg sertraline for 6 weeks now and doing pretty well, first few weeks were tough but I feel it's levelling out now and side effects have mostly gone, apart from hair loss! I wash my hair every 2-3 days and each time I'm pulling out hair, more than my usual rate. A bit like post partum hair loss, I haven't got any balding patches but generally my hair feels finer and with less volume. Will this eventually stop or can I expect it to keep on falling out? Anyone with experience of this? Are there any supplements I can take to support this? I try to eat as healthily as I can but maybe I should do more, do SSRI's deplete of essential vitamins and minerals? Thanks!

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Lightsabre · 28/07/2019 22:53

Hair loss usually takes months to be symptomatic so if you were suffering from stress or anxiety beforehand then this might be manifesting now and taking the Sertraline is just coincidence. It's not a common side effect.

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