Lamisil and Hair Loss
have been taking Lamisil for 2 months now and that past week I have been losing hair in clumps. I read on the net that this is an all too common side effect. I wanted to see if you knew if my hair would grow back after I stop taking it. If so then I may suffer through one more month to never have to take it again. I am a 31 year old male
Lamisil is often used in the treatment of fungal diseases of the skin, such as ringworm (when impacting the scalp it is called Tinea Capitis). These infections often cause hair loss and if you use Lamisil for treatment of the primary cause of the hair loss (Tinea Capitis) then it is easy to assume that it is the drug causing the thinning, but this is not usually true. From my research on the subject, Lamisil only rarely can be correlated with hair loss (one to one relationship).
is this hair loss by lamisil permanent
I took lamisil oral tablets for 8 weeks and had a tremendous amount of hair loss! It started immediately after taking the medicine. I have had tests done and there is no other solution. I am only 25 and all female family members have lots of hair. No female pattern baldness here!
Hello Lee and JC. My daughter is taking Lamisil and is experiencing hair loss. Did you hair grow back after treatment?
Hello Lee, JC and Tony, I used Lamisil for two weeks and experienced a drastic hairloss. I am really longing to know if your hair grew back after quitting Lamisil!
Lamisil does cause hairloss. A one to one relationship has been reported in the publication:
Richert B, Uhoda I, De la Brassinne M., Hair loss after terbinafine treatment, Br J Dermatol. 145(5):842 (2001).
The fact that hairloss this one to one relationship is rarely reported does not prove anything.
LAMISIL DOES CAUSE HAIRLOSS, I HAVE VERY THIN HAIR NOW. THE DR. HAS HAD ME ON THIS FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, WHICH HE PROBABLE ISNT EVEN AWARE OF…THE JERK. IVE THROWN THE REST AWAY.