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Hair loss; PD symptom or medication side effect, or just age?
I am starting to lose my hair; too much pink showing up on my hair part 🙁 I don’t know if this is my imagination, a PD symptom, side effect from a PD med (Sinemet and Neupro), or jut plain age.
Has anyone else noticed hair loss since diagnosis? If so, do you think it is a symptom or a drug side effect?
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I am not on the meds yet but do suffer the hair loss. I learned recently that Head and Shoulders with zinc helps. Tried it and sure enough, from the first time, no fingers full of hair coming out in the shower! She said this seems to work for women only, not men for some reason. It worked for me, so thought I’d share. Good luck! ?
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Thanks much Crystal. I have done a quick google search and saw that some people suffered hair loss using this product. So much information, so many contradictions online 🙁 But, there are also many who attest to the efficacy of the product. No easy answers…
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Maybe it’s like medications; good for some, bad for others. No there are never any easy answer. I agree.
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Amen…
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I have thinning hair on top and in the back. I use Herbal Essence shampoo and conditioner only because I like it. I think my hair loss is more from medications than PD.
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I don’t have hair loss but my finger nails have stopped growing and have been left with nails down as far as they be, toe nails the same. Who knows what has caused it. Denise
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Denise, I also have fingernail and toenail issues. Just my pinky fingernails are down to the quick. The rest are constantly splitting way down. My toenail story: I am right handed and fell partially down my cellar stairs, breaking my right wrist. I went to a nail salon and had a pedicure only. About a week later, I’m out walking and my feet start to hurt-I also wear orthotics in my sneakers. I ignored the pain and went out walking again the next day. Unbearable pain in my toes. Go home and soak my feet in warm water with epsom salts. The next morning my toe beds under the big toe nails are purple. I continue to ignore my feet. This was in August. Come October I lose my left big toenail and have a growth on the nail bed. Prescribed an oral antibiotic and antibiotic cream. I have since lost my right big toenail but only needed antibiotic cream. What happened: the nail salons reuse the bottles of nail polish. I contracted a fungus infection from the tainted polish, that grew under my nails. I have also needed to use an antifungal cream on all of my toenails. My toenails have also been splitting. Pedicures are nice but I question their safety now. Just something to think about. Maybe if you buy your own nail polish and take it to the salon it will be healthier.
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My hair is beginning to come out must be the tablets as it’s never happened before, my hair has always been thick not very impressed.
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Jean,
I’m anemic due to a B12 deficiency, which I believe is greatly contributing to hair loss. Supplementing iron and vitamin B is helping. It’s interesting to see the different reasons that hair loss occurs. And determining how to manage it is such a headache.
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About 6 months ago my hair suddenly started falling out. I checked with my neurologist if this could be caused by my PD or the medication (levodopa/carbidopa, Amantadine & Artane). He said he had never come across it before. From his reply I interpreted he could not categorically rule it out but it is not a common problem. I think it started around the time I started the Artane. However, I also seem to have new hair growing.
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My front hairline on the right is receding badly. I don’t know if it is age, or Parkinson’s. It seemed to just happen this year. I do loose hair more than I like, and I am on Rytary. Don’t know if that could be affecting this or not. The first doctor I had said it wasn’t Parkinson’s. But, because she gave me incorrect info on Rytary, not sure I believe her. I will ask my new doctor, if I remember. I am more concerned about my short term memory then anything.
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