Was it the birth control or Minocycline?!


Question: I had an acne problem so my dermatologist put me on minocycline and birth control. Eventually my skin cleared but i continued my prescription.

Well I ran out of refills so I got off the pill for a couple months. Then I realized that my hair was thinning on top and the sides! I can see my scalp when my hair is wet! It isn't noticeable when my hair is dry but when it's wet i feel so bad! So i figured that it was the minocycline so i got off of it. Then i read that once you get off birth control your hair can actually thin because of hormones or something.

Does anyone know why my hair could possibly be thinning? I am 18 years old, very healthy female. I was taking ortho trycycline low. Has anyone else experience this? Will my hair become fuller again? Please help.

Thanks.


Answers: I had an acne problem so my dermatologist put me on minocycline and birth control. Eventually my skin cleared but i continued my prescription.

Well I ran out of refills so I got off the pill for a couple months. Then I realized that my hair was thinning on top and the sides! I can see my scalp when my hair is wet! It isn't noticeable when my hair is dry but when it's wet i feel so bad! So i figured that it was the minocycline so i got off of it. Then i read that once you get off birth control your hair can actually thin because of hormones or something.

Does anyone know why my hair could possibly be thinning? I am 18 years old, very healthy female. I was taking ortho trycycline low. Has anyone else experience this? Will my hair become fuller again? Please help.

Thanks.

I've been on minocycline and birth control the same time, and both seperately without the other. I was on yasmin for birth control though, and ive never had the problem you had. Im thinking it has more to do with the birth control because that messes with your horomones. I would suggest calling the doctor and asking about this to see if you need to take tests or get on a different birth control. yasmin has been shown to help acne, and it helped me a bit, but ive always had problems with acne so im not much help.

Yup birth control can make you lose your hair.

Oh gosh you sound like my twin!!!
I first took minocycline for my acne, but was allergic, so then my doc wanted me to try BC. I was also on Ortho TriCyclen. My hair loss didn't happen until I was off of the BC. After being off BC for awhile, I started experiencing extreme hair loss and weight gain. I found out my hair loss was caused by something called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Look into PCOS, and evaluate whether or not you have other symptoms. BC masks the symptoms of PCOS, so this might be why you experienced hair loss after getting off the pill.

Wow I can not answer your question but that is crazy it makes you lose hair





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