That's weird I had a whole post - was going to edit it to remove some so it was more concise.
I see only the blank white screen (text input box), and I guess what I wrote before was completely removed.
Anyways, yes there is a study of alopecia occurring in the administration of Vyvanse, Adderall, dexedrine, methylphenidate etc.
These are not the main effects they look for in publishing data. Also, there are many complaints from
forums such as bluelight.ru, addforums, psychemeds/forums, drug forums, medicine review sites like web md, etc.
I've known people to lose hair on these meds, men and women who never had lost before... But obviously that's a small sample size.
Anyways, complaining to a pharmacist - will elicit the response they've never heard of that, but its been complained about for sure and is in some of the drug inserts - methylphenidate or concerta (perhaps only in concerts or in ritalin and all formulations, who knows).
For me it caused Telogen Effluvium I am sure and maybe unmasked or greatly accelerated Pattern hair loss.
It has not worsened. Yet, it has not returned. Others have found this to occur as well. Some say its mostly their pattern loss, but those were people noticeably (to them) losing for years.
Maybe would not occur had I had no genetics for hair loss (no one has zero genetics at all though for it).It's hard to say. Some may have Chronic T.E. but I am sure I had zero or maybe one semi-slick area ever, max in the very front. Two months after a 2-3 day trial (and tossing them), I had parts all over my hair.
I just saw a dermatologist who earlier removed a random cyst that I had, and asked them about propecia, told them I'm on S5 cream (unavailable here), and such. It was a good conversation. We talked about many drug effects. He said that Finasteride (perhaps the famous study) has side effects in 2/100 men, and it is short-lived. I hope that's true. Anyways not to hijack, just sharing some info.
I am sure (economically) businesses want to maximize profits, hence don't release all data, let alone pursue "all data" (not the same as outright faking). Also people don't know everything.
Psyche drugs have crazy side effects. And there is no possible way that everything comes down to too little dopamine or serotonin (when there are around a hundred or more neurotransmitters, and most of Serotonin is in the digestive tract -- not the brain anyways).
Drug companies serve to make money, whether it cures or effectively treats or is just a "bandaid" measure, just as doctors can't know every side effect that ever happens, and mileage varies person to person. That's not a conspiracy theory -- that economics (which in itself is flawed, but correct on that constrained optimization aspect - in "free" market economies and otherwise).
Same with NAFTA, the WTO, etc -- it's selling an idea, a drug, a resolution --- and not telling all there is to the picture, Plus -- they have no idea... Hence why G.A.D. is dx, then ADHD, then years later schizophrenia or whatever.
If only T.E., for a person, it should come back... But may take years - maybe even 5-10 years for C.T.E. -- so whether they had male or female pattern loss or not -- still horrible effects to their happiness. Kids have lost hair on it too, Methylphenidate for sure.
http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81633
http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/534836-Adderall-and-Hair-Loss?highlight=adderall+hair+loss
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[/B][/COLOR] [URL="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805578/"]Alopecia following initiation of lisdexamfetamine in a pediatric patient[/URL][/B]
--Lisdexamfetamine is a "prodrug" to dexedrine, one of four salts (two are dextrotatory) that are in Adderall. Adderall XR has "more area under the curve" and affects blood flow to the scalp and elsewhere longer than dexedrine, supposedly. I believe its true. Dexedrine -- has just the part that is good.
Racemic amphetamine salts have more side effects (and often better "highs") because of the racey, speedy, effects of the isomers (left light polarizing or levarotatory) molecules that have more norepinephrine effects. Perhaps more NE, raises cortisol and Test as well, and maybe sensitivity. Whatever's going on I definitely shed more when on the ADD meds and with no spironolactone s5 cream (for a while). Though I've been on spironolactone 18-20 months or more. Shed more on adder all, but probably far less than the first time it happened (and it worked great that day _ I wrote a paper in 80 minutes). I can write about anything but that was actually a paper for someone else, for something I wasn't interested in -- and with no prep (I'm usually far behind in my own work)..... So too bad it caused that shed for me.Though I like dexedrine better for sure.
I just read the thread:
Recedingyt's comments about hair shedding more on Methylphenidate echo many worries of mom's that say their young son or daughter for that matter has lost hair on ritalin. Also, any drug can speed up things - I know surgeons that swear that they see more hair loss when they drink hard. I'm pretty sure I have at times, but I used to drink hardcore before any loss or around the time I was influenced by other confounding factors. Drugs are generally not good for you -- an oversimplification, but still.
Street amphetamines, crystal meth (much more potent obviously - its sort of like crack to cocaine or shooting cocaine compared to insufflation), have many young people with horrible hair loss. They're usually racemic. I'm fuzzy on chemistry - I switched out of science. Fk you labs.[/I]
