Mirapex and hair loss

Haggi · Post by **Haggi** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:12 pm

Since I started taking Mirapex about a month ago, I've noticed a significant increase of shed hair on my brush and pillows. Has anyone else had a similar experience with this drug?

I'm taking .25 mg a night now, after about 3 weeks at .125 mg.

Post by **ViewsAskew** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:04 pm

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FidgetBoy · Post by **FidgetBoy** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:05 am

Dopamine agonists and other parkinson's meds can all cause hair loss- albeit very rarely. I pulled up some literature on my home computer and though rare, in some cases the hair does not return 100%. Are you on a higher dose of mirapex? Most of the literature I found seems to link this side-effect to higher doses. (>3 mg)

Haggi · Post by **Haggi** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:47 pm

The hair loss seems to have stopped. I was experiencing a lot of shed on my brush and pillows for about a week after I bumped the dose up to .25 mg. I'm not sure if my body needed to adjust to the Mirapex, or if it was an unrelated event.

jan3213 · Post by **jan3213** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:08 pm

My hair has gotten thinner, but it doesn't come out in my brush. I was thinking it was the Mirapex, but it might have been the anesthesia I had in September. I hope it stops!!!

Jan