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I just finished my prednisone taper.  Started at 40mg per day in November, 2018.  I am still taking 4 tablets of 1.2 Mesalamine.  Recently noticed considerable hair thinning & loss.  I asked my GI about it and she said she does not believe it is from the meds & that I should see an endocronologist and get my hormones tested.  Say What?  I know I'm 51 and that this could happen as I age but I seem to think it's quite a coincidence that this all began when I started the meds & was diagnosed.  Anyone else experiencing the same thing?  I did start to take biotin & Nioxin shampoo/conditioner.  But I'll take any tips, recommendations.  Thank you!  

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Hair loss (alopecia) can affect just your scalp or your entire body, and it can be temporary or permanent. It can be the result of heredity, hormonal changes, medical conditions or a normal part of aging. Anyone can lose hair on their head, but it's more common in men.

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After taking azathioprine for just two weeks, i started losing significant amounts of hair.  I had been on prednisone for two months prior,so, I am not sure which drug is to blame,however, i am convinced that one of them is responsible.  My GI does not consider hair loss a major side effect,but I do.  He also told me that hair loss is not caused by azathioprine.  I have found isolated documentation that hair loss is a side effect of azathioprine.  One article said that hair loss only occured in patients who were taking azathioprine due to a kidney transplant,so who knows,i think it does.

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Yes, the 5 ASA's do cause hair loss ( alopecia).  I noticed it and talked to my gastro doc. He confirmed that yes it does & many of his patients told him about it. I am on Lialda a (5 ASA) and if you look at the side effects alopecia is listed.   Maybe minoxidil would help, but talk to your Dr. first.

I hate it, my hair getting thinner all the time but, better than UC flare & bleeding or neediing other meds.  Hope this helps!

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It could just be a delayed reaction to the stress of your disease. I lost a LOT of hair a few months after my worst flare (I was also on lots of Prednisone)...I thought it was all giong to fall out. Fortunately, it grew back nicely a year later (while i was on Remicade). Age can certainly be part of it, too, but I think our bodies respond to this disease as the full insult that it is. I'm flaring again now and I see it in my hair, face, and eyes. Hopefully when the body is healthier it will show positive signs!

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Hi ya!  I have always had a lot of hair shedding.  I get a full handful each morning in the shower.  People think I have pets when i don't unless I dust every day!  As far as I have found, it is partially due to mesalamine (it was listed as a side effect somewhere in my Pentasa info) & my diet to accomodate the Crohns.  One thing I have found enormously helpful is taking a folic acid tablet each day.  My husband says even he notices a difference when I take it or if I don't.

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I was on a combo of Apriso (Mesalamine) and 6-mp for a few years and did expereince some hair loss. I always figured it was a side-effect of the 6-mp because it's a form of chemo, but I was looking up symptoms of Mesalamine and it did mention hair loss as a common symptom. Whenever the hair loss started to get really bad, I would let my GI know and he would figure out a way to lower the 6-mp dose, which helped for the most part. I've been off both medications for almost 7 months and, although it's not as bad as it was, I still feel like I shed a bit more than most people.