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Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits => Questions About Treatment & Side Effects => Topic started by: bosco on January 31, 2008, 06:16:48 pm

Title: wondering?
Post by: bosco on January 31, 2008, 06:16:48 pm

I'm simply curious? Do any of the current HIV/AIDS drugs cause hair loss or hair to thin?

Title: Re: wondering?
Post by: newt on January 31, 2008, 07:33:22 pm

(1) indinavir aka Crixivan (2) 3TC rarely and (3) reported occasionally for Kaletra

- matt

Title: Re: wondering?
Post by: Jacques on January 31, 2008, 10:50:43 pm

 also..

 In the monography  of Atazanavir , hair loss or thining is mentioned as a potent side effect. 1 in 1000.


Jacques

Title: Re: wondering?
Post by: bosco on February 01, 2008, 01:13:23 pm

Thanks for both the replies!

Title: Re: wondering?
Post by: mamaangie on February 02, 2008, 04:49:58 pm

The only meds I have taken was Atripla, though not anymore. Before my husband and I started taking it, both of us was suffering from major hair loss. But a month before we started meds, my CD4 count was 6 and his was 89. So it was probably just the extremely low immune system. After starting the Atripla, hair loss was gone.