prednisone and hair loss

I know it can cause hirsutism or excessive *body* hair, but I know it can contribute to loss, too, on your head (though it's used for some auto immune hair issue to help them KEEP their hair... But that's a different issue). It can make your hair brittle. By any chance, with your transplant, are you on any other meds that could also contribute to your issue? Are you on a high dose? Higher doses are more likely to contribute to hair loss than low doses.

A lot of people experience hair loss and thinning hair from prednisone use. I have had a good amount of personal experience with high doses of prednisone. I also noticed hair loss and thinning. It wasn't while taking prednisone it was after I stopped after my surgery was over. It is a common. Thing though and I wouldn't worry.

Hair loss after surgery is really really common. My derm tells me it should start to turn around on its own 12 months after your last surgery, IF you aren't deficient in iron, vitamin D, or folate. I would get those checked.

Im on a very low dose , 2.5 mg a day , Jan. of 2012 my liver went into rejection and to fight it off they gave me massive doses of steroids , up to 80mg and tapering from there so I know my body went through a rough period , my liver is doing great now . In Nov. of 2011 I had my first of the 2 j pouch surgerys then I had my rejection issue , once that cleared up I had my reconnection surgery and ive been on a taper ever since . Im also on myfortic and prograf are my anti-rejection meds . Thank you all for getting back to me . its been 1 year and 2 months since my last surgery .

What a fabulous thread. I'm 38 years old and have noticed in the last 12 months or so, my hair starting to thin. I was starting to suspect low testosterone, but perhaps it was the prednisone and j-pouch surgeries.

When I was on prednisone I used to lose so much hair around my temples and forehead area I used to wear a scarf so no one would notice. Everyone used to compliment me on my fashion statement and loved it. No one ever knew how much hair I had lost under the scarf.

I started to lose my hair in my late 20s, and although I was taking prednisone heavily at the time, I have always attributed my hair loss to genetics. This is due to having a couple male cousins who have the same baldness pattern as me, a bald father and a bald maternal Grandfather.

It kind of sucked because I had a tremendous mop of hair on my head that looked like David Cassidy's did back in the 1970s, and you hate to lose it. But fortunately, I have a proportional and geometrically well-shaped head that makes clean shaving an ideal look for me. It gives me a somewhat menacing look that is a bonus in my profession. I have been clean shaving my head for over 10 years now and hairless is the way to go. I have a well groomed goatee and that gives me a look that I can age well with. I discovered using Henna with coffee and apple cider vinegar will also cover my grey goatee hairs and provide a natural looking brown color that blends in with my natural hair color. Don't use Just For Men, it has chemicals that could cause a bad allergic reaction including sores. Henna is all natural.

I was on Prednisone for years at one point and on varying doses that ranged from 5mg to 80mg. Hair loss is very common.

I freaked out about it for a while before taking the clippers to the rest of the head. Now my head isnt one that looks great with a buzzcut but it is what it is. Havent looked back since.