Hair loss after steroid taper?
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Hair loss after steroid taper?

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    • July 8, 2019 at 12:04 am
    AMcReader
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    Hi all,

    Over the past month I’ve been losing a LOT of hair. I have a lot of hair so I’ve been lucky that it hasn’t really become visible to anyone else, besides my husband who has been great about not complaining by how much it is EVERYWHERE in our house. … :-\

    Anyways, I’m trying to figure out the cause of this issue (and hoping that I’m not part of the small percentage of people who develop immune-related alopecia as a side-effect). Has anyone else experienced hair loss after a several month run with steroids? I have no idea if this is something that happens but it’s really the only change between the end of May and now.

    I would appreciate anyone’s input.

    Thanks!

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      • July 12, 2019 at 1:57 am
      MelMel
      Participant
      Hi Amanda. Yes, steroids cause hair loss. Apparently, it slowly stops once you are off them but very slowly and never to the original thickness. I’ve been off steroids for over three months and am still experiencing it.
      Melanie
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