Has anyone had hair loss while on gabapentin?

OMG, it just hit me tonight - yes that’s my problem!! Plus my doctor increased my dosage to them on top of it all!! Thank you so much for your post.

Hi Farrah,
I’m so sorry you're going through this! I took Gabapentin many years ago to prevent migraines. I didn’t recall why I stopped. Recently a doctor put me back on it for sciatica. Within one month, my hair started falling out and of course I then recalled that was the reason I stopped it in the first place. I have done a ton of research and while Gabapentin has not been widely studied for this side effect, anti seizure medications in general are known to cause hair loss and there is anecdotal evidence that Gabapentin does cause hair loss in some people. My hair grew back the first time but it did take a while. Your hair should grow back but I realize how upsetting the loss is. If it were me, I would see an expert in drug induced alopecia (hair loss) or at least start researching it. Good luck and keep the faith. The hair DOES grow back.

I've been on gabapentin 20 years. Started losing hair 5 years ago. I was blaming it on gabapentin but found out atorvastatin for cholesterol is causing it

Yes I have been taking this medicine and now I am experiencing hair loss!

I been on neurotin400mg up to 800mg twice four times a day for six years and haven't lost any hair at all. Also I know like 5people who also been on gabapentin for years too and I just contacted them all and none of them had any issues losing hair and never heard anyone who did

Hi Farrah. I took Lyrica for 7-8 years and I had a horrible experience on it. One of the side effects that I had was losing my hair. I finally finished tapering off Lyrica in June last year (2017) and now I have my full head of hair back. It’s crazy what these medications can affect... from hair loss to poor eyesight to weight gain (or loss for some) to lack of lack of desire for sex and so on. I realized that the side effects far outweighed the almost no help for my problems. Take care.

I just searched the internet with the same question because I noticed a significant amount of hair loss since taking Gabapentin. I was prescribed this medication after a two-level cervical fusion 7 weeks ago and have had ongoing right arm radiculopathy. Today I decided to stop taking this medicine because it is not helping with my right arm pain and because I believe it is causing significant hair loss.