How antidepressants and mood stabilizer medications can cause hair loss and hair thinning! These medications damage the hair follicles and disrupt the growth at different phases of the hair growth cycle! Hair loss is a common side effect of many medications. Most of the time, these drugs only cause temporary hair loss that goes away once you’ve adjusted to or stopped taking the medicine, but to understand how these medications can cause hair loss, we have to understand the phases of which our hair grows and how these medications harm your hair growth at each phase!
The hair growth phases happen in a cycle that can be divided into four phases: anagen (growth phase), catagen (transition phase), telogen (rest phase) and exogen (shedding phase). The growth and loss of hair may seem like a simple process, but the hair growth cycle is actually very intricate. These stages of hair growth have been studied in great depth to better understand how hair grows and what might be done to prevent or treat premature hair loss! Each phase has its own timeline, which can be affected by age, nutrition, and overall health. The good news is that with the help of Ippodaro, you can take steps to make sure your hair grows in a healthy cycle!
Antidepressants and mood stabilizer medication causes the hair follicles to enter into the resting stage (telogen phase) prematurely because of this more hair is shed, leading to hair loss and thinning all over the scalp! However, this kind of hair loss is usually not permanent and most people when they discontinued using medication after 6 months their hair was growing back normally! The most common antidepressant medications to cause hair loss are
Always be cautious of any medications you're taking and always ask your doctor about the side effects and how those side effects can hurt you! If you must take antidepressant medications try taking a multivitamin with it or you can even try a hair health supplement with your medication if you are really concerned about hair loss or hair thinning!
You, your hair and scalp have been put through a lot of stress after using harsh medications that disrupt your health and your hairs’ natural health cycle so how can you rejuvenate your hair and release those endorphins? Ippodaro Natural Salon always has the highest quality holistic solutions where you can relax and just be happy naturally, as well as caring for the health of your hair and scalp! We offer many services and products to aid in rebuilding back your hair and scalps integrity. The services we would recommend would be our holistic scalp treatments such as the
Aimed towards cleansing and detoxing the medication from the scalp that causes hair loss and hair thinning. These treatments will free the scalp and hair from stress and toxins by restoring vitality and preventing imbalances through a peeling, clarifying or detox scalp cleanse. All of our treatments at Ippodaro are an immersive head spa experience you will never forget! We begin with a scalp exam called the Trico-derm profiler (detailed scalp evaluation using 1000x micro camerascope), hot towel wrap, aromatherapy, and scalp massage. Then we will dive deep into the scalp treatment with exfoliation and freshly prepared formulated natural ingredients to get rid the scalp and hair of all possible dead skin, product build up, excess oils and of course medications that keep the hair and scalp from thriving and growing! We will end with a custom shampoo and conditioner, personalized for your hair and scalp needs!
The products that we have seen first hand have a positive result with our amazing guests to promote hair growth are the
Each product is geared towards helping your hair grow and thickening the hair strands as well as preventing hair loss all done naturally and with the highest quality of ingredients in all of our products!
- The Malibu Un-Do-Goo Clarifying Shampoo removes impurities and style product residue with ease with. This product gently cleanses your hair, leaving behind a finish that is soft and lightweight. Your hair is restored to being easily manageable and shiny. Unlike other clarifying shampoo options, your hair will not feel dry. In fact, the sulfate-free formula boosts the health of your hair and ensures optimal hydration!
- Oway Densifying Remedy is a fortifying treatment designed to treat hair by stimulating the dermal papillae, the part of your scalp that promotes new hair growth and prevents hair loss. This innovative formula consists of natural ingredients of biodynamic peppermint, organic horse chestnut, buddleja davidii, and dynagen.
- The Micro-Stimulating Hair Bath by Oway stimulates the scalp and hair to strengthen hair growth and combat hair loss and thinning. This holistic formula uses key ingredients of biodynamic peppermint, organic horse chestnut, and ethically produced teak and mahogany.
These ingredients help prolong the hair's growth phase (anagen phase) allowing your hair to flourish! For more recommendations, come visit us here at Ippodaro, our team is trained to make sure all of our guests' experience is unmatched and your health is our number one priority!