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lw2208

Tecfidera hair loss

Hiya. Im due to start tec soon. Reading the side effects they seem they can be quite bad however i can probably manage these. The one thing im really worried about is hair loss. Anyone suffered this and if so how bad??? Im trying not to be vain but i have thin hair as it is and my hair is a big part of me. Thanks 😊
@Vixen

Hello there. I too don't consider myself vain but was really fearful of Tec hair loss. I have been very fortunate. In month 7 now, no noticeable hair loss and none of the grim side effects either! I have been very careful all through though, with regards eating mid-meal etc. The simple thing is, although hair loss is a potential, there is no way of knowing how we will be affected. It's a bit of a lottery. You can use the search box on here to pick up loads of useful threads, particularly around Tecfidera. If you've chosen Tec as your preferred DMT, then you can only give it a try. Good luck!

@potter

I have been on Tecfidera for 4 years now and I have some thinning and hair loss at my temples. But I can't say it is caused by Tecfidera because I have trouble with my thyroid and that causes hair lost. I use Rogaine on those areas that are thin and it seems to help. They have a new oral therapy that is coming soon that they compare to Tecfidera but without all of the side effects. You could take the Tec until the new one comes out and switch. They talked about it in videos from the Paris convention. Potter