Is Your Medication Causing Hair Loss or Premature Gray Hair? | Valproate Hair Loss & Gray Hair

More than 50% of Americans are on at least 1 prescription and unfortunately an indirect side effect could be hair loss and/or premature graying.

In this video I am answering a community member's question on if her premature graying and hair loss could be due to her medication, Valproate.

Valproate is commonly prescribed to treat epilepsy (seizures), bipolar disorder, migraine headaches, among other conditions.

However, before you sign off your potentially life-saving medication, it's important to look your entire health picture because it may not be the Rx causing hair loss or premature graying, but rather lifestyle factors that coincide, or a combination of both. As with all treatments, side effects may occur and the dose and duration also need to be considered.

Let's look at the science and discuss some supportive options.

Helpful tips I discuss for anyone who is experiencing hair loss or premature graying:
✅ How to support liver health with specific foods and supplementation
✅ Blood tests to ask your physician to run
✅ Stress levels and ability to manage
✅ Hormonal and thyroid imbalances; esp. women in perimenopause and later (40+)
✅ Ketogenic diet if appropriate; Recommend reading Brain Energy by Dr. Christopher Palmer

Have you experienced side effects like premature graying or hair loss? Please share in the comments if you have any additional tips pertinent to this topic that you have found helpful in your health journey.

Referenced Research:
‣ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192236/
‣ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32773571/

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Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and all of the content in my videos consists of my own research into scientific matters as well as my own experience experimenting with what the science suggests. It is very much what I believe the science is suggesting but of course everyone has a number of factors that affect their health, which is why I always like to say that n=1 i.e. what works for me might not work for you.

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