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Can low dose Naltrexone cause hair loss in women?

Reliable213Mar 16, 2023
My eyebrows started falling out rapidly for no reason last October. As well as PRP I am considering LDN as there are suggestions it can help some kinds of alopecia. I have also found anecdotal patient reports of hair LOSS after starting LDN. How high a risk is it Ldn could make my situation worse. I want to try it for other health reasons too but not at this cost! ADerm suggested the loss was SD related but another that it was likely TE from stress / tea tree.

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Dr. Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD
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Answered on Mar 18, 2023
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