Can PRP injections cause depression?

Question

I had a PRP injection few months ago! A few days later i went into a moderate clinical depression that lasted about 6 weeks! Is it possible prp caused this?

Jonathan Kulbersh, MD · Answer

No, it is unlikely prp injections caused your depression. If it persists, I suggest speaking to a doctor. Hope this helps.

Bhavlene Panesar, MD · Answer

Hair loss can be devastating for anyone and often can affect self esteem and mood.  PRP treatment however, will not cause or worsen depression.  I would suggest that you speak to your primary care physician to discuss different treatment modalities to stabilize and improve your mood.   All the best.

Joseph MacDonald, MD · Answer

This would be the first time I have heard of this reported with PRP injections. It is unlikely that the PRP caused your depression however as you can imagine, those suffering from hair loss do experience higher incidents of depression in general. I would speak with your family doctor as they will be able to guide you through therapies to improve your mood.

Jay Goldstein, MD · Answer

Losing hair is stressful and can be a factor in depression but being treated for hair loss using PRP is not a known cause of depression.

Karl Hekimian, MD · Answer

Use of PRP just involves removing your blood, concentrating the platelets and reinjecting it.  It is much more likely that issues other than use of PRP led to your depression.

Steven Gabel, MD, FACS · Answer

There has been no reported cases of depression following PRP that I am aware of. PRP procedures do not inject any medications that would cause any physiological changes associated with depression.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

No, that would be highly unusual. PRP is not linked to depression nor is there any good biological or physiological reason to directly connect a link.

Anteneh Roba, MD · Answer

PRP is a blood component that releases growth factors that helps repair damaged tissue and does not cause depression.

Neil Verma, HBSc, MD, FCFP - Account Suspended · Answer

PRP for hair loss involves using your own blood plasma to inject into the scalp. As there is no foreign substance in it there are no side effects from the treatment.

Can PRP injections cause depression?

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