Re: Hair Loss and Post Marketing Experiences

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I was wondering if you could send me the link to the site you were

on to find out about post marketing experiences? I have had some

hair loss too and fatigue, also hearing loss but I am working on

finding out what caused that. I hope not the Xolair!

Thanks a bunch,

>

> Hello everyone....I know there was a great discussion regarding

hair

> loss not that long ago, but I thought I would note that I have

been

> on Xolair for 2.5 months now and have noticed that I am starting

to

> lose more hair than normal for me. I thought it might have to do

> with being on pred since November 2005 and now tapering off.

>

> I went to the Xolair site and printed off the prescribing

information

> and they have a " Postmarketing Experience " section and hair loss,

as

> well as severe thrombocytopenia (which I believe is a decrease in

> platelets)listed as adverse reactions. I found this interesting.

>

> The reason why I visited the prescribing info had to do with the

> clinical trials that went wrong in Britain last month with the 6

> individuals who received the medicine got quite ill. This

medicine

> was a " monoclonal antibody " which is what Xolair is as well!!!!

>

> Anyways...curious minds......

>

> Pamela

>

> Now down to 7mg of the evil candy and hoping to get off of it very

> soon!!!

>

[Guest guest]

Have you had a thyroid test. We had a couple of people reporting

hair loss who went and had their thyroid tested and found out they

have thyroid issues. Hair loss is a common symptom of either

hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, but I don't remember which and I

haven't had my coffee yet. (Actually, I did some research and there

are a number of illnesses that cause hair loss....)

Addy

> >

> > Hello everyone....I know there was a great discussion regarding

> hair

> > loss not that long ago, but I thought I would note that I have

> been

> > on Xolair for 2.5 months now and have noticed that I am starting

> to

> > lose more hair than normal for me. I thought it might have to

do

> > with being on pred since November 2005 and now tapering off.

> >

> > I went to the Xolair site and printed off the prescribing

> information

> > and they have a " Postmarketing Experience " section and hair

loss,

> as

> > well as severe thrombocytopenia (which I believe is a decrease

in

> > platelets)listed as adverse reactions. I found this interesting.

> >

> > The reason why I visited the prescribing info had to do with the

> > clinical trials that went wrong in Britain last month with the 6

> > individuals who received the medicine got quite ill. This

> medicine

> > was a " monoclonal antibody " which is what Xolair is as well!!!!

> >

> > Anyways...curious minds......

> >

> > Pamela

> >

> > Now down to 7mg of the evil candy and hoping to get off of it

very

> > soon!!!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I just went to the official Xolair site (can't remember the address

right now...sorry!) and looked up the prescribing information, which is

the medical jargon. It was listed there under " Postmarketing

Experience " . Sorry I couldn't be any more help!

BTW....I have stopped losing my hair, so it was quite possibly a side

effect of tapering the prednisone (which I have been free of for 3

weeks!!....was only on it for 7 months though)

Pamela

Kingston, Ontario

>

> Hello,

>

> I was wondering if you could send me the link to the site you were

> on to find out about post marketing experiences? I have had some

> hair loss too and fatigue, also hearing loss but I am working on

> finding out what caused that. I hope not the Xolair!

>

> Thanks a bunch,

>

>

>

>

>

>