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Worried zoloft will worsen my alopecia (which was med induced originally). is there another ssri option (for gad/mdd) with lower risk of hair loss?

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Hair loss : Not a known or common side effect of using zoloft, please don't stop or change the dose on your own before duscussing it with your prescriber, wish you well

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Answered 3/20/2019

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