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Hello, i just started Warfrin 6 months ago but will be on it for life, due to my mechanical valve and I'm worried ill lose my hair forever., go bald. Can someone with knowledge tell me how this process works please? Thanks

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maejane

Morning, the same thing happened to me shortly after starting warfarin due to blood clots. My body was in shock and was trying to recover. Nobody listened to my complaints about hair loss and was told it will stop and come regrow. They were right, just give it time.

But if you can overly anxious about it, you can maybe get changed over to the newer anticoagulants that dont require testing, or acenocoumarol and phenindione that work similar to warfarin.

I know how stressful it can be, but that to can cause hairfall.

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scooterLOVE in reply tomaejane

Oh I see, thank you very much for the information.

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MazzyB

I really can’t see you losing that much I’ve been on Warfarin for 7 years and lose bits of hair but not much.

This is me the other week so I do have my hair cut short. Hope you get on ok.
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scooterLOVE in reply toMazzyB

That's great news! Thank you ma'am

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