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Zoladex and extreme hair loss

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Hi ladies, has anyone else experienced hair loss as a side affect of zoladex? I had my last (3rd) zoladex last week but in the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed clumps of hair falling out when I shower or even when I put a comb through my hair. It’s making me feel so self conscious as I have a double crown and it seriously just looks like I’ve got a couple of bald patches on my head :(

I’ve had a lot of stress at work which probably isn’t helping either but I’m getting quite concerned at the high rate and volume of hair loss.

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Hi KDA0510

I know that hair loss comes with fluctuations in hormone level, mine falls out when my symptoms are really bad. I spoke to my hairdresser (also has endo so understands) and she told me about the changing hormones. I would recommend seeing you hairdresser and talking to them about it because they can advise you on what is best for your hair etc. I did go to my gp when it first started but they said there wasn't anything they could do.

Did you tell the person giving you the injections?

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KDA0510 in reply to Melon365

Hi Melon, thanks for advising. I’ll have a chat with my hairdresser and see what she can suggest. It’s just frustrating; grateful for no pain/heavy periods but now a new problem to deal with. It can feel so relentless sometimes. The nurse doing my injections is just at the gp, not a specialised endo nurse. Perhaps I’ll bring it up if I need to have an additional injection. Thank you for replying :)

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