Macrobid causing hair loss?!?

I have been taking generic Macrobid for a bladder infection. I have just taken my sixth does out of twenty and my hair is falling out! I just took a shower and it was gathering at my feet in clumps. Ok, maybe it was about twenty or thirty hairs, but that is a lot! Whenever I brush it or run my hands through it I get a few hairs as well. Should I stop taking it? It's Friday night so I can't exactly call my doctor.

Macrobid causing hair loss?!?

I can not call my doctor on a Friday night either. I would get a message to go to the emergency room.

And your problem is not exactly an emergency. I think I would continue to take the medication through the weekend and call my doctor first thing Monday morning. The bladder infection take precedence over your hair. Your hair will grow back .

With all the virulent germs out there it is dangerous to only partially treat an infection.

If you are prone to bladder infections I strongly recommend you make a daily habit of drinking cranberry juice or eating cranberries. For years I had 2 or 3 bladder infections a year. I have not had a bladder infection in over 20 years since I started my morning break-fast with a glass of cranberry juice. Sorry the cranberry juice will not cure a full blown infection... it is just for prevention.

Macrobid causing hair loss?!?

Call your doctor. If it's a possible side effect, he/she needs to know. Other questions: could you have a thyroid problem (an overactive thyroid leads to hair loss )? Did you recently have a child (6 months or so afterwards, hair loss like that is normal)?

You CAN call your doctor. They will have a doctor on call, so even if it's not your own doctor, one affiliated with your practice can return your call. Also, many insurance cards have a 1-800 number on the back for medical questions at all hours.

Macrobid causing hair loss?!?

http://www.medicationadvisor.com/side_ef...

Here is a site of a website that lists all the known side effects of Macrobid. I have Never heard of hair loss being one of them. That would be very RARE! I would think it would be something else not the antibiotics. I would call the pharmacist and ask what he says in the meantime. They know about alot of unheaerd side effects that we don't know about. Just call them and later call your Physician.

Like I said I have never heard of hair loss as a side effect for this particular medication but with all medication you never know.