Has anyone experienced hair loss while taking tramadol?

Following surgery for a broken hip September 26th 2024, without any discussion from the doctor I was placed on tramadol and also eliquis I began to lose my hair every time I brushed it it would come out I used to have thick hair now I have thin hair and my skin is like parchment paper until I kept digging for answers I never knew that either of these would cause those symptoms it would be nice if doctors would actually discuss these things with their patients and we wouldn't have to find out the hard way.

I am a male, aged 57 years old, and have been taking 100 to 150 mg of tramadol per day for about a year for fibromyalgia. I don't feel like I've been losing any more hair than is normal.

Yes, I didn’t know what was happening to me until I read this post. All I know is that all of my hair is GONE!! I can’t style it anymore, I can’t even comb my hair anymore without large amounts of hair coming out in the comb or brush. I’m most definitely upset because the doctors never mentioned that this could happen as a side effect. I’m calling my doctor immediately.

I’ve been taking tramadol 50 mg once or twice a day for 4 months for knee and hip pain. Although not coming out in clumps, severe hair loss. Thank goodness I have thick hair or I’d be bald by now. I’m vain enough about hair that I’ve stopped taking tramadol. Hope hair lose stops.

Yes Tramadol makes your hair fall out including eyelashes. I lost over half of my hair, also my scalp started to hurt and burn. My hair got So thin that I had to get about 7 inches cut off. I stopped taking Tramadol 2 weeks ago and my scalp is no longer sore, and my hair is growing back.

Yes I have taken 2 daily and my hair is falling out. I just want to know if anyone has experienced this problem.

Hi I took Tramadol for 2 1/2 years. Within 3 months of taking it my hair starting falling out . Then my hair loss continued to get worse. Then January of 2019 I had 2 seizures within one week. I have no history of seizures in my life. My doctor did a series of tests and determined that Tramadol had caused my seizures. The doctor also told me that Tramadol was the cause of my hair loss. They took me off of Tramadol 2 weeks ago and put me on another medication.

I have been taking 50 mg of tramadol twice a day for the last 5 months. I have half of the hair volume that I had before taking it. I had blood work done to make sure it wasn't hormonal and that came out fine. I have degenerative neck disease pretty bad and also have ulcerative colitis so cannot take nsaid pain relievers. Somehow I will just have to deal with the pain because I do not want to lose all of my hair. I will update in a few months to let you know if my hair grows back.

Hey everyone- I’ve been on tramadol for unfortunately five or so years now. I feel like there are so many side affects to this drug that are not talked about or mentioned and it makes me angry. I have impacts on my blood sugar and I think it’s giving me diabetes. I know all of the studies show it only has a low sugar impact, but trust me it can cause the opposite as well. I wish there was someone to talk to. This drug needs to be taken off the market and re-evaluated for safety and side affects.

I began using tramadol while waiting for a knee replacement. Within less than a month my hair started falling out. At first I ignored it. Then bare spots opened up. The only drug I was taking was tramadol. I quit taking the drug and my hair has grown back. You ask, what do I use now. Its an over the counter drug that helps with the pain while I continue to wait for the knee replacement.

Hi, this is an update. I lowered my dose a bit (25mg 3x day) and started taking good hair supplement and ashwagandha, 2 to 3x day. It's been about 4 months since I've done this and hair loss now is minimal. I still have the areas where hair was really thinned so I still use hair color spray to cover. But thankful it hasn't gotten worse because tramadol.helps so much with my back pain.

I too have significant hair loss from tramadol. Been taking 6 months and have big bald spot with more starting so I'm gonna stop. I read on other site a lot of people have this problem even though it's not listed as side effect. will start to grow back in 3 to 4 months after you stop the med, they said. Fyi I use root cover spray on bald spot and it helps cover it. Too bad because tramadol really helped otherwise.

I have been using trampoline for almost a year, my hair is very thinned out... if i just pull up my hair, you can see my scalp.

I have been taking Tramadol for 4 months. My hair was fine and in good condition. Since taking the Tramadol, I have bald patches and the hair that's left is breaking off. As of today, I have taken my last Tramadol. Now I pray that it will grow back.

I asked this question and that is the reason I found this sight. I have been taking two 50mg tramadol 2 x's a day for a number of years now and I have lost over half my hair. It's so bad I have to use a pet hair broom on the carpets to prevent clogging my vacuum. I see that some of you are having the same issue.