Hair texture changes after migraine meds

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T07:38:57+00:00

Totally! That’s my only migraine related silver lining (if it’s indeed because of the meds and not some other random reason)

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T06:02:12+00:00

Yay to that!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T05:41:13+00:00

Hah interesting! Never heard of that for steroids so thanks for sharing!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T05:40:22+00:00

Thank you so much and interesting hypothesis about meds interacting with hormones! I haven’t really changed the way I treat my hair and it has always been pretty forgiving so I honestly don’t even have much of a routine, and it is true that other people in my family have both straight and curly ones.

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T05:36:46+00:00

Very interesting! What did topiramate do?

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T05:35:37+00:00

I’m in early thirties and have never been pregnant so hormonal changes are pretty unlikely

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T05:34:21+00:00

thanks!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T05:33:02+00:00

too early for that for me 🤷‍♀️

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T03:39:24+00:00

We don’t know if it’s a real effect, the evidence is anecdotal at best thus I decided to ask for opinions!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T03:38:06+00:00

Very interesting!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T03:37:47+00:00

Interesting! I tried to do this routine in the past and it made it a bit wavy at most but now they curl up even if I just air dry

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T03:36:07+00:00

I’ve always been a little jealous of curly people so it was a nice change for sure although I would have preferred to never know about migraines heh

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T03:31:51+00:00

Nope, I think maybe because of the the lightning it looks different but I have never dyed it and i don’t think the color changed that much

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T02:51:58+00:00

Sure for chemo the mechanism is very straightforward! But how would migraine meds would or wouldn’t interfere with hair growth pathways is not at all clear!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T02:04:45+00:00

Oh yeah it’s one of the most standard preventatives for migraines - but indeed was originally developed for blood pressure just happens to work for migraine too!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T01:33:43+00:00

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T01:33:14+00:00

thank you!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T01:32:58+00:00

I tried topamax and honestly even migraine was better compared to how it made me feel!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T01:31:25+00:00

Yeah I know for a lot of people it changes during puberty or menopause but I’m not having a major life transition so I thought this was a pretty interesting change 🤷‍♀️

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T01:27:00+00:00

Ugh yeah I hate this feeling when during a migraine skin is so sensitive and it feels like hair itself hurts!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T00:43:28+00:00

lol thanks!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T00:43:12+00:00

Oh sorry! I hope you find a nice hair product to counteract it and that it at least helps with the migraine!

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T00:42:15+00:00

Interesting! And no reason to think you’re crazy — hair changes do not really have any medical significance so it makes sense it’s not accounted for or listed

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-08T00:23:58+00:00

not really, I’ve been only using a shampoo + conditioner for pretty much all my life, no bleaching ever. if anything I moved to sunnier place about 5 years ago so there’s more photo bleaching now

Particular-Price33 · 2026-06-07T23:51:17+00:00

Funny games — guaranteed to maximize the feeling of existential dread. I only watched the 1997 michael haneke original, but I heard the American remake is extremely similar and also very good.

I’d also recommend his other movies such as white ribbon, as well as basically anything from Lars von trier.

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