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Can patchy hair loss be due to an antidepressant?

Question from a Member: I have a patient who developed patchy bald spots after treatment with sertraline 50 mg daily, which he had taken in the past without experiencing this side effect. The sertraline was discontinued and his hair regrew after a series of steroid injections. Our Member wanted to know which antidepressant should be…

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