Does Saxenda thin your hair?

Whilst Saxenda itself isn't likely to cause your hair to start shedding, weight loss can. This explains why some people experience an increased amount of hair loss whilst taking Saxenda. This is especially common in those that lose weight fairly rapidly. This is often due to a nutritional deficiency.

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Can Saxenda Cause Hair Loss?

One question that people keep asking is whether or not Saxenda can cause hair loss.

It’s something that’s often asked in online support groups and forums.

Several people seem to be shedding more hair than usual whilst taking Saxenda. However, no type of hair loss is listed in the patient information leaflet for the medication at all. Patient information leaflets have to contain all of the relevant information about the medicine that you’re taking. This includes any and all adverse effects. Whilst Saxenda can cause a range of side effects, it’s unlikely that the medication itself will cause your hair to fall out.

However, NICE do acknowledge that alopecia could be a possible adverse reaction of GLP-1 receptor agonists. So why is this?

Liraglutide is the main ingredient in Saxenda, and is a GLP-1 receptor agonist. Medicines belonging to this family can often encourage weight loss due to the way that they work. Whilst Saxenda itself isn’t likely to cause your hair to start shedding, weight loss can. This explains why some people experience an increased amount of hair loss whilst taking Saxenda. This is especially common in those that lose weight fairly rapidly. This is often due to a nutritional deficiency. Some people that start out on their weight loss journey end up changing too much too quickly.

One of the first things to see changes is often peoples’ diets.

Unfortunately, years of toxic diet culture have led many people to believe that surviving on a dangerously low amount of calories will lead to weight loss. Whilst this might be true, it’s certainly not healthy, and very low-calorie diets can cause a whole host of health issues.

Unfortunately, alopecia is just the tip of the iceberg.

Essentially, when you aren’t eating enough calories or getting enough nutrients, your body can react in a variety of different ways, and hair loss is just one of them. Some of the risk factors that could lead to alopecia with weight loss include:

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How quickly does Saxenda start working?

Both Orlistat and Xenical treatments start to work the first time you take a tablet with a meal. It will block some of the fat from being absorbed by the body. Saxenda starts working straight away, and you should see the effects within 2 weeks.

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About prescription weight loss treatments

We can offer either Saxenda, Orlistat or Xenical as prescription treatment to help you lose weight. We expect to be able to offer Wegovy in 2023. We’ll help you decide if treatment is right for you, and how you need to take it to get the best results. We’ll check in with you after you start any treatment we prescribe to see how you’re getting on. If it’s going well, you can potentially request repeat prescriptions for up to 12 months and we’ll check in regularly with you to see if you are on track. We answer a lot of questions about Saxenda. For more information look at our Saxenda FAQs and our dedicated Saxenda page.

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