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November 24th
2007
12:54 AM
I have been taking 100 mg Depakote ER for several months and had noticable hair loss combined with dry, itchy skin.
How I cured it: One tab Centrum Silver multiviatmin per day provides the zinc and selenium you need to avoid this side effect. Also take an extra 40 or 50 mcg tablet of just selenium, because the amount of selenium in Centrum Silver is too low. That did it for me.
I have heard it takes six months for lost hair to grow back.
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