Can semaglutide cause hair loss?

Hair loss is not listed among semaglutide's most common trial reported side effects, which are mainly gastrointestinal, but rapid, significant weight loss of any kind is a recognized general trigger for a temporary shedding pattern called telogen effluvium. Whether that applies to a given person taking semaglutide is an individual medical question, and this site's own citations for the drug do not report hair loss as a measured trial outcome.

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Part of glp-1 and metabolic peptides. Semaglutide, tirzepatide, retatrutide, and the rest of the incretin and glucagon receptor family.