AbilifyedBunny Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hello Crazyboards forum, I have a question. Anyone else notice a change in skin tone after starting antipsychotic medication? I was told by my doctor that these meds double the skin's exposure to the sun. I used to very fair skinned, almost "pale" and now over the years since I have started taking antipsychotics my skin seems to have deepened more and more over time. My skin is deeper in tone even in the colder months. Now I am still considered fair, but there is a strong olive overtone to my skin and I trace the time this started happening back to when I started building up a blood level with the meds. I find both to be attractive, I just began noticing it and found it rather "odd". I read that one's skin tone will deepen over time with age, but I highly doubt a person would just become a completely different skin tone naturally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AbilifyedBunny Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 I know this is a dead thread lol but I just wanted to post this helpful article. I have seen evidence to back this up on other websites as well. It says here that change in skin tone can be a side effect of antipsychotic medication (look at the list of medications that cause it): https://www.healthgrades.com/symptoms/skin-color-changes--causes I have heard that taking zinc can help with these side effects and that it is also a great overall protection for the skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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