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Wellbutrin, hair loss (Anti-depressants & Hair Loss)

posted by Margo, 15.06.2007, 12:54

ťI was on Wellbutrin for 2 years and in that time I started to notice major thinning on the top/front of my head as well as a larger partline, etc. Like others have said, no one else noticed it, but I really did and it was destroying me. Well, I talked to my doctor about it and told him that it all started around the time I started taking the Wellbutrin. He took me off of it and now I take a supplement called SAM-e. It is a natural hormone that your body makes and while it is still fairly new, it has been shown to help depression. I've been taken that for about 2 months now (and off the Wellbutrin for 2 months) and I must say that my hair is DEFINITELY coming back. I have tons of regrowth and my hair just feels so much thicker and healthier!! The SAM-e is good for the depression too. I had to increase my dosage b/c I wasn't feeling quite as good as with the Wellbutrin, but it's definitely comparable. I also really miss the increased metabolism that Wellbutrin provided. I've gained a little weight in the last 2 months, but now it's just up to me to really be strict with my diet/exercise to keep my weight down. I just don't think that we can have it all ladies....it's either the hair or the increased metabolism....take your pick.

Hi,
ť I am convinced that my hairloss is probably due to the Wellbutrin I've
ť been taking, especially after reading this. My question to Spring is,
ť since you stopped taking the Wellbutrin, is there anything that you
ť started taking in its place for your depression that seems to work like
ť Welbutrin w/o the side effects? ...I don't think I'm ready to quit the
ť Wellbutrin but I'm definitely ready to get my hair back.
ť
ť -qplushq
ť
ť ť Well, as you can read from my original post, the same thing happened to
ť me.
ť ť It was a gradual loss, not a huge loss right away like most other
ť people.
ť ť I would imagine it's because it messes up your hormones, my menstrual
ť ť period was totally different, I was breaking out more, etc. Now I have
ť ť been off Wellbutrin for 6 weeks. My skin is clear, my periods are
ť getting
ť ť back to normal, and I am shedding almost back to normal.
ť ť
ť ť I don't know what to tell you. In my opinion, and obviously you
ť probably
ť ť already instinctivly know this, it sounds like the Wellbutrin. But if
ť the
ť ť Wellbutrin is helping your depression, that's another thing altogether.
ť
ť ť Did the Celexa by itself not help you?
ť ť
ť ť - spring
ť ť ť
ť ť ť
ť ť ť I was on celexa and lexapro and never had any trouble with hairloss.
ť ť Then
ť ť ť I added wellbutrin (and felt terrific), but after 7 months of
ť ť wellbutrin, I
ť ť ť started shedding. I had blood tests for hormones, thyroid and iron -
ť ť all
ť ť ť normal. If it was wellbutrin causing hairloss, wouldnt it have
ť started
ť ť ť when I started taking it? Ive also heard it may be that wellbutrin
ť ť ť increases testosterone which contributes to hairloss. I wonder if
ť its
ť ť ť stress related or increased testosterone or actually the wellbutrin
ť ť ť damaging the hair? Ive been having the shedding for about a year and
ť a
ť ť ť half and found the wellbutrin has helped the depression moreso than
ť the
ť ť ť ssris but dont want to be bald! Wonder if it is just stress which
ť maybe
ť ť I
ť ť ť can take something to help the stress or if it is testosterone and
ť ť maybe
ť ť ť spironolactone would help.
ť ť ť
ť ť ť Any thoughts?
ť ť ť thanks,
ť ť ť Gillian

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Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - spring, 04.12.2006, 00:45
- Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Pam Shepherd, 08.12.2006, 12:44
  - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Spring1, 08.12.2006, 19:19
    - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Jennifier, 09.12.2006, 10:30
      - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - delilah, 09.12.2006, 12:41
        Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Jennifier, 11.12.2006, 16:47
        Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - delilah, 12.12.2006, 02:56
        Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Jennifier, 18.12.2006, 20:12
  - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - JS, 10.12.2006, 03:08
  - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - delilah, 10.12.2006, 08:13
    - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Spring1, 11.12.2006, 13:07
      - Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - delilah, 11.12.2006, 17:38
        Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Spring1, 11.12.2006, 17:58
        Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - delilah, 12.12.2006, 02:58
        Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - Spring1, 12.12.2006, 08:24
- Wellbutrin, hair loss - gillian, 14.01.2007, 19:26
  - Wellbutrin, hair loss - Spring1, 16.01.2007, 12:51
    - Wellbutrin, hair loss - qplushq, 13.02.2007, 15:55
      - Wellbutrin, hair loss - Spring1, 27.03.2007, 10:28
      - Wellbutrin, hair loss - Margo, 15.06.2007, 12:54
        Wellbutrin, hair loss - OD, 17.06.2007, 22:54
  - Wellbutrin, hair loss - hdavis, 26.08.2007, 14:08
    - Wellbutrin, hair loss - maureen, 30.08.2007, 21:56
      - Wellbutrin, hair loss - Shell, 18.12.2007, 22:00
- Wellbutrin, hair loss, have stopped Wellbutrin - mickelvine, 27.03.2008, 08:16