Posted by Lorraine on February 17, 2001, at 11:34:40
In reply to Re: OH NO! NOW IT'S HAIR LOSS **I'M NEW TO WELLBUTRIN, posted by Victoria on February 17, 2001, at 1:19:49
Here's some info:
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia areata is an immune disease that affects almost 2% of the population in the US. This type of hair loss appears in various degrees of severity from small, round patches of hair loss that regrow without medical treatment to chronic, extensive hair loss that can involve the loss of all hair on the scalp or body hair. This type of hair loss affects both genders equally and can occur at any age, although it occurs most often in children and young adults.
Treatment of this type of hair loss includes immunomodulating therapies such as glucocorticoids, topical immunotherapy, or anthralin, or biologic-responce modifiers such as Minoxidil. The choice of treatment depends on the patient's age, as well as the extent of hair loss. Milder cases will see a greater improvement with treatment that will severe cases. In no case will treatment restore full hair in patients with 100% scalp or body hair loss.
from http://womenshealth.about.com/health/womenshealth/library/weekly/aa092799.htm?rnk=r3&terms=Hair+Loss
> I have been meaning to write on the board about how I have been on W for over 6 weeks with no side effects and some improvement on 75 to start and then 150 and now to 225. But today I discovered this big (inch by and inch) spot of missing hair right in the crown of my hair! I looked at the WellButrin site and found alocepia listed as one of the rare reactions. I am so freaking out. Does anyone know if in general alopecia is permanent or not?!Thanks!
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> > Hi Emmanuela and all others
> > I was so upset this past weekend...1/2 my beautiful thick hair fell out as I shampooed it. It probably sounds stupid to some, but I am devastated by this- my hair is one of the few things that I liked about my physical self these days or ageing, overweight, anxiety and wrinkles ;-)....now to have to deal with thin [not THINNING- BUT THIN!] hair is panicking me. my doctor said i could stop the Wellbutrin right now. i had reduced back down to 150 for 3 days anyway and have not noticed any huge side effects since stopping cold- but i am saddened,but don't think it's depression so much as having dealt with all these side effects for a week and a half. i could deal with the jaw clenching, sweating, tremors,ears ringing, dry mouth- BUT hair loss that's NOT stopping - NO WAY.
> > has anyone else had this? does it STOP? did you keep taking it and stop losing hair or did youhave to stop the meds too? what's the prognosis here- will i get my hair back? how long? god- i'm a mess... i feel like a fat bald chick [and i'm neither bald nor that fat- but i feel as if everyone can see my thin hair where before everyone noticed my thick hair!] and my husband has always loved my hair as have my children and everyone else..it's a real bummer guys--HELP PLEASE! KATHRYN
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