Alopecia - I take hydroxyzine, buspar, and wellbutrin. Which of these meds could be possible causes?

Hi paasche: I was the original poster of this question.
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I just got out of the shower, where my hair was coming out in handfuls. I’ve been on Buspar for a 2-3 months now and my hair has been coming out like this for at least 5-6 weeks. I’m calling my doctor on Monday to see if I can get switched to something else b/c the hair loss is completely noticeable now and I went from having super thick and long hair to it being patchy and so thin you can see through it to my scalp. I can’t continue like this and I am convinced it’s the Buspar. The only other medication I take is something for ADD, and I don’t think that’s causing this drastic hair loss.

Anybody had any good or bad experiences with buspar having to do with this discussion? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks

I have been taking wellbutrin 450 mg for several years. I have not noticed any hair loss or thinning. I did lose a significant amount of weight over the past year and a half and thinning started then. I attribute my hair loss and thinning to the weight loss and not so much to wellbutrin

Hi Eva, I'm so sorry you're having all those problems. I've never had my hair come out in patches or clumps. In the past, my scalp usually itches when I get a bout of thinning of my hair. It's usually caused by an extra amount of stress, or, sometimes in the past, I had to change shampoo and other hair products. I haven't had to do that in a long time. I might try it again soon. In the past, I've tried Selsun Blue shampoo, Zincon, TSal, Neutrogena, and others you can ask your pharmacist to recommend to you. Maybe it will help. Mine usually clears up with time. I just was worried that some of my meds might have brought it on. But, thinking back, I had this problem several times through the years when I wasn't taking any medications at all. So, I think there's more to it than just meds. Stress can cause it, then the hair thinning, in turn, causes more stress!

I started to lose my hair about 8 years ago--first a bald spot in back--along the hairline. It slowed for a bit, but continued to the point where I would no longer go out of the house w/o a hat, scarf, etc. I've purchased some turbans as well. What I've come to find out is that it's just the autoimmune disease crap that has caused. I have fibro and a bunch of other stuff. My younger sister lost most of her hair after a hysterectomy, and now she has RA. Apparently, it's also genetic--going hand in hand with the autoimmune stuff.

I'm sorry you are experiencing this, G. I hope you do better than me.

Eva

Hi, WB and other ADs can cause hair loss. It's an uncommon SE, but people have experienced it. Of course the underlying anxiety or depression doesn't help. I took Celexa, WB, & Clonazepam & the combo really made me lose hair. I don't know about the hydroxyzine & Buspar, but the more meds the more stress to the body if one is prone to SEs. My derm said to try minoxidil for men (even though I'm female). The pharmacist said that if you stop the minoxidil then you lose the hair. That is why I haven't started it. I tried Biotin, but that just makes my nails stronger & I don't notice that it does anything for my hair. But I do take it every day.

I will ask her if she is on belspar, and how long.

From the "side effects" profile I've looked up, this is not one of the "common" side effects of wellbutrin. I'm more suspicious that buspar might be my problem at this time for the hair loss/thinning hair. Has anyone else experienced this while taking buspar or the other meds I have mentioned here?

This is really strange, I just got a text from another member and she told me she started WB a few days ago, and her hair is falling out horrible. All in her face, mouth?? It has to be that.