Hairstylist symptoms and conditions

I'm on week 3 of 150 mg of Wellbutrin.I switched to it from Effexor, which caused me to gain 40 pounds.The first week on Wellb I noticed increased energy, trouble staying asleep at night, mood improvement. Now in week 3, the sleep has improved, I've managed to quit smoking (works great for this), and I lost 5 pounds. On the downside, frequent urination, some stomach issues, mild headachey feeling, sensitivity to light, feeling overheated sometimes, and some return of depressive symptoms after initial burst of energy and motivation. What scares me the most though is reading about all the reports of hair loss on here. I have fine hair to begin with ad there is no way I can endure this side effect. So far I haven't noticed that effect, but I'm considering ditching this drug if that is a serous risk. From reading all the reports I'm wondering if there are more reports of hair loss from people on 300 mg or more than from people on 150 mg??

I have been on this about two or three months. In the last two months I developed hoarseness, laryngitis, and loss of voice. I sound like Mickey Mouse or like I have been sucking helium.

Any one else have these symptoms?

I also have powerful leg and foot cramps at night but may have had this before.

HELP

I have stopped for about 2 weeks now and no improvement. Anyone have an idea how long this could last? I need my voice for work.

HELP

I'm glad I read this. I got the Mirena in March of 2007. I didn't have any symptoms for about the first year. In February of 2008, I started getting headaches almost every day and thought I had tension headaches... Then, I would come home from work feeling tired and irritable and just sleep for hours, wake up to eat dinner and spend time with my husband and son and then go back to bed. I'm SO tired of being tired and irritable. I've gone through small bouts of depression and anxiety. Then, what's happened in the past two months is that my hair has gotten thinner (my hairstylist even noticed) and I've begun to break out really bad around my chin and neck. I've NEVER had a problem with acne before and now these are scarring! It's horrible. If I hadn't come by this site, I would still be wondering what's wrong with me, but now I know. I'm only 24 years old and I have the sex drive of an 80 year old, I swear. I thought I could wait it out and have Mirena removed as scheduled in March 2009, but I can't! I am getting it out as soon as the GYN can give me an appointment!

Hi so I've only been taking Topamax for five days now and I have a question? I am black and I also have a problem where I woke up this morning and instead of hair loss per se, my bangs on either side were cut straight across about 4 inches missing (this is a lot for a black person, maybe even to anyone trying to grow their hair for their upcoming wedding). It's like someone used scissors to cut off 4 inches, of only the front of my hair (breakage). Has anyone else heard of this? Please help.

I wish I had read all these posts before I took this awful stuff. I have experienced almost everything listed here except nose bleeds. I had a severe sinus infection and ear infection. Taking antibiotics, too. The first pill I took made me very sleepy, but then went in reverse. I slept for about 2 hours and woke up at 1 am unable to go back to sleep even though I was so tired. I felt like I was on speed. I managed to go to work, I am a hairstylist, but felt nervous all day cutting hair and constantly had to go to the bathroom. I decided this was not for me and I went back to my afrin nose spray to relieve the congestion.