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I've been on Wellbutrin for 3 years. My hair has been falling ou...

Posted at 12:34 AM on Oct 30, 2008 by annabeth, #36117
I've been on Wellbutrin for 3 years. My hair has been falling out more and more every month. My scalp itches horribly! It feels almost as though bugs are crawling all over it. I am irritable and have dramatic mood swings. The final straw, though, was recently when I had a blood test to find that my white and red blood cell counts had become dangerously low, and my red blood cells were swollen (macrocytic anemia). I'm now training myself off of Wellbutrin. I tried dropping to a quarter dose and felt flu-like symptoms (chills, extreme tiredness, dizziness) and extraordinary appetite (gaining 10 lbs in week 1). I also became unable to handle simple tasks at work, and excessively negative in demeanor. I'm now back up to 1 pill and the chills have stopped. I am hoping that I can go back down to 1/2 pill gradually. Will my hair grow back? Is the liver/blood damage reversible? Has anyone kicked the Wellbutrin habit and recovered fully? Please help. Thank you in advance.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 04, 2008 by jameyk1968, #14146

Wow, not that I'm glad to hear about your side effects, but I have had the same exact problems w/my hair and scalp! SO much hair loss and feeling like I had lice or or SOME sort of bugs (even tho there's nothing there, obviously!!)! I guess it's the Wellbutrin XL?? I also would like to go off of it altogether but am afraid to try.

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Reply 12 months ago on Nov 15, 2008 by lclclc, #14514

Has anyone noticed major breast swelling and soreness on wellbutrin xl (generic one is what i tried)?.. I was on for 5 days and immediately my breast got hot and swollen, couldnt be touched. I stopped yesterday and soreness is cut in half already.

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