Posted by yxibow on October 26, 2005, at 2:11:14
In reply to Only 21 yrs old Losing hair on wellbutrin lex, posted by Doug_Saving_The_team on October 23, 2005, at 10:07:50
> hi everyone, sorry if this is repetitive, but I have noticed my hair thinning over the last 3 years while I've been on wellbutrin, trileptal and lexapro. I've read that I should ask for 50mg of zinc and 100mcg selenium -- that's fine, but I just realized I have been taking that dosage within my daily multivitamin since January. I am only 21 years old and this is pretty distressing.
Some hair loss in men starts earlier than others and as been said there can be hidden recessive genes. Wellbutrin has been associated with hair loss -- I dont know if this is temporary or a permanent loss of follicles, I would probably say for the most part the prior.
Along with the myriad of problems I started losing hair around 26, some thinning, mostly restricted to a patch on one side. There is no family heredity I know, but there could be generations ago. It frustrated me for a while and gave me a loss of pride (as a gay male I think among some there is a double loss of attraction to some men who prefer other men with a full head of hair -- but that's life) but ultimately I had to focus on what is my main disorder.I tried Minoxidil but that got tiring and any growth was unclear. A warning that it can lower blood pressure especially if used too much. It may help if the thinning has been within 5 years or so which it sounds like.
My haircutter, who has trimmed the patch nicely over the years to hide it, swears by Nioxin Shampoo. I also can't really say it does much, but its a nice expensive and invigorating set of shampoo and conditioner that can last many months if you have a short haircut and use sensible quantities.
I do take Trader Joe's Zinc 30mg and Selenium 200mcg -- I can't say it has improved things much also but its cheap. But the zinc might ward off some colds, so its harmless.
I guess I would say, try all the remedies you want but don't get caught up in it. Maybe its snide to say, but a nice baseball cap (or any choice of headwear) also does the job. I guess it takes adjusting to aging ultimately. Some people grey by your age too. There's always ultimately some cosmetic way of covering it up if its worth the expense to you and your self-image.
Its a tradeoff between medication and the benefits they bring and your pride as a man. Personally if your medication is doing its best I would stick with it and try other remedies along with it. Depression untreated is far worse a situation than hairloss if one steps back and looks at it. I know thats not much help, but its kinda true.
Hope that helps
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