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Anyone find any real and effective ways to battle the hair loss that happens with Wellbutrin? I feel like so much of my hair is coming out in the shower and on my brush

I’m going to make my story short because I have posted on here before about this, but I am on 450 mg of Seroquel and I was prescribed when I was underage. I never really understood the drug and I’ll be honest for a long time never looked into it, but now that I have 2 kids, a husband, and it is really affecting my life I have started to go down on the medication. Tonight I’m tapering again from 450 to 400mgs. My goal is to be totally off.

I was prescribed at boarding school when I was 16/17 because I wasn’t sleeping through the night and my dorm Parent was concerned. my boarding school leaned very heavily on medication and had a school psychiatrist. Everyone I knew was on some form of Adderall, sleeping medication or antidepressant. I started off on 50 mg and now a decade later I’m on 450. I have gained about 30 pounds in the past year. Seroquel never really affected my weight until now. I haven’t changed my diet at all and I don’t know if it’s because im 30 now. Anyways, I am not bipolar. I may have some depression but truthfully, I don’t remember what it’s like being off of this medication so I don’t have a baseline to go off of, but I wanted to know if there’s anybody out there that is similar to me that has had an experience something like this and now is off the drug or on a very minimal dose. I’m trying to be so hopeful I can get totally off by December but transparency I’m a stay at home mom that has her kids home for the summer and I never want to be a bad mom so this will be my last taper till fall. Has anyone tapered by 50s or by 100’s? My doctor says to go slow that’s why I’m going by 50 now

Thanks so much 🫶🏼

Bonjour,

Mon coloc Ayan t eu un unique épisode maniaque avec caractéristiques psychotiques il y a plus d’un an. Récemment, je me suis aperçu qu’il ne prenait plus ses médicaments. Il me dit avoir arrêté son traitement il y a 9 mois d’un coup, sans le dire à personne. Quil s’est auto surveillé, a analyser ses humeurs durant tout ce temps, conscient du risque qu’il prenait, mais que ce médicament le bousillait trop. Il était prêt à le reprendre de lui même si il se sentait repartir.
Mais de ce que je lis, le sevrage, sur un arrêt brutal d’olanzapine a 20mg est violent. Il dit ne pas avoir eu de sevrage et s’être senti rapidement mieux et à nouveau lui même après l’arrêt du traitement. Il est totalement stable depuis plus d’un an, travaille, vie sociale, sport, bonne hygiène de vie, sommeil stable, etc.
Je me demande si c’est possible qu’il ai vraiment arrêté son médicament depuis autant de temps, ou si il est probable qu’il l’ai arrêté depuis peu, peut être juste qques semaines, et, un peu pour montrer qu’il « maîtrise » dise que cela fait presque 1 an sans médicament et que c’est ok, qu’il n’a pas de rechute. Je ne veux pas le fliquer j’essaie juste d’appréhender au mieux cette situation car je tiens beaucoup à lui. Qu’en pensez vous ? Merci de m’avoir lu

Hi habt ihr ähnliche Erfahrungen mit bupropion gemacht? Ich nehme 150 mg gegen Depressionen aber ich habe das Gefühl das ist zu viel weil ich etwas nervös bin. Bin in der 5. Woche. Ich bin offener aber immer noch nicht sicher ob das das richtige ist. Ich liebe Kaffee haha und darauf muss ich jetzt auch verzichten. Vielleicht brauche ich auch einfach keine antidepressiva mehr aber meine extrem unsympathische Psychiaterin wollte nicht dass ich aufhöre. Währenddessen schleiche ich seit drei Wochen Sertralin aus. Also 25 mg. Das hat bei mir nämlich nicht mehr gewirkt sondern mich nur leer fühlen lassen.

Ich bin auch seit einem Jahr ca in Therapie und so langsam kann ich nicht mehr. Nichts hilft. Alles hat seine vor und vor allem Nachteile. Ich hoffe wenigstens dass die Therapie helfen wird aber es zieht sich und irgendwie bin ich danach trauriger als vorher. Anstrengend. Naja immerhin bin ich jetzt sozialer mit bupropion aber auch hibbeliger. Einschlafen ist schwer und richtig müde sein auch.
Es fühlt sich generell an wie anxiety oder dass man einfach dauernd Kaffee getrunken hat.

ive been on lexapro for a week now, 5mg for my first 2 days then 10mg but ive been having horrible panic attacks and insomnia? — also no appetite at all, i only smoke cigarettes and i feel like its also changed my taste buds for that and i became extremely sensitive to sound, my pupils are also extremely dilated and i have constant headaches, whenever i close my eyes its all static which ive never had before, do i contact my doctor to stop it completely?

Guys i have been suffering from insomnia since starting day of using antidepressants.....I used antidepressants over one year and it's been 2 years since i stopped...but I'm not getting proper sleep...max 3 hours i can sleep.....pls how to cure this problem without taking tablets that messes brain chemistry

Hey everyone. I live in Central Mexico, not in a touristy or near the border area. I've been able to buy Bupropion/Anfebutamona up until recently. Farmacia Similares-Dr. Simi just told me that they will no longer be carrying it due to some restrictions from the Mexican government starting in July. Looks like I will need to switch to something else. Open to ideas even c@nn@bis if needed. Anyone have any luck switching to a different antidepressant that won't kill my libido or make me gain 30lbs?

I’ve always been a really anxious person, but I never realized it wasn’t normal to overthink everything constantly. Planning conversations in my head, skipping classes and important events because of social anxiety, not going to parties if my friend wasn’t going, even feeling anxious at family events if my sister wasn’t there.

I’ve always struggled with friendships and have borderline tendencies — never fully diagnosed, but my psychiatrist noticed patterns in my relationships over the years.

The weird thing is that I’m pretty, skinny, and come from money (not saying this to sound cocky, just for context), so nobody ever thought I was struggling. People assumed I was cold or arrogant, like “she just doesn’t feel like going.” But before 18 I was actually deeply insecure. Then I got “adopted” by a popular friend group because people knew who I was in my town, and suddenly I became “that girl.” I loved the validation and I think that’s where everything started.

Since then I’ve had very intense, chaotic relationships. I used to lie a lot because I wanted my friends to feel obsessed with me. It came from a huge fear of abandonment because people always ended up leaving me. So I tried making new friends feel like they needed me. That behavior cost me friendships, and the worst part is that I KNOW it’s wrong. I’m actually a good person and feel horrible about the way I act sometimes.

I’m introverted and insecure in relationships, but not in myself, if that makes sense. I love how I look and present myself to the world, but emotionally I’m either 100% or 0%. Too intense or completely detached.

Last year my mental health completely collapsed. I had what I call manic episodes with my boyfriend, cheated on him, lied to him for years because I was scared my very traditional family wouldn’t accept him. My best friend — literally my soulmate and the only person who always understood me — eventually left too. She said my chaotic life was affecting her mental health and our friendship had become all about me.

At the same time my boyfriend left after I confessed all the lies I’d told him. Meanwhile my family knew NOTHING about my mental health. I felt like my entire world was collapsing in silence.

I went to Bali alone for a month trying to heal and understand why I feel everything so deeply and why I sabotage myself every time life feels stable. The scariest part is that in the moment I NEVER realize I’m doing it.

I have been off of lorazepam for 8 months now after only 3 months of use. The first 2 weeks were complete hell. I have had tinnitus the whole 8 months and I still get pretty anxious when I know that I have to leave the house. Lorazepam was great the first couple of weeks but it made my mind to quiet. I could not handle any noise like tv or music. The only noise I could handle was a fan but that even became a challenge as it started singing to me. I know that I needed to get off of it so I asked mt doctor 4 times and got no answer on the 5th time she said you are on such a small dose you can just stop taking it. I knew better but she is the doctor. I also have health and sleep anxiety now which I never had before. My head also feels so strange. Does anyone else experience these symptoms.

Hi,
I started citoapram 10mg 5 weeks ago for mainly depression. I still have ongoing symptoms/side effects
Head pressure
Spaced out
Waking very early 3-4 in the morning
My mind feels calmer but anxiety in the body is tough
Weird vision especially in the evening
My overall mood seems flat but at least I don’t feel rock bottom
Sometimes just generally don’t feel well
Night sweats

I seemed to be improving a little week 3 then gone backwards. Is there anyone who still felt like this at 5 weeks? I really need to get back to work but feel I can’t at the moment.
Grateful for any advice or experiences.

Hi Guys i was performing well till April 6th 2026 on fluvoxamine 75 mg controlled release brand name is voxapeace which i was cutting and shaving weighing using scale from August 2025 of the 100 mg CR and it went well till April 6 th 2026 and after that I requested my doctor to change that to immediate release version of fluvoxamine brand name fluvoxin sun Pharma brand and just took three days by cutting and shaving and weighing 75 mg and was crashed with full blown si** thoughts panic attacks and severe nausea for three days and then again renistated back on April 11th 2026 and it nausea settled suic**al lingering everyday panic attacks settled and then sleep was also better and again April 26 th 2026 hit with severe si thoughts again don't know why and then changed the formation again voxapeace 50 mg controlled release and voxidep 25 mg different brand immediate release for 5 days and was totally sleep deprived too much of si thoughts and gastric and gi issues and reduced further down to 50 mg voxapeace brand from May 4 th till May 10th withdrawal symptoms was so heavy i got much intrusive thoughts and so again i reinstated back 75 mg on May 11th controlled release voxapeace brand still much sleep.deprieved just 5 hours of sleep everyday tell me when I will stabilize please give some advise here si thoughts also plaguing me everyday .....I am on pregabalin 25mg and amisulpride 25mg and Melatonin 3mg and magnesium glycinate supplements

So I just took my sertraline 50mg and I drank a Thai tea earlier for dinner and I feel like weird pain/anxiety in my chest! Did I mess up? Am I going to be okay? 😥 what can I do?!?!

Hi, I (25F) have been on cymbalta for about a year and I decided that I wanted to try coming off of antidepressants. I talked with my doctor and we came up with a tapering schedule that took me from 60 down to 20 (the lowest dose) over the course of 4 weeks. Felt fine going down, no adverse symptoms even when I was at the lowest dose. I finished off my supply yesterday and IMMEDIATELY was feeling like crap. I keep throwing up, my head feels like someone is playing a gong inside my brain and I’m so dizzy and nauseous all of the time. I thought one day might be the end of it but today I woke up feeling EVEN WORSE. I tried to look up what I can do about it or what will help but the only thing I’m seeing is that it’s important to taper off, which I did. Some sites are saying this can last weeks to even months and I can’t handle feeling like this for some long please tell me if something will help 😭

Is anybody taking these two together?

What kind of risk are we looking at here?

Got a new prescription of Cymbalta 30mg x2, however I remembered that my ED meds have a combination of Tadalafil and Fluoxetine 22.4mg.

Now im in a bit of a dilema, perhaps there is risk for Serotonin Syndrome.

Bonjour

J'ai commencé la Venlafaxine à 37.mg il y a 2 jours et je viens se m'apercevoir que mes pupilles sont dilatées.

Est ce que cela va revenir à la normale?

Avez vous eu aussi les pupilles dilatées avec ce traitement ?

Merci de vos réponses

This is my first post on here. Recently I had been to a no insurance doctor for my mental and physical health and was prescribed 10mg of lexapro to start out with, after a month I was able to receive 20. I’ve been on it since the end of February. I don’t think it has been helping me much. I still feel very much depressed, overthinking, making decisions that aren’t right, feeling obsessive over certain things, and I cry all the time. Before I was on it I wanted to kill myself and now i don’t want to, but I still don’t want to be here. I’m a 21 yr old female, I also smoke weed everyday, and I have been prone to drink or do other things every now and again. I know none of that helps but I’ve noticed a lot of people usually end up liking it, but part of me feels that I’m just doing even worse. I’ve never been tested for any mental disorders because I cannot afford it, just simply taking something and hoping for the best. I don’t know if I have BPD, OCD, Bipolar.. but truly I don’t know if this medication is helping. Should I come off of it? Or keep trying? Or any advice anyone would like to give? I understand knowing that since I am somewhat of an addict, and a pothead, that most comments will contain that and I understand, but any opinions or advice will help. Signed, a struggling young woman.