4 Days Off Seroquel (Top voted first)

I was not told the reason I went freaking bald was these pills. My daughter and I are both balding. hell,no I am 4 days off seroquel, welbutrin xl, and buspar, all of which cause hair loss. the doctor took me off 250 seroquel and told me that I would only gain weight on the higher amount. put me on 100 and I gained 20 pounds. mind you I had gastric bypass and eat basically grapes and dang apples. I am itching like crazy and digging like I have something. I know now I should not have stoppe cold turkey,but,lord knows I want my hair back and now. please help me to get over this withdrawl because,it's driving me batty. thanks

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After going off the meds did your hair come back? If so how long did it take?

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Hello, Shady! How are you?

Alopecia can occur as a result of many medications and if you were taking several, it's really a guessing game to try to figure out which one caused it.

As to the withdrawal effects, the only thing that's really going to help there is time, unless you go to your doctor for assistance. It really would have been best to taper off of them gradually.

Have you tried anything to relieve the itching?

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well,today I went all day with very little itching. my vision is back as well. I am off everything still and did go to my doctor. i am going back tomorrow night. I am pretty sure the seroquel was doing my eyes bad. so,I am going to not take that right now. I stopped the geodon over 5 months ago and still lost hair so I am going back on it as needed. not every night. I am asking for zoloft and only taking as needed. I am going to do what I can to limit the use of these drugs.

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