Another "Did you have this too?" question

CallieNYC · 04-29-2007, 03:44 PM

If you read any of my posts from Feb. through April, I was the one who had non-stop, relentless, all-over body itching, rashes and hives. Guess what? For the most part, everything's gone. Believe me, I'm not being arrogant: I know it could come back at any time. But for now, I'm experiencing profound relief and I'm PROFOUNDLY grateful!

My only question is, did anyone suffer hair loss and scalp problems (particularly itchiness)? Hair falls out faster than I can pick it up off the pillow, the floors, everything. And it itches and itches! It seems like withdrawal is not happy until it has affected literally every part of your psyche AND your body.

Thanks to all of you for holding my hand through these months of pure, undiluted hell.

LCrawford67 · 04-29-2007, 03:45 PM

Oh girlfriend....there's been lots of discussion about this! I'm ready to either join Hair Club or get a wig! My hair is noticibly thin on top, and I'm not happy about it!

Chrysalis · 04-29-2007, 06:01 PM

Unfortunately, Callie, yes. Very common.

Margaret

mapleleafgirl25 · 04-29-2007, 06:13 PM

i always had nice thick hair..then i had london and lost some..but it started to grow back..then i went back on paxil..and i was getting lots of split ends..ect..so now i am hoping that with the vitamins..it will get back to normal..it was all dull..and even my hairdresser told me that the meds totally make your hair a mess..

michele

ihatezaps · 04-29-2007, 06:52 PM

Oh yes. I've been losing hair like crazy. There is more hair around my apartment than there is on my head. I've always had thick hair so this is very weird for me. Another lovely gift of withdrawal

cinderella · 04-29-2007, 07:27 PM

I started to lose hair a few months of the meds. I went to the doctor and my ferritin was deficient and was blamed. I have never been deficient before, always in the low end of normal. Get it checked out. I took iron for 2 months before it slowed. Its been a year and my level is now 91 so am hoping for some regrowth. I took ferrogradumet iron supplements for a year to get my levels up. You need 70 for triggering regrowth apparently and then it can take up to 6 months for the hair to go into a growing cycle.

mscece · 04-29-2007, 07:29 PM

Last night I washed my hair I was scratching it so hard when I put the shampoo on my scalp starting burning. My scalp is also very flaky not dandruff but the skin on my scalp is flaking off.

scotty · 04-29-2007, 08:25 PM

Ryan had considerable hair loss during withdrawal. Today, 3 years off, it's thick as could be again.

rdjanis · 04-29-2007, 09:35 PM

I believe paxilgirl had a huge problem with hair loss as well for a while...

slappyintheface · 04-30-2007, 05:23 PM

Yep - chalk that one up to this lovely drug too !

Johnnny off Paxil · 04-30-2007, 07:37 PM

Yup.. I have a beard and I was shedding like a cat in the summer..its slowly slowing down..I also notice the increase in grey hairs.

Regards, Johnny

cinderella · 04-30-2007, 08:04 PM

Johnny what chinese meds are u using for anxiety, thanks

Amaya's Nana · 04-30-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnnny off Paxil

Yup.. I have a beard and I was shedding like a cat in the summer..its slowly slowing down..I also notice the increase in grey hairs.

Regards, Johnny

Well, I don't have a beard (thank God) but boy oh boy did the gray hairs come to life during withdrawal. I swear, if I wasn't "worth it" and use Loreal, I'd be near whiteheaded and I'm not ABOUT to go there just yet. No offense to those who are whiteheaded, of course.

Johnnny off Paxil · 04-30-2007, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinderella

Johnny what chinese meds are u using for anxiety, thanks

Well its called "Dragons Bones"..mostly if I try to break it down..its mostly high value calcium, magnesium and selenium from prehistoric bones..yeah thats right.. salvia..a type of sage..this I see helping the nervous system and a whole bunch of other names..if you want the formula I can post it..it works great especially if I compliment it with my magnesium and calcium later at night. The only downside is that it cannot be mixed with foods like ginger and citrus fruit which are considered "hot yang".

Regards, Johnny

04-29-2007, 03:44 PM	#1
CallieNYC Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 128	Another "Did you have this too?" question If you read any of my posts from Feb. through April, I was the one who had non-stop, relentless, all-over body itching, rashes and hives. Guess what? For the most part, everything's gone. Believe me, I'm not being arrogant: I know it could come back at any time. But for now, I'm experiencing profound relief and I'm PROFOUNDLY grateful! My only question is, did anyone suffer hair loss and scalp problems (particularly itchiness)? Hair falls out faster than I can pick it up off the pillow, the floors, everything. And it itches and itches! It seems like withdrawal is not happy until it has affected literally every part of your psyche AND your body. Thanks to all of you for holding my hand through these months of pure, undiluted hell. __________________ On every antidepressant imaginable since early 90s. 2002-2004 - Effexor -- poop out 2005-2006 - Cymbalta - itchy scalp/itchy everything - C/T Oct. 2006 Nov. '06 - Nortripyline - C/T Feb. 07 itching/hives/rash since getting off Traumatized: Will NEVER go on another a/d again.

04-29-2007, 03:45 PM	#2
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34,485	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Oh girlfriend....there's been lots of discussion about this! I'm ready to either join Hair Club or get a wig! My hair is noticibly thin on top, and I'm not happy about it! __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 Today is the best day, EVER!

04-29-2007, 06:01 PM	#3
Chrysalis Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,057	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Unfortunately, Callie, yes. Very common. Margaret __________________ 6/97 Paxil 20 mg daily 1/06 -5/06 20 mg to 10, then 10 mg to 5 (NOT recommended!) 8/5/06 switched to liquid Paxil, 5 mg Slow taper with last dose on 8/18/07 Toprol XL 25 mg daily for cardiac arrhythmia Trazodone, 25 mg, tapered, last dose on 12/12/07 Tart cherry, Magnesium Citrate, Salmon oil, Glucosamine and MSM, Multivitamin w/iron Zinc (23 mg) & Echinacea lozenge - 1 daily Activia yogurt

04-29-2007, 06:13 PM	#4
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,641	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question i always had nice thick hair..then i had london and lost some..but it started to grow back..then i went back on paxil..and i was getting lots of split ends..ect..so now i am hoping that with the vitamins..it will get back to normal..it was all dull..and even my hairdresser told me that the meds totally make your hair a mess.. michele __________________ 3rd attempt at withdrawal going slow..compounded pills Taper: 05/27/2010 - 03/12/12: Tapered From 20mgs - 6.2 (2years) 04/11/2012 - 6.0 05/10/2012 - 5.8 06/09/2012 - 5.6 07/09/2012 - 5.4 80/08/2012 - 5.2 09/07/2012 - 5.0 10/07/2012 - 4.8 11/06/2012 - 4.6 12/06/2012 - 4.4 01/04/2013 - 4.2 02/03/2013 - 4.0 03/05/2013 - 3.8 04/04/2013 - 3.6 05/05/2013 - 3.4 06/04/2013 - 3.2

04-29-2007, 06:52 PM	#5
ihatezaps "Keep calm and carry on!" Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 831	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Oh yes. I've been losing hair like crazy. There is more hair around my apartment than there is on my head. I've always had thick hair so this is very weird for me. Another lovely gift of withdrawal __________________ Approximately 8 years Paxil 20 mg. Side effects: weight gain, personality changes, no motivation, memory loss, stomach problems, dizziness, headaches, excessive sleeping and eating, vivid dreams. Did a very slow taper, dropping 1/2 mg at a time using liquid Paxil. Paxil free as of 1/13/2007

04-29-2007, 07:27 PM	#6
cinderella Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Auckland New Zealand Posts: 804	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question I started to lose hair a few months of the meds. I went to the doctor and my ferritin was deficient and was blamed. I have never been deficient before, always in the low end of normal. Get it checked out. I took iron for 2 months before it slowed. Its been a year and my level is now 91 so am hoping for some regrowth. I took ferrogradumet iron supplements for a year to get my levels up. You need 70 for triggering regrowth apparently and then it can take up to 6 months for the hair to go into a growing cycle. __________________ Panic/anxiety started Dec 03 Tried a few meds before starting Paxil Oct 04 (worked way up to 20mg) july 05 15mg aug 05 10 sept 05 5mg paxil free since oct 05 Lost 3kg in 5 months (72kg to 69kg) still waiting for the other 11kgs to go Still suffer morning anxiety, jittery during the day Paxil did help my anxiety/panic when nothing else did. March 06 Reflux, burning, more anxiety worsen. Put back another 1kg : ( (70kg) March 20 noticing hairloss scalp more visable March 23 (68kg)

04-29-2007, 07:29 PM	#7
mscece Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ca Posts: 428	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Last night I washed my hair I was scratching it so hard when I put the shampoo on my scalp starting burning. My scalp is also very flaky not dandruff but the skin on my scalp is flaking off.

04-29-2007, 08:25 PM	#8
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 47,161	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Ryan had considerable hair loss during withdrawal. Today, 3 years off, it's thick as could be again. __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

04-29-2007, 09:35 PM	#9
rdjanis "has a lavender scented keyboard" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 22,214	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question I believe paxilgirl had a huge problem with hair loss as well for a while... __________________ Rita

04-30-2007, 05:23 PM	#10
slappyintheface "doesn't use the big stamp" Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 6,603	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Yep - chalk that one up to this lovely drug too ! __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Time does not come in pill form" me http://www.slappyintheface.com

04-30-2007, 07:37 PM	#11
Johnnny off Paxil Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Persona Non Grata... I am No Expert on Nothing Posts: 3,105	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Yup.. I have a beard and I was shedding like a cat in the summer..its slowly slowing down..I also notice the increase in grey hairs. Regards, Johnny

04-30-2007, 08:04 PM	#12
cinderella Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Auckland New Zealand Posts: 804	Re: Another "Did you have this too?" question Johnny what chinese meds are u using for anxiety, thanks __________________ Panic/anxiety started Dec 03 Tried a few meds before starting Paxil Oct 04 (worked way up to 20mg) july 05 15mg aug 05 10 sept 05 5mg paxil free since oct 05 Lost 3kg in 5 months (72kg to 69kg) still waiting for the other 11kgs to go Still suffer morning anxiety, jittery during the day Paxil did help my anxiety/panic when nothing else did. March 06 Reflux, burning, more anxiety worsen. Put back another 1kg : ( (70kg) March 20 noticing hairloss scalp more visable March 23 (68kg)

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