Wellbutrin and Hair Loss

(female) Does wellbutrin cause excessive hair loss? I’ve been on it for almost a year and a half and started noticing hair loss 7 months after I started the medication. Now I’m loosing 115 or more hairs (I’ve counted – those are just the ones that didn’t go down the drain) just by washing it and styling it in the morning. More falls through the course of the day. My family doctor doesn’t think it’s the medication but internet research seems to indicate something different.

Wellbutrin (bupropion) is amongst a group of similar drugs known to cause hair loss as a side effect. As far as I am aware, any antidepressant medication can cause hair loss in some people. I have had patients report this Wellbutrin side effect to me directly and certainly the internet is replete with comments to that observation.