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Can anti-anxiety medicine Buspar (Buspirone) cause patchy hair loss?

April 25, 2016
Asked By:jamieg45 in Glendale, CA

And if I've been on it for about 2+ years will the hair come back in that area if I stop taking it? Or have the hair follicles (transplanted grafts) been permanently damaged in that area?

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