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I have been taking 200 mg. a day for about 4 years. I thought it was a coincidence that I've lost 50% of my hair during this time because I am also going through menopause. I just found out that it is possible the hair loss is caused by metoprolol, so my doctor just wrote me a RX for a different drug. Will my hair grow back? It was very long, down to my waist, but I've been cutting it to compensate for the thinness. I just touch my head and lose a few hairs! Any ideas?

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My hairs growing back ppl whoop whoop it's taken 7 months after stoping the pills and had a heart opp there's hope I lost nearly all my hair and now slowly it's coming , come off the drugs it's the only way thanks everyone tho for the support and good luck guys

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I forgot to say also that when they switched to the Lisinopril I spoke with my doctor because she mentioned that "my heart and lungs would slowly get stronger now also" because I always had a faster pulse so they put me on the Metorolol also to "slow things down".. and I said hey wait a minute is this going to fix the polycythemia ruba vera that I mysteriously just started having a few years back and she said well yeah I guess that it probably would but no-one had connected the dots.. even when I asked when I was told I had it (a different doc but the new one didn't see it either til I said something)..I only make more blood because I had a low oxygen count (apparently not common) but obviously a side effect also of the slowing everything down for so many years. These meds just aren't good for you:(

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Thanks, I have had multiple thryroid tests so I think that I am ok but am now on a lower dose of Lisinopril which doesn't sound much better, and am still having hair loss also.. . I have now started taking Protandim and will continue to monitor my results since it may help me altogether with the bp and getting rid of all of the meds. I know that many others are struggling with this stuff so I will try to remember to come back and post my results in a few months:) I am very hopeful as my bp is the "heriditary" kind because they cold never find an actual cause and I have had it since I was 23 and am now 36. (and it was stroke level when it "popped up"). Good luck to you all!!

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I started BP meds about 4 years ago...started on Lisenopril and had a bad cough reaction to it, apparently fairly common. Doc rx'd the metoprolol 50 mg., cough stopped within a week. Great! Late in the summer noticed a quArter sized bald spot on the lower back of my head (thankfully). Didn't think much of it at the time as I had recently found a tick in the same area and thought it was a result of the tick bite. By December my hair loss had doubled and the bp was up so she upped my med to 100 mg and tested me for lupus. Lupus was neg. but its now April and my hair loss is now almost 50%! In reading mor about lupus, I found that there is drug induced lupus! It involves hair loss, achey joint and muscles, all of which I have experienced, not to mention the tiredness! One of the drugs that causes drug induced lupus is beta blockers, metoprolol being one. BINGO!!!!! If it is drug induced lupus, it may take months, even years for symptoms to show up...yah that would be me! Like one of the other bloggers, I started taking biotin...for my nails, actually but I did start experiencing a little regrowth, so I will start taking it again...the weird thing is, I have naturally dirty blonde hait that I lighten with some gray mixed in. The new growth is SNOW WHITE!!!! I have always had naturally thick hair and lashes which are now considerable thinner. Fortunately my hairs loss is at the lower back of my head so I can cover it , but I'm about bald half way up my head. I hope it comes back, but if I can just get it to stop, I'll be happy. New med starts today! Lets hope there are no more bad reactions and that all the joint and muscle pain go away too!

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HAVE RESEARCHED OVER AND OVER WHAT TO DO ABOUT MY HAIR LOST, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THE MED I AM TAKING CAUSE HAIR LOSS, I NOTICED BUT WITH AGE I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL, NOTICED THAT I SEE STRAIGHT THUR MY HAIR AND A VERY THIN PONYTAIL, OVER A MATTER OF FEW MONTHS WAS NOT OKAY. I AM NOW SCARED TO WASH MY HAIR BECAUSE IT IS ALL IN THE BRUSH. I JUST CRIED NOT TO BE VAIN BUT WITH RAPID WEIGHT GAIN BECAUSE OF THE MED AND NOW THIS I AM MAJORLY DEPRESSED. MY HAIR WAS LONG AND FULL NOT ANYMORE, MY NEXT STEP WOULD BE A WIG TOO THIN TO WEAR SHORT. GLAD TO KNOW I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE. I AM NOT TAKEN THIS NO MORE.

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erm iv bein off mine 2 months and my hair has not even started to grow back at all i hopeing it mote just take time ,and iv also had the heart opp so i wont have to take meds again thank god

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It will grow back. I have been off mine a month and I am soooo happy to say I have re- growth!!!!!!!!!. My hair has always been so thick and very long. So yes it should grow back....

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im sorry shuld of said i was on bisoprolol but most beta blockers work the same and yes it was defo 100 percent the drug and if anybody is taken and is having problems plz dont waite as long as i did to get it sorted

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why do ppl always same THATS A LOW AMOUNT TO BE ON ???????? im am 25 years old and i have heart problems so i was put on a LOW amouth 2.5 then moved up to 5mg and over half my hair is gorn i had long think hair,i stuck the meds out for 9 long months and xmas day just gorn i stop and my hair is still falling ,each doctor is diffrent and most of them shrug it off ,its heart brakeing and i dont know if ill ever be able to wear my hair down again ,and yes when ur ill u still cant help careing about the way u look !! i only stuck to the meds that long as i have to young children and i belived it was for the best ,i just half the pill for 2 weeks then stop xmas day with no probs at all thank god and am now waitening for a opp ,i would love to know if anybody has being through the same and if there hair even has started to grow back as its all i think about plzzzzzzz help me xxxx

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Forgot to say that since November 1st, 2011 I have been prescriped a higher dose of Metoprolol 50mg Succanate ER and since the 1st until now i have now got a huge bald spot at the top of my head about the size of the palm of my hand. I have also got several quater size spots in various spots all over my head including one right in the front(cant hide that one) I am posting this because for the two years that I have been taking this drug, I have been slowly loosing hair, but because I HAD such thick and long hair, it did'nt bother me that I was loosing it. But now I cry myself everytime I run my fingers thru my hair or daily combing because I can litterally feel it popping and it just makes me cry to know that I will eventually be bald if I keep taking it. PLEASE PLEASE questions your Dr's. They are NOT GOD"S and we are just guinie pigs. I, just got a call from my Dr and now he wants to put me another drug-you better believe that I am about to do Research on it before I agree to take it.

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I feel for you soo much. I am a 40yr old female and i have been on it for 2yrs-Metoprolol 25mg. The bad thing about it is that i was not given it for HBP i was given it for heart palpatations. Now when I stopped taking it breifly,I ended up in the hospital with a BP of 172/154! I don't want to take this crap. I called my Dr today and the nurse tells me to not take it anymore, but i thought you had to be weened off of it. Wow good advise especially since they still have not called me back!!!!!

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IF your doctor insists metropolol is not causing your hair loss, you should confront him with a statement from your pharmist! They know so much more about drugs than doctors do (seriously).

For heart problems and blood pressure problems it seems you only have a choice between ace inhibitors and beta blockers. Ask a pharmacist for a list of the most popular in each category. See which list metropolol is on and choose one from the other! Both will help, so why not choose one from the other category?

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yes Lisinopril caused me severe hair loss. I was ok on 10mg but it wasn't reducing my blood pressure so the doctor pushed me up to 40 mg. I had large bald spots (3) int two months. Metoprolol 25mg also caused severe hair loss after taking it for 49days. The doctor insisted that neither med should cause hair loss. Time for a new Doctor?

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yes Lisinopril caused me severe hair loss. I was ok on 10mg but it wasn't reducing my blood pressure so the doctor pushed me up to 40 mg. I had large bald spots (3) int two months. Metoprolol 25mg also caused severe hir loss

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I'm taking 50 mg of metroprolol twice a day for about a year and my hair is dfinitely falling out. I never had this problem prior to taking this drug. I'm in the process of swtching to cardizem I hope this drug does not cause my hair to fall out too. I'm not sure if Cardezem has any negative effects.

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Hello everyone! It's a little comforting to see that I am not alone, but I also hate that there are so many of us going through this.. My name is Kristina I am 25 years old and I have been taking Metoprolol 25mg since June 10th 2011 to date. For the past maybe month to month and a half, I have noticed a very significant amount of hair loss =/ Âthis frightens me very much so. My doctor prescribed this to me because I was having palpitations. I had a few tests done to rule out any heart problems: EKG, 24hr heart monitor. ÂAll was well, Although I continued to complain about feeling my heart beat irregularly (fast) for no apparent reason so Metoprolol he prescribes.. I do not have high blood pressure, was he right to prescribe this to me?? ÂAlthough this medication does help me noticeably with palpitations.. though I'm sure it would because it does what its suppose to which is slow the heart rate, I am now so stressed for my hair loss!! Â:'( ÂI am in a vendetta with these pills! Should I continue to take them for my palpitations or should I stop to prevent more hair loss!?!? I was aware before starting this medication that it may cause weight gain and or make losing weight a harder task, but I was blindsided by the hair loss until today! I have been online for the past 2 hours researching and now there is no doubt in my mind the pills are to blame for my clogged bath drain and numerous hair balls on my floor and extra thinning hair. So as I sit here typing I have decided to call Kaiser in the morning and make an urgent appointment with my doctor and see what he has to say... I will keep you guy posted as soon as I am able. Thank you for reading. And remember "This to shall pass" Blessings <3

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I have been on Metoprolol Tartrate now for about 18 (that is eighteen) months. I have been losing too much hair so tonight for the first time I researched in the internet and found these post. It is really true. I take 50 total; 25mg. twice a day for my high blood pressure. I am very discouraged about the hair loss. So many pharmaceuticals are poisonous and injurious. So what do we all do? ........Marzie C.

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My daughter was prescribed this medication. I just made the connection with hair loss for my self. She is young (17) with a beautiful head of hair. I need an alternative for myself and her.

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I have been on Metoprolol for about 6 months. Since that time I have had dandruff, and extreme hair loss. I have now made the connection thanks to a dermatologist. I wish I would have known this sooner.

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I was on Propranolol for a few months and my hair started coming out like crazy too. I asked my doctor, but of course, he told me that this is minor side effect.

Anyway, long story short...I slowly stopped taking it and my hair started to grow back. So don't worry yours will grow back too, just gotta give it some time! :)

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