Metropolol and Hair Loss

Metropolol and Hair Loss - Is It TRUE?

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In this video we discuss metropolol hair loss - is it true? What is metropolol, how does it work, what are the side effects, how does it affect hair? Find out all this and more by watching the full video!

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Are you worried that your medication is causing you to lose hair? Do you want to know what to do about it? This article will discuss everything you want to know about metoprolol-induced hair loss and how to reverse it.

Alopecia is a rather rare (yet rather real) side effect for some people taking metoprolol. Metoprolol is the generic form of the brand name drugs Lopressor, Metoprolol Succinate, Metoprolol Tartrate and Toprol XL.

Metoprolol is a beta-blocker used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), angina (chest pain) and other heart-related conditions.

Because hair loss is such an uncommon side effect of metoprolol, your doctor may not make mention of it. Some doctors may outright tell you that the medication is not to blame for your thinning hair.

However, there have been studies suggesting that certain drugs, including beta-blockers, may induce alopecia. WebMD and The Mayo Clinic list hair thinning as a rare side effect of metoprolol.

The American Hair Loss Association also mentions metoprolol as a drug that may cause hair loss.

According to eHealthMe – a website that presents a statistical analysis of drug information that are reported to the FDA – less than 1% of people with side effects from metoprolol experience hair loss.

Though this information cannot be construed as concrete fact, it does seem to show a connection (though minute) between hair fall and metoprolol.

According to their data, thinning and alopecia due to metoprolol seems to be most common among women ages 60+.

It’s important that you research your medication to have an understanding of the possible side effects, even the rare ones.

You know your body better than anyone. If you feel your medication is causing you to lose hair, be firm with your doctor about looking further into it.

How Does Metoprolol Cause Hair Loss?
There are two types of hair loss brought on by medications: anagen effluvium and telogen effluvium.

Anagen effluvium is commonly associated with chemotherapy or other such drugs. Telogen effluvium is the most common type of non-chemotherapy drug-induced alopecia (i.e. your friend, metoprolol).

Drug-induced telogen effluvium causes a premature interruption of hair growth, causing the hair follicles to go into their resting phase (telogen) and fall out too early.

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Studies mentioned in video:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10369629
https://www.ehealthme.com/ds/m....etoprolol-tartrate/h
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17430759

Original article: https://www.hairguard.com/does....-metoprolol-cause-ha

Disclaimer
This video is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or cure any disease.

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