HI, I have been on bisoprolol for 3 years now and noticed hair loss quite a while ago. Definitely a lot thinner. Had wondered if medication or just age being 79 now. A lot of extra weight too.' Heigh- Ho', worse tings happen at sea.
Yes, Bob, I was going to say that. I asked my hairdresser about the thinning. He said that my hair was a little thinner than when he started cutting it in 2007 but not any faster than he would expect. I take Bisoprolol too.
My hair has also gone much thinner. I have been on Warfarin for 6 years and slowly this has happened. It is a side effect of anticoagulant - not to mention old age!
I am in the UK. There are many to choose from now but l am using at the moment John Frieda. A volume spray after washing is good. I also have Behapro strengthening shampoo, but only been using it recently and it feels pretty good. You can buy eBay or Amazon. Good luck. X
Yes. Much more hair loss since diagnosis 7 years ago. I just take Warfarin and Bisoprolol so I think it’s one or both of those. Also, feet that feel cold ‘in my brain ‘ ( can’t think of another description ! ), but not necessarily if I touch them. Also dry skin, which I have never been plagued with, and I am only just realising my Blepharitis and Dr Eye began around the time I was put on those drugs.
I have the same Annie. I am taking warfarin and l have dry skin and dry eyes. I have to have prescription eye drops. I suppose all of these problems are better than having a stroke and mild in comparison. Take care.
I have the opposite of this, my hair was falling out and going really thin. I am now on a variety of meds including Bisoprolol. Now my hair has stopped falling out, and grows really fast. I take Dapagliflozin, Perindopril, Atorvastatin and Apixaban. I have my hair trimmed every 4 weeks.
I don't know which of my drugs have caused this, maybe all of them but I have gone from having a thick head of hair to fine! I actually put it down to Warfarin because that was when I started thinning out a little.
I have noticed a lot of hair on my hairbrush and my hair is definitely thinner, but I think this is old age as I am now 83. As far as my hair growing that has not been a problem and I have to get it trimmed about every two months.
Me too. I’m 83. Has your hair gone grey or white too like mine? I used to have strong brown hair. My hairdresser says white hair is always much finer and thinner. I have thyroid issues, which always affects your hair.
Yes I have an under active thyroid, also treated with Levothyroxine. I had a call from my GP to have my thyroid blood test redone. I was taking 100mcg daily, and it was changed to 100 one day and 75 the next, and so on. I don’t know exactly what my blood tests showed, but I feel a bit better. Having AF, I think the too high dose was giving me palpitations, which is much better now. Haven’t noticed any difference with my hair, as yet. Hey ho!
When my Levothyroxine dose of 125 mcg became too high due to me losing a few stones in weight, my toenails were the only effect I noticed, particularly bad on my left big toe. It grew out twice as thick as normal and became a little loose and white under it in patches. The looseness and white patches happened to a lesser degree without the thickening on a couple of other toes too. It was in the pandemic and I could only see a nurse who did tests for a fungal infection which came back clear. I didn't go back to the doctor's as I noticed a line where the nail grew from that looked more normal and after a year it had grown back normal thickness again if a little more ridged. Eventually I realised the growing normally again was a couple of months after my Levothyroxine dose had been reduced to 100mcg.
My hair thinned a lot following onset of persistent AF and taking anticoagulant. I put this down to the Edoxaban/Apixaban but since ablation and being back in NSR my hair has thickened up again despite being permanently on an anticoagulant. Someone once suggested circulation could be a factor and that scalp massage can help.
I used to take Bisoprolol, however, it was Apixaban that causes my hair loss, I used to have wild curly very thick hair, now its a slight curl and thin, hey ho just one of those things. 😊
I lost a lot of hair when I started my meds, it would get tangled and matted in the shower too, so I stopped using shampoo and just use a rich conditioner.
Anticoagulant has caused issues for me. Plantur 39 helped a bit but now, due to a recent balayage, I've invested in some Redken shampoo and conditioner (recommended by the hairdresser). That's really helped and also with the general condition of my hair so it looks fuller.
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