Was wondering if anyone else has experienced this?
I am on a very low dose of both, after aortic valve replacement and double bypass, but I’m experiencing considerable hair loss. My comb is full every time I comb my hair. My hair is very fine to start with, so I can’t really afford this to continue.
Has anyone else had this experience? Are there any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Hi there,
it is listed as a possible side effect in bisoprolol.
speak to your GP about an alternative
Mark
Hi Jaycee. Yes my hair started to thin and fallout. And of all the things I could have cried about it was this! My GP was great. However she felt it was the combination of shock following my heart attack as well as the medication and stress all combined. I chose not to change Bisoprolol as I tolerate it quite well and as I have thrown up allergies to 4 other drugs I couldn’t face it. However I searched for a hairdresser that deals with hair loss. Trevor Sorbie runs a charity and trains hairdressers in dealing with people with alopecia and in wigs which I thought I would need. There is a list of hairdressers who have been through his training at this site.
Originally I spoke with my new hairdresser about getting a wig as I couldn’t see how else to deal with it. She suggested that I have a precision cut short and go darker and have flashes of purple in the top. It’s so much better now. I’m more relaxed about it and she suggested a product called nioxin which has helped with the remaining thinning hair.
Not sure if this has helped but I hope you get it sorted. I know how you feel. Happy to talk further if you want to message me. Take care. Zena x
Many thanks, Zena.
I have been wondering what to do, whether to go for a change of medication or whether to wait and see whether it eases off - before it is too drastic.
I’m 76 very nearly 77, my hair has been silvery white for quite sometime so going dark would be a bit drastic. Although I can see why you would choose to do it.
Where did you get the product that you recommended? I’m willing to try anything that would help.
Although this is the first time I have posted, I have been watching for sometime. You give some very good advice and reassurance to people. Keep it up you are doing a great job.
Keep well!
I too had an aortic valve replacement and am on Bisoprolol and ramipril. My hair has stayed the same. At 72 I have just decided to let the grey grow through and have a shorter cut. If it starts to thin it is back to the bleach bottle
Thank you Jaycee for your kind words. I got the Nioxin shampoo from the hairdresser but there are others. My GP prescribed me a shampoo as well which also helped I think it was ketoconazole. A link is here to some
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If going dark isn’t an option then maybe an ash blonde or silver as I think the colour helps swell the hair shaft. I hope it gets sorted for you. As I said for me it caused more distress than I thought it would. But I’ve decided that if I have to get a wig I shall get lots of different colours and embrace it!
Take care. Zena x
Hi, my husband is on a diuretic called Spironolactone as he has Dilated Cardilyopathy and had an AVR last year. One of it’s side effects is hair growth and it’s used for people with hair loss too. Depending on your individual situation perhaps it would be suitable for you too? Your GP should be able to advise. Good luck in finding something that works for you soon.
Many thanks Shar, that could be a possibility.
Ensure daily vitamin C and gently moving scalp backwards and forwards with both palms. Stopped me finding hair at the bottom of the bath each day.
Many thanks Periguin. I could intake more vitamin C and try that.
I attributed my hair loss to ageing, damn i should have read the leaflet carefully 
Yes there is that possibility, but it was not a problem before the medication. Hope yours doesn’t get too bad.
Thanks for the reply.
Hi JayceeW I experienced the same thing with the same tablets. Although I have been told by the pharmicist that this is unlikely. It only lasted a few months to be fair but was very worrying. I am still taking both sets of tablets and also recently started taking Biotin, which I got from the health shop. It contains kerotin which is used to help hair and nail growth. I was told I need to take it for about 3 months before I could see the difference.
I also wondered if it might have been the shock from the diagnosis of heart failure as mentioned by Zena166.
Hope you have been sorted by your GP. x
I’m glad I am not the only one! Thanks for the tip. It’s really appreciated.
I had the same thing and got a bald patch but it grew back. Took about 3 years to sort out. The hairdresser said it was a combination of the drugs and stress. I work less now as part of my heart health regime and make sure I get a balanced diet with a vitamin and mineral supplement
Oh! You poor thing. I’m glad you got it sorted out. I do try to eat a balanced diet, but perhaps I am light on fruit at times. I do take Selenium ACE + D - advised by my consultant over ten years ago after breast cancer. It has been wonderful boosting my immunity. I also have a B12 injection every three months, which I am sure has helped me keep clear of the brain fog that many people mention and I have just started taking my Q10 again. The last couple of days the hair loss has seemed a bit less but I don’t want to speak too soon!
I have same tablets and hair loss. The Bisoporol seems to be the culprit. As the dosage has been lowered (now on 2.5 mg starting today) over the last eight months the hair loss has become much less. As someone else said hair loss is listed in the side effects leaflet in the box. I have lost a considerable amount and now have thin hair. But glad to be alive so thinking may invest in brightly coloured scarves if it continues!!! Best wishes
Like the cheerfulness of your response!
I’m on a very low dose, 1.25, but I think taking it with the ramipril again 1.25 has caused the problem. I visited the doctor yesterday. She would like me to continue for a bit longer - because of the protective properties - but she does listen and is quite prepared to stop one or other if it continues.
Just to be clear I take Ramipril 1.25 every day as well as the Bisoporol 2.5. Think it really is the combination of the 2 drugs. I also have aspirin, Clopidigrel (otherwise referred to as Cloppy dog - sounds like bad poetry - rhyming doggerel) and statin daily. Feel like a Smartie tube most of the time. My heart attack (never refer to it as "heart event" as that sounds like a party and it certainly wasn;t) was late December and my misplaced sense of humour has frequently got me into deep doody with the medical profession over the last months. I am trying hard to get it under control as every medic says that I seem so cheerful and look so well I can;t be feeling that horrible. Recommend reading "A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease" by Carloyn Thomas and her blog "Heart Sisters". Canadian author but very relevant observations and chatty approach to the problems we all encounter.
And, by the way, I have nothing but praise for the outstanding Bristol Heart Institute and the teams there. It was like watching a well choreographed ballet in the cath lab as they worked on putting a stent in the 100% blockage. (Was so tempted to break into song as I lay there - thought about an Elton John number "Don;t go breaking my heart..." but thought psychiatrist would be ordered if I did). Take care.
I’m enjoying your sense of humour!
These NHS professionals are truly marvellous. I had my aortic valve replaced and double bypass at Manchester Royal and have nothing but praise for the outstanding degree of care I received in every respect.
Keep smiling.
I’ve had it wiv different heart meds and finding it hard. Using a light conditioner wen I brush my hair.
I wonder why these medicines say it is rarely experienced. By the number of responses here it would seem to be more than ‘rare’!
Weight gain and hair loss due to statins
beta blockers and hair loss
Statins and hair loss
Warfarin and hair loss
Bisoprolol 
