Toprol-XL and hair loss

I have been on Toprol XL for five years now. My heart was beating too fast and after taking multiple test my doctor put me on Toprol XL. In the beginning I use to have nightmares. I use to see big spiders all around me. After taking the med I figured out that I couldn't take the med and lay down to go to sleep. The side effects that I have experience is nightmares, hair loss at the top of my head and shortness of breath. I am afraid to try anything else.

Well.....ain't this drug wonderful!! Glad I came here first. I am currently on Diovan 80mg. basically doing very well on it, but I started to loose some hair, and do have some sinus issues, so talked w/Doctor he gave me a prescript. for Toprol XL yesterday, got it filled (my proper prescription for 3mos. supply mail in is written for the Brand Name) the prescrip. I filled yesterday locally (he gave me 2mos to fill locally before sending in my mail in prescrip.) My God! When I read the patient info, scared the living crap out of me! See if I TAKE that medication - NOT! I will stick with the devil I know, Diovan and hope that the hair loss thing will resolve itself. I suffer from anxiety, so can push my BP up at will, and it's been up since I started stressing on the hair loss - I have made up my mind to just try and chill about it, but Diovan appears to be one of the least "evil" of the BP meds I'v taken so far. Lisinopril was a nightmare, Diltiazem wasn't too bad, but thought my teeth were going to fall out! I swear, the anxiety about these meds. does nothing to help ones BP but I definitely am not taking this poison, probably would make me stress worrying, I'd give myself a stroke. I am making a copy of the patient info. and sending it to my Dr. (whom I love by the way) and ask him "what the hell were you thinking Doctor?" Good luck everyone

Graves Disease patient going in remission.
I have experienced all the same symptoms as every one else
leg cramps, exhaustion, loss of sex drive, anxiety/panic attacks,weight gain, hair loss, horrible terrible rash on feet and palms of hands I could go on.
My concern is my doctor taking me off PTU and has not mentioned the Toprol. I understand that stopping increases your risk of a heart attack so what's next?

Weight gain, swollen middle,ankles,and feet. Tired and eat every little and exercise by walking most days. Can't walk too fast because I experience shortness of breath. I take 150 mg a day.

Started Toprol XL 75 mg in December 2007. I had been having gastrointestinal issues and after much searching, I decreased the Toprol to 50 mg. and the symptoms went away. Before I figured it out, I had difficulty having bowel movements and unirating.

55 year old female
I have been on Toprol 5 years. 50mg. it works for me but since it went generic,I wonder...I am on 10mg lexapro and December started the vivelle-dot for my hotflashes. It is now June and the last 4 weeks my hair is falling out big time.
It is so thin I have to wear a scarf as not to scare small children at work.!! :)
I have talked to a couple of hairdressers and they have told me many of they're clients with thinning hair were on Toprol.
Anyone heard of this? Please help me figure this out.

I have been on Toprol XL for 4 years - was on 50MG - Dr. tried other meds for a while (bad side effects) - so put me back on 25MG of Toprol until we can figure out something else.

When I was off the Toprol I lost 16 pounds!!!! I have not gained any back being on a lower dosage.

I think it is causing me breathing problems and pain and cramping in my legs - any one else having this? How should you wean off?

Thanks!

I am a 38 year old female and was put on Toprol XL for anxiety/rapid heart beat/stress. I have experienced weight gain, hair loss/thinning, tiredness, walking up/down a flight of stairs takes all the energy I've got and I need to sit and catch my breath, memory loss, loss of sex drive, gas/bloating problems, lack of activity due to fatigue. After I began reading these comments I can't believe that all the symptoms I'm having is due to this medication. As I was reading everything was coming back to me and I kept saying to myself, "That's exactly how I feel!" Just like most of these people! I'm not alone! Thank God for these posts! I'm going to stop taking this medication, gradually of course. I'll have to deal w/my anxiety/stress in other ways.....Prayer!

Hi all,
As so many other people have said...I'm really glad I've found this forum!
I too have gained weight..originally I was put on Paxil during menopause for depression and social anxiety, without being told by the doctor that I would gain weight (40 lbs!), then I was put on Toprol for an irregular heartbeat, not aware that this would make me gain weight too! Now I'm up another 40 lbs, (of course part of this is that I broke my ankle and was layed up for a few months) but still 80lbs, most of it due to drugs! I also have joint pain and nightmares and hair loss. I also have not been able to lose it dieting or exercising. There has to be an alternative. I'm going to make an appointment with my cardiologist and bring him some of these posts as well. I thank everyone for sharing their experiences...I will let you know what tanspires.
Hang in there everyone...

i am loosing a lot of hair every day, yesterday i wash my hair and i count all my hair , and they amount of 500 hundred hair loss,i think it to much hair loss, this can be the pill of toprol xl 50mg, orthis pill nifedical xl 30, orhydrochlorothiazide 25 mg,or vytorin 10/40 ,or potassium cl 20 meq.wich one is the pill let me loss all that hair ,please answer me back as soon is possible, thank you mrs. ricci my age 58 .

27 yrs old and put on toprol for high blood pressure. have experienced large amts of hair loss, moderate weight gain, and heart palpitations with worsening anxiety. I am in the process of weaning myself off the toprol and am hoping the palipitations will get better.

I have been taking torprol-xl for 3 months, I have had very vivid dreams and a great amount of hair loss,night sweats cotton mouth and problems sleeping even though the toprol causes me to be sleepy I have not had a good 8 hours of sleep since I have started taking toprol

lots of hair loss. rapid weight gain, swelling in hands and feet when standing and sitting for long periods ot time.

I have been taking Toprol XL for over two years for rapid heartbeat. Dr. started me out on 50mg a day, upped it to 75mg for last year or so. My heartbeat has slowly returned to normal, so I am now being weaned off of it.
I have just started noticing HAIR LOSS in the last few months (am female)--has anyone else experienced this on Toprol? Does it stop once the medication is out of your system?

i THOUGHT I WAS DIEING LIKE I WAS GOING TO FALL OVER MORE THEN TIRED PAIN IN CHEST ON LELT SIDE HAIR LOSS SHORTNESS OF BREATH WEIGHT GAIN OUT OF IT I,M 57 HAVE ALITLE TROUBLE WITH RAPID HEART RATE I STARTED WEINING MY SELF OFF ENERGY IT,S STARTING TO COME BACK BUT SLOW THIS MEDICINE MAKES YOU FEEL AWFUL SO I HOPE NOW THAT I,M OFF EACH DAY WILL GET BETTER DR. ARE TO QUIKE TO GIVE MEDICINE THEY DON,T TELL YOU THE SIDE EFFECTS I DON,T THINK I WOULD GIVE THIS TO A RAT LINDA