Brief Answer: Atenelol might not be the cause of your alopecia Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query, I am pleased to be able to assist you and sorry for your hairloss problems. In as much as it seems that your hair loss problems started shortly after you started taking atenolol, it is very likely that it is not the direct cause, but merely a coincidence. According to the manufacturers of this drug, alopecia or hair loss is not amongst the side effects listed. It is possible that it might be a rare hardly known adverse effect but we could try investigating first if there are other possible causes given that you are an elderly woman with potential for certain diseases conditions that lead to hair loss. For example, alopecia areata is thought to be an autoimmune condition (meaning that there is an autodestruction of certain immune cells that lead to hair loss). Certain cancers, kidney diseases, thyroid diseases, aging, certain medications (excluding atenolol) etc can also lead to this condition. To answer your question, it is very unlikely that after quitting or changing atenolol you might recover your loss hairs or even stop the ongoing process. I suggest you see your doctor so that an investigation as to why you are having hair loss can be determined. Hope this helps and wish you the best. Please feel free to write back if you have any further queries. Dr. Nsah

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