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What Causes Hair Loss While On Toprol-XL?
Question: Does topal xl cause hair loss? 200 milligrams daily.
Brief Answer:
it is a rare possible side effect
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Topal xl is the trade name for the medication, metoprolol.
It does have possible side effects like all medications. Hair loss is a rare side effect that can occur in 0.01% to 0.1% of persons, this means in 1 in 10 000 to 1 in 1000 persons who use this medication can have this problem.
So it is a rare possible side effect and you can consider speaking to your doctor about the possibility but you may also want to consider looking for other causes just in case there is another cause.
Other possible causes would be: (A) anemia
(b)hereditary
(c)hypothyroidism- low thyroid hormone
(d)autoimmune disease such as lupus
(e)recent severe illness or stress
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
it is a rare possible side effect
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Topal xl is the trade name for the medication, metoprolol.
It does have possible side effects like all medications. Hair loss is a rare side effect that can occur in 0.01% to 0.1% of persons, this means in 1 in 10 000 to 1 in 1000 persons who use this medication can have this problem.
So it is a rare possible side effect and you can consider speaking to your doctor about the possibility but you may also want to consider looking for other causes just in case there is another cause.
Other possible causes would be: (A) anemia
(b)hereditary
(c)hypothyroidism- low thyroid hormone
(d)autoimmune disease such as lupus
(e)recent severe illness or stress
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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