November 27 2006, 9:34 am PT | Posted in: Drugs + Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
Which other BP medications don’t cause hair loss and coughs like Lisinopril does?
Any medication can potentially cause hair loss as one of the side effects. However, the most common cause of hair loss is not due to medications. If you are losing hair you should have doctor who specializes in hair to examine it for signs of miniaturization in specific pattern or distribution. To answer your question more specifically, there are no studies to compare the hair loss effects of a particular blood pressure medicine against another. That is the type of research I would love to see, but a research project that is unlikely to happen. More importantly, you should always consult with your doctor before stopping or changing any medications.
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I to am loosing hair drastically all over my head I Just turned 40 I have been on lisinopril for 3 months before that my hair was so thick you needed a brush to comb through it. no one in my family has lost or thinnig hair. Maybe Im one of the 1% that expeirience this side affect. Do all blood pressure meds have this rare side affect.