I Just Figured Out That My Blood Pressure Medication Made Me Lose Hair

This is my first time to your site but I wanted to share my hair thinning experience because it may help others. I am a 43 year old male who has a full head of thick hair but over the last 5 years I have noticed thinning at the crown of my head. I tried Rogain but never really got my hair back to the thickness that I expected. I couldn’t believe I kept a full head of hair up until my late 30’s and now I have to deal with balding.

Well it wasn’t until I did some research on the blood pressure medication Lisinopril that I had been taking for 5 years that I linked the two together. My blood pressure was around 140/80 and my doctor recommended getting on a low dose of blood pressure medication(2.5mg) to bring it down slightly. Within 2 months of taking it my hair started thinning but my doctor never told me this could be a side effect and I thought I was thinning because of my age.

I have been off the medication for almost 6 weeks and my hair started growing back and the bald spot has almost filled in completely!! I am not telling anyone to stop taking their medication but I can tell you I will look for other ways to lower my blood pressure before I give up my hair!

Thank you for sharing. I will take your word on your experience, but it is hard to believe you can see changes in hair growth in just 6 weeks after stopping a medication. For a normal person, hair grows about 1/2 inch in a month. So 6 weeks is really nothing in the world of hair. Nevertheless, please consult with your doctor before starting or stopping any medication.

With respect to hair loss in men, there is a reason we call it male pattern baldness (MPB), as in it occurs in a pattern (like the crown of your scalp). Hair loss from stress, illness, and medication would normally NOT occur in such a pattern.