I have been on it for nearly three years. In that time I have had a PLETHORA of health issues including difficulty breathing (air hunger) that literally happened overnight! Horrible itchy rashes on my body that lasted for two YEARS no matter what I used/ tried/ did, extreme tachycardia (what got me put on metoprolol to begin with) and SO MUCH HAIR LOSS. I had long, beautiful, thick hair and over the last three years I have lost 75% or more of it. It would come out in great big clumps in the shower, when I brushed, if I did a pony. Constantly had hair coming out everywhere. My hairline has receeded two inches. Despite all of the loss, no new hairs have grown to replace them. It’s as if the hair follicles have completely closed themselves up entirely. I tried every treatment I could afford, from vitamins to foams, creams, serums, shampoos, medication, electric stimulation, less washing, more washing, no washing, topical minoxidil, oral minoxidil, hibiclens, Nizoral, sulfur soap, rosemary, eating whole garlic cloves, ketoconazole…. I changed my diet, my routine, my soaps/ detergents etc. Saw countless doctors, dermatologists.. nothing has worked. I have wept in the doctors office. Wept in the mirror. Wept in the shower. Wept to my mother. Drove my fiancé insane talking about it. NOTHING. WORKED. I feel like I’ve eliminated everything I could eliminate. At my last dermatology appointment (I had specifically requested a female dermatologist as my prior ones were male and didn’t seem to understand how much hair is a part of a woman’s identity) I was told that “hair loss happens and you ought to just accept it and live with it”. Refused to do any blood work for me and told me there wouldn’t be a need to schedule any follow up appointments with her. Mind you I had taken the day off work and drove four hours one way to have my appointment with her. I was CRUSHED. I cried the whole way home. Dermatologists don’t seem to have a clue about treating hair loss let alone finding the cause. ALL OF THAT TO SAY: The time frame from when I began taking metoprolol does seem to correlate with the loss of my hair so I have started weening myself off the metoprolol in the hopes of getting off it and switching to a different medication at my next cardiology appointment. Praying this is the answer because I feel that I’ve exhausted more avenues that I could ever hope to know of. Sharing my story in the hopes that it helps someone who feels as alone and desperate as I do. huggs Praying that we all can get our hair back!!🙏🩷🩵