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Does Inderal For Migraines Cause Chest Pain And Hair Loss?

My 13 year old has been taking inderal 3 times a day for about 6 weeks for migraines and it isn t helping but is causing chest pain and hair loss so we are needing to wean her off. How slowly do we need to go since her side effects are making her miserable? she is taking 20 mg am 10mg afternoon and 20mg before bed.
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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inderal(propanolol) has a large number of side effects of which a commonly seen in children is chest tighteness and pain. Hair loss is also a known side effect of this drug. the child is taking a total of 50 mg of drug per day. Start weaning of the drug at a pace of 10 to 15 mg per week to stop it in 3-4 weeks.Abrupt stop has been associated with severe side effects like hypertension.
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Does Inderal For Migraines Cause Chest Pain And Hair Loss?

inderal(propanolol) has a large number of side effects of which a commonly seen in children is chest tighteness and pain. Hair loss is also a known side effect of this drug. the child is taking a total of 50 mg of drug per day. Start weaning of the drug at a pace of 10 to 15 mg per week to stop it in 3-4 weeks.Abrupt stop has been associated with severe side effects like hypertension.