Welcome to Connect, @braves04
I'm going to invite @predictable @lawsonsa @thankful and others participating in this thread to help answer your question about drugs for aFib and hair loss.

Here are some related articles:

> Drug-induced Hair Loss https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/drug-induced-hair-loss-2#1
> Rivaroxaban, dabigatran and apixaban and possible risk of hair loss (alopecia) http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/EWS/2016/RivaroxabanDabigatranAndApixabanRiskofHairLoss.asp

Braves04, how long have you been taking the medications? Did you change anything else in the last 4 months?

I haven’t noticed hAir loss but that’s because I was laready largely bald before taking flecainide and Eliquis. I am still taking them and have increased my dosage of Flecainide after advice from my cardiologist. This seems to have reduced the frequency of episodes of AFib to one in last 6months.

Hi @braves04. I'm responding to the invitation from @colleenyoung to join in discussing your concerns about hair loss and other side effects from medication for treatment of Atrial fibrillation. My a-fib was diagnosed four years ago, after 15 years of medicinal treatment for hypertension with more than a dozen different medications -- among them Minoxidil to treat high blood pressure and Finasteride to treat enlarged prostate. The a-fib diagnosis raised the issue of hair loss from anticoagulant meds, which are recommended to prevent small blood clots from forming when a-fib slows movement of blood through the upper heart chamber. In my case, I have not taken any of the three anticoagulants mentioned by Colleen (Xarelto, Pradaxa, or Eliquis) but am on Coumadin, which requires periodic lab tests to assure its coagulation power stays within a safe range. I have not noticed hair loss from any of my medications.

Am I correct in assuming that your Diltiazem is for high blood pressure, Flecainide is to relieve your a-fib symptoms, and Eliquis is your anticoagulant? Did you notice on the web sites Colleen recommended that anticoagulants are known to cause hair loss in some patients? With that in mind, are you inclined to talk to your doctor about whether your own hair loss is aggravated by your prescribed medications? Martin