Re: Methotrexate and hair loss

[Guest guest]

How MUCH hair did you lose....like ALOT or what? Are we talking

like all, or some, or half or?.... Does the folic acid keep you

from losing your hair? I just got my hair back from losing about

half of it (seriously) from very, very stressful divorce.

in CA

> > > > Hi all,

> > > > I got put on this because my rate was high and my rheumy

> decided

> > > > that waiting until September until my insurance came through

> was

> > > too

> > > > long. Has anyone else had nausea? I am normally a trooper

> and

> > > work

> > > > through EVERYTHING including fever, etc. This is kicking my

> > butt.

> > > > Maybe it is the heat of CA and this at the same? Or have I

> just

> > > > become a big wimpie?

> > > > in CA

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Oh, just enough to clog the drain some every morning. A noticable

amount but I'm not going bald or anything like that. The folic acid

is supposed to help prevent hair loss. I am hoping the double dose

stops this craziness.

I am lucky, my divorce is not stressful at all. We split up all our

property and sold our house before we filed. We got attorneys that

have the same hourly rate and when there is something to be decided,

we talk to each other and then tell our attorney's what the

resolution is. The only difficulty we've had is child support,

becuase his attorney kept adding all kinds of stuff to my income,

saying I made $20k more than I actually did. We both just switched

jobs and our daughter is in a much more expensive preschool, so it

all has to be recalcuated. I just can't wait to see what his

attorney comes up with this time. The way it works out I have to pay

him child support, since I have my daughter 50% of the time but make

65% of our combined income, plus I pay all daycare expenses. I hate

it but I don't have a choice. He has a graduate degree, so this

isn't a situation of he gave up something during the marriage which

caused him to have reduced income now. He just picked a career that

doesn't pay that much because he figured I'd always support him. Oh

well.

I am sorry your divorce was so stressful. That is not good when you

have RA. Is it finalized? We've just finished the waiting period

and I'm hoping it can be done next month, as I'm planning it to be my

birthday present for myself (bday is in the beginning of September).

But I seem to be the only one to want the process to move along

swiftly.

Jennie

> > > > > Hi all,

> > > > > I got put on this because my rate was high and my rheumy

> > decided

> > > > > that waiting until September until my insurance came

through

> > was

> > > > too

> > > > > long. Has anyone else had nausea? I am normally a trooper

> > and

> > > > work

> > > > > through EVERYTHING including fever, etc. This is kicking

my

> > > butt.

> > > > > Maybe it is the heat of CA and this at the same? Or have I

> > just

> > > > > become a big wimpie?

> > > > > in CA

[Guest guest]

Possibly, since it causes hair loss on the head, I would think it could react with hair elsewhere. All I can advise is monitor the situation, watch for further evidence of hair loss and report to your doctor. It is weird how a small dose effects some to the extreme with the hair loss and for others nothing. Hope it is just a fluke.e __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Caroline has experienced some hair loss with the MTX. It was at the higher dosage, but it did happen....

Alia and Caroline, age 5, poly and uveitis

Methotrexate and Hair Loss

Allie has recently gone onto methotrexate via injection. Thursday I

was looking at her legs. She have very little hair on her legs, and it

felt like it had all broken off. Stubbly. I asked her if she had ever

shaved her legsf (11 yes it could happen) and she looked at me like I

was foreign. Anyone with experience? Fill me in.

and Allie (11 poly)

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My daughter is on .8ml Meth and has not experienced any hair loss. Actaully her legs are hairy monsters. It really depends on the dosage. I would check with your rheumy to make sure. Typically the dosage has to be really high for hair loss. lesliekray <leslie@...> wrote: Allie has recently gone onto methotrexate via injection. Thursday I was looking at her legs. She have very little hair on her legs, and it felt like it had all broken off. Stubbly. I asked her if she had ever shaved her legsf (11 yes it could

happen) and she looked at me like I was foreign. Anyone with experience? Fill me in. and Allie (11 poly)