Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Welcome to our group Janet. The hair loss (Alopecia) and rash are common with Arava: " Overall, the incidence of transient hair loss with leflunomide was 9.7%; the effect was reversible upon discontinuation of treatment. However, only 8 (0.6%) patients withdrew from leflunomide treatment because of Alopecia. In the controlled clinical trials, Alopecia was also more common in the leflunomide group than in the placebo group. Alopecia occurred more frequently with leflunomide than with methotrexate or sulfasalazine. " http://www.aventispharmaindia.com/aravadq9.htm RX list has a lot of information on Arava: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/leflunomide.htm a > Hi, My name is Janet. I have been suffering with RA for about a > year. I was on Methotrexate and Arava. The Methotrexate gave me flu > like symptons which kept me out of work due to fever with additional > side effects. I am still on Arava which has helped my RA Factor go > down from 159 to 20, almost normal. The last few months I have been > on Synthrod for an under active thryoid. Now my blood pressure > turned sky high and I am on Diovan. My most recent concern is a > sever rash and extreme loss of hair. Wanting to keep the hair I have > left I was wondering if anyone with my condition had the same > concerns. If so do you know how the hair loss can be stopped and > what might be the cause. I would so appreciate your response. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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