Re: methotrexate & hair loss

[Guest guest]

Hi, I had hair loss as soon as I began Methotrexate. I started on it

a few months ago with 2.5mg up to 15mg by weekly increments. Within

one week, on just 2.5mg, I noticed hairloss - on my pillow, in the

sink etc. As the dose went up, more hair loss. It seemed to plateau

off when I got onto the 15mg. I lost hair from my head, my eyebrows

but not anywhere else that might have been 'useful' like my legs

and 'unmentionables' LOL. I just began last week to increase from 15mg

to 25mg, so am expecting 'fallout'. Maybe this time it will start

saving me money and trips to the beauty shop ?! I am using some

fabulous hair conditioners now, and what hair I DO have has never been

in better condition. Its a palm nut oil called OJON, which comes out

of a company in Canada. Oh, and at least its winter, so I wear a lot

of hats to. XX C.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/25/05 10:09:09 PM GMT Standard Time,

Matchcat75@... writes:

Hi all! I'm fairly new here and have really enjoyed reading your

posts. This is a most informative group!

Pleased to meet you Fairly new here.......................sorry Candace. lol

Welcome to the group. I hope its of great benefit to you

[Guest guest]

Hi again Candace,

Ooops, I hit the send button by mistake on that last mail. Anyway, what was

I saying?..............Oh yes, I hope the group is of great benefit to you. It

should be, as you say, it's informative and everyone seems to care for each

others well being.

I am on MTX along with Enbrel (and Indocid) but I haven't lost any hair

because of it up until now. I am on 20mg of the MTX. I know others have

mentioned

this in the past though.

So, welcome to the group. I hope you get some better answers than this from

some of the others.

Good luck,

[Guest guest]

A lot of the web data I've read says that hair loss on

methotrexate is fairly rare and, when it occurs, is

minimal. Also, the hair grows back after the

treatment is stopped.

I've been on methotrexate for almost 4 months now and

I'm hoping the growing back part is true, because I'm

one of the folks in the minority--I have been losing

hair in big globs every time I shower and I have to

" shed my head " into the bathroom sink twice a day so I

don't shed copiously everywhere else. I must have had

a lot of hair to begin with, because most parts of my

hair still look fairly normal, if a bit thin. At one

point, my curl hair went totally straight; then, it

became curlier than ever before. The other weird part

is that my scalp often burns or itches.

When the giant hair globs began, I got a prescription

for a " hair prostesis " (wig) from my doc, to be

prepared for the inevitiable. Looks like I'll need

the wig soon, but whatever, feeling better beats

vanity any day!

If you're just starting MTX, don't freak, my reaction

is unusual. But on the positive side, the stuff is

helping SO MUCH.

P.S. I'm currently on .6 ml MTX once a week (shot)and

I take 5 mg folic acid daily.

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