Re: At this rate, I will be bald in a week!

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In a message dated 12/7/2008 8:59:23 A.M. Central Standard Time,

cheryl.dines@... writes:

Well, since starting the calcium folinate, I had noticed a significant

reduction in the amount of hair loss I was experiencing. I take mtx,

arava, plaquenil, folate and calcium folinate. All of a sudden, it has

started again and I am losing massive amounts of hair. I am seeing the

rheumy tomorrow and think he is going to start me on humira or enbrel

but I wanted to check and see if anyone has experienced hair loss on

the biologics. It's bad enough having this disease without having to

be bald too - hehehe. >

I went through massive hair loss when I was on Mtx and Arava and a really

stressful thing happened to me. I added 800 micrograms of folic acid to the 1.3

mg I was already taking and the stress let up some and it got better -- which

brought me up to 2.1 mg a day.

Then a couple of weeks after dropping Arava and starting Remicade, I went

through another period of hair loss. No accounting for this one. Stress was not

up. I was forgetting to take the additional folic acid pretty often though.

My hairdresser said that I have lots of new hair growth in the back and it's

curly. But I need it in the front and it's not growing back there.

dd

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I have not seen any hair loss/thinning on Humira. I saw thinning and a texture

change on MTX but nothing with Humira. In fact, my hair has never felt better!

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[ ] At this rate, I will be bald in a week!

Hi everyone

Well, since starting the calcium folinate, I had noticed a significant

reduction in the amount of hair loss I was experiencing. I take mtx,

arava, plaquenil, folate and calcium folinate. All of a sudden, it has

started again and I am losing massive amounts of hair. I am seeing the

rheumy tomorrow and think he is going to start me on humira or enbrel

but I wanted to check and see if anyone has experienced hair loss on

the biologics. It's bad enough having this disease without having to

be bald too - hehehe.

Thanks for your help

Cheryl

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Cheryl, I have been on Enbrel for over five years, and have not had

hair loss. That's a good thing, since my hair is very fine and also

thin.

Sue

On Sunday, December 7, 2008, at 03:52 AM, cheryl.dines wrote:

>

> Well, since starting the calcium folinate, I had noticed a significant

> reduction in the amount of hair loss I was experiencing. I take mtx,

> arava, plaquenil, folate and calcium folinate. All of a sudden, it has

> started again and I am losing massive amounts of hair. I am seeing the

> rheumy tomorrow and think he is going to start me on humira or enbrel

> but I wanted to check and see if anyone has experienced hair loss on

> the biologics. It's bad enough having this disease without having to

> be bald too - hehehe.

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Cheryl and group;

I noticed hair loss with MTX. I had to quit it cause it was putting

itching welps on me. I been taking humira injections since october

and haven't noticed any hair loss.

Your are so right Cheryl, we have enough to deal with and than the

meds give us problems. I just hate the pain. My hair is real thin

anyway. I keep it short cause letting it grow doesn't look right

becaue of how thin it is. Lots of luck with your visit to the rheumy.

gentle hugs

Clora

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>

> Hi everyone

>

> Well, since starting the calcium folinate, I had noticed a

significant

> reduction in the amount of hair loss I was experiencing. I take

mtx,

> arava, plaquenil, folate and calcium folinate. All of a sudden, it

has

> started again and I am losing massive amounts of hair. I am seeing

the

> rheumy tomorrow and think he is going to start me on humira or

enbrel

> but I wanted to check and see if anyone has experienced hair loss

on

> the biologics. It's bad enough having this disease without having

to

> be bald too - hehehe.

>

> Thanks for your help

> Cheryl

>

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Thanks everyone. He is putting me on Humira and am now off Arava so

here's hoping I will stop losing so much hair and it will actually

start growing back!

>

> Cheryl and group;

>

> I noticed hair loss with MTX. I had to quit it cause it was

putting

> itching welps on me. I been taking humira injections since october

> and haven't noticed any hair loss.

>

> Your are so right Cheryl, we have enough to deal with and than the

> meds give us problems. I just hate the pain. My hair is real thin

> anyway. I keep it short cause letting it grow doesn't look right

> becaue of how thin it is. Lots of luck with your visit to the

rheumy.

>

> gentle hugs

> Clora

>

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> >

> > Hi everyone

> >

> > Well, since starting the calcium folinate, I had noticed a

> significant

> > reduction in the amount of hair loss I was experiencing. I take

> mtx,

> > arava, plaquenil, folate and calcium folinate. All of a sudden,

it

> has

> > started again and I am losing massive amounts of hair. I am

seeing

> the

> > rheumy tomorrow and think he is going to start me on humira or

> enbrel

> > but I wanted to check and see if anyone has experienced hair loss

> on

> > the biologics. It's bad enough having this disease without

having

> to

> > be bald too - hehehe.

> >

> > Thanks for your help

> > Cheryl

> >

>