Methotrexate or Arava and Hair Loss

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Hi, I've been a member for a long time but never posted. I was diagnosed with

RA about 4-5 years ago. I'm now on Humira shots once a week and was also taking

Methotrexate by shot once a week because the oral dose wasn't absorbing as well

since I had a gastric bypass.

My question to the group is has anyone had hair loss issues with the

Methotrexate? I have and I stopped it and the swelling started coming back so

now the Dr. has me on Arava which also has side effects of hair loss but he said

not as much. Is anyone also taking Arava and experiencing hair loss? I've

always had thin hair but this has taken me to a new level of thinness and I

almost feel like shaving it off and getting a wig because it's become so dry and

brittle and limpless and seems like it's never going to get back to the way it

used to be.

April