RE: Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken. I was on MTX for ten years and my hair was really thin and all

my eyebrows fell out. It took a while but my hair and eyebrows came

back.

From: rheumatic [mailto:rheumatic ] On

Behalf Of Ken Pearson

Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:58 AM

rheumatic

Subject: rheumatic Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Hi

I am on MTX and worried about thinning hair. I am a 54 year old male. Is

the thinning of hair reversible when you stop MTX?

Ken

From: Lynne and Santos <lynneandsantos@...

<mailto:lynneandsantos%40citenet.net> >

Subject: Re: rheumatic re:i have few questions about orenca

rheumatic <mailto:rheumatic%40>

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 11:48 PM

Hi, did it make you lose a lot of hair also? I think I could stand the

pain better than losing my hair.That was the wost part for me. Lynne

> I was on Methatraxate for about 10 years, it put me into early

> menopause at the age of 34.

>

> From: rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups.

com>

> [mailto:rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups.

com>] On

> Behalf Of ajslady2004

> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:16 PM

> rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups. com>

> Subject: rheumatic re:i have few questions about orenca

>

> hello

>

> i have rheumatoid arthritis i started orenca about a year go and i

> started losing my monthly period.my doctors cant fig out why i don't

get

> my period any more i will be 40 in April.has Any else lost there

period

> with this medicine.all my test came back fine had internal exam to

make

> sure i was OK but i start another medicine around for my blood

pressure.

>

> tty jackie h

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken:

When on MTX, your doc should have also prescribed 1 Gram Folic Acid taken daily

-- to ward off MXT side effects -- one of which is hair loss/thinning.  In

addition, you should also take the herb Milk Thistle (aka silymarin) to protect

your liver.  After I had increased my Milk Thistle intake from 525 mgs/day (175

mg 3 times/day) to 1,050 mgs/day (350 mgs 3 x/day) of standardized Milk Thistle,

my liver function (ALT) went from 42 (40 was upper most normal limit under the

testing method used by the lab I went to) to 23 -- and has been in the 23-28

range ever since. The Folic Acid involved a written prescription because it is

sold over the counter in micrograms (mcg) -- not milligrams (mg).  Hope this

helps.

Diane Springob

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From: Ken Pearson <maputo95@...>

rheumatic

Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 4:57:36 AM

Subject: rheumatic Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Hi

I am on MTX and worried about thinning hair. I am a 54 year old male. Is the

thinning of hair reversible when you stop MTX?

 

Ken

From: Lynne and Santos <lynneandsantos@ citenet.net>

Subject: Re: rheumatic re:i have few questions about orenca

rheumatic@grou ps.com

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 11:48 PM

Hi, did it make you lose a lot of hair also? I think I could stand the

pain better than losing my hair.That was the wost part for me. Lynne

> I was on Methatraxate for about 10 years, it put me into early

> menopause at the age of 34.

>

> From: rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups. com>

> [mailto:rheumatic@ grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups. com>] On

> Behalf Of ajslady2004

> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:16 PM

> rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups. com>

> Subject: rheumatic re:i have few questions about orenca

>

> hello

>

> i have rheumatoid arthritis i started orenca about a year go and i

> started losing my monthly period.my doctors cant fig out why i don't get

> my period any more i will be 40 in April.has Any else lost there period

> with this medicine.all my test came back fine had internal exam to make

> sure i was OK but i start another medicine around for my blood pressure.

>

> tty jackie h

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing this good news, .

Ken.

From: Lynne and Santos <lynneandsantos@ citenet.net

<mailto:lynneandsan tos%40citenet. net> >

Subject: Re: rheumatic re:i have few questions about orenca

rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups. com>

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 11:48 PM

Hi, did it make you lose a lot of hair also? I think I could stand the

pain better than losing my hair.That was the wost part for me. Lynne

> I was on Methatraxate for about 10 years, it put me into early

> menopause at the age of 34.

>

> From: rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups.

com>

> [mailto:rheumatic@ grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups.

com>] On

> Behalf Of ajslady2004

> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:16 PM

> rheumatic@grou ps.com <mailto:rheumatic% 40groups. com>

> Subject: rheumatic re:i have few questions about orenca

>

> hello

>

> i have rheumatoid arthritis i started orenca about a year go and i

> started losing my monthly period.my doctors cant fig out why i don't

get

> my period any more i will be 40 in April.has Any else lost there

period

> with this medicine.all my test came back fine had internal exam to

make

> sure i was OK but i start another medicine around for my blood

pressure.

>

> tty jackie h

>

>