MTX and Sulfasalazine

April 1, 2009

Dear

Thank you so much for sharing that about your hair. I am very interested to know

more about your RA journey and your 10 years on MTX if there is anyway you could

post that quickly. I tried Antx therapy first but Minocin was withdrawn from the

market and I went on a generic and the RA hit me with a vengence so to stop

damage to my knee, I went onto MTX and now take Sulfasalazine as well. Any

comments, please.

Ken.

From: Lynne and Santos <lynneandsantos@ citenet.net

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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.

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> Behalf Of ajslady2004

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> 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

>

April 1, 2009

I have scleroderma and have never taken methotrexate, yet I also suffered severe

hair loss. When I went on A/P (Minocin only) for the two years, my hair seemed

to grow back to a nice thick full mane. Then I went on Marshall and now my hair

is thin again. The difference with Marshall and plain A/P is that I had to cut

back on the dosage of Minocin in order to introduce the other two or three

antibiotics. After I finish phase 3, I will probably stay on a maintenance dose

of antibiotics and see if my hair grows back. I agree, hair loss is as

traumatic, if not more so than being sick and dysfunctional. It is part of this

whole package and I blame the bacteria, fungus and viruses that are making us

sick although a combination of medications and treatment may also have some form

of blame. More studies need to be done. Dolores & Mike