Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 I have been on Arava since May and I had my hair cut yesterday. My hairstylist told my I have lost 1/2 my hair since May. Rats! This is a side affect of Arava. I could tell my hair is thinner. Lucky I started with a full head of hair. My RA doc told me this might happen and your hair grows back when you stop taking Arava. HMMM. Now I have to wait and see if it stops falling out. I can take thin hair but no hair??? Anyone else have this symptom from Arava? My doc said he only had one patient who went bald. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 Pat I have loss some of my hair as expected. Funny, the DR's say it will grow back when you stop taking it but no point of stopping it in the future, so I don't know what that is worth. Terry *****Internet E-Mail Confidentiality********************************** Notice: This e-mail may contain information which is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any copying of or disclosure of this e-mail or its message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please call 800-282-2260, or collect at (001) 513-381-4800. Thank you. ********************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 Hi Pat, I have had little hair loss, but nothing serious. I have been on it since January 1999. The bad side to it is I have very fine hair. But I am NOT bald! =) ~Rainy Sue > Anyone else have this symptom from Arava? My doc said he only had one > patient > who went bald. > > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hi , This is Steph in VA. My hair falls out alot too but I'm on methotrexate. Folic Acid is actually a good thing for any woman in her childbearing years to take -- RA or not, metho or not. Have you talked to your rheumy about your calcium & Vitamin D intake? I take Viactiv 3 times a day (they're tastier than Tums) and they help with hair, bones, teeth & nails. Take care, Steph <kyrik@...> wrote: I've had really extreme hair loss for several years now,probably since the time I started getting RA, althoughI wasn't DXd till recently. I'm not on MTX, just Enbrelnow. Have any of you experienced this? Hair loss justfrom the RA? And would Folic Acid help that?Thx, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead) AmeriCorps Alums -- We're Still Getting Things Done __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 > Hi , > This is Steph in VA. My hair falls out alot too but I'm on > methotrexate. Folic Acid is actually a good thing for any woman in > her childbearing years to take -- RA or not, metho or not. Have you > talked to your rheumy about your calcium & Vitamin D intake? I take > Viactiv 3 times a day (they're tastier than Tums) and they help with > hair, bones, teeth & nails. Thx, Steph, I'm taking liquid calcium, although I need to do it more regularly. And I was deficient in Vit D when I first saw my rh so he put me on prescription Vit D. But I really need to start taking more of that, too, plus folic acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 We did a poll about a year ago, and a third of the folks were experience hair loss. About three of those folks found out that it was a result of a thyroid issue after talking to their primary caregivers. Bottom line is, a TON of other stuff causes hair loss, so it's best to check with your property. > > > > I am at the end of my second week of my first shot of X. I could > > tell a big difference just hours after my first shot. And have not > > used my rescue inhaler once since the shot. I used to hit that > thing > > many times a day, sometimes to the point that I would start having > > Heart palpitations. > > > > A couple of days after I started my X treatments I noticed mild hair > > loss in the mornings. My question is have others experienced hair > > loss and is so did it continue through out the treatments and did > the > > amount of loss increase or decrease. > > > > What are others experiencing around this side effect? > > > > Just trying to decide if I need to buy a hat or not. LOL not that > > much loss is occurring > > > > THANKS ...mike <>< > > <>< > > > > > > > > Mike, > > > > This topic has been covered in the group. To read the back posts, > go to this address > /msearch? > query=hair+loss & submit=Search & charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > My only problem with hair loss is that it is too thick and I am > gray LOL! > > > > Doug > > Group Founder > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I haven't had hair loss, but I have had ringing in the ears since starting Xolair. Not sure if that's the cause or not. I've been trying to research side effects without much success. Carol Mike wrote: A couple of days after I started my X treatments I noticed mild hair loss in the mornings. My question is have others experienced hair loss and is so did it continue through out the treatments and did the amount of loss increase or decrease. What are others experiencing around this side effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I have ringing in my ears, but I have had it for the last three or four years, long before I started on xolair and it has not gotten any worse. Some days I hardly notice it. Other days it is very loud. Carol Corley <mybouvs@...> wrote: I haven't had hair loss, but I have had ringing in the ears since starting Xolair. Not sure if that's the cause or not. I've been trying to research side effects without much success. Carol Mike wrote: A couple of days after I started my X treatments I noticed mild hair loss in the mornings. My question is have others experienced hair loss and is so did it continue through out the treatments and did the amount of loss increase or decrease. What are others experiencing around this side effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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