My hair loss is so much worse | Arthritis Information

 

Hi Everyone,

Nori
I can't speak for hair loss on RA meds, but even the hair in my nose seemed to disappear when I was on chemo.  My RD switched me to leucovorin, which is a stronger form of folic acid.  I also started taking biotin supplements on the advice of someone here.  Some days I think my hair is thinner, some days not, but on those first days when it seemed thinner my panic was huge.  So I understand how you feel.  I believe some people take both leucovorin and folic acid.  Ask your doctor about that as well.  Good luck. Sadly I was told there isn't much you can do. The doc said it totally depends on how your body takes the meds. You may find it slows the longer you are on it. I talked to a hair specialist and I used special shampoos that made the hair not fall out as fast, and I rubbed my head to stimulate folics a lot. But I lost a lot of hair! As soon as it was out of my system (mtx) my hair started coming back..I took biotin too, nothing seemed to help, but I have aggressive JRA and the mtx made me feel really sick!Thank you for your advice.  I think one of my fears is that the hair loss is permanent. I swear by Biotin my hair was so thin last summer coming out in strands...It grew back after being on the Biotin. I think it was a saving grace!I'm having the hair loss from MTX too.  Just bought some biotin and I'm hopeful that will help.