... noticed I was lossing more hair than normal. Arava was great in helping my lower extremity pain, but not in my wrist. Told my doctor this and she put me on Enbrel along with the Arava and 2.5 mg of Prednisone in the hopes of stopping the Arava. After 5 weeks of this treatment, my hair loss has gotten considerably worse. The doctor has taken me off the Arava now for a week, but I still have the hair loss. Has anyone ever gone bald being on these drugs?
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Has anyone on Enbrel had hair loss? I had been on Arava for four months and?
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- 24 Sep 2010 by Cookie56
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- arava, enbrel, rheumatoid arthritis, pain
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29 Oct 2010
started enbrel 6 months ago 50 mg once a week with imuran prednesone tapered off... enbrel worked well for joint issues... my hair is a mess... fried looking... thin... different texture... i use to have thick shiny full hair... also developed skin issues... starting to develop severe headaches questioning continuing but such relief from swollen hot joints...
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