hair loss,will my dugs cause this.

Hi Bonnie, I also am on Meth.and have hair loss.  I think it's pretty common.

I took meth of almost three years and just recently lost half of the hair on my head.  My dr. took me off it.  I'm noticing the change in just on month,not with my hair but I have had to start plucking my eyebrows again which I haven't had to do in about 6 months. I would discuss going off it.

Methotrexate is a chemotherapy drug and comes with a host of side effects related to chemo, including hair loss. When it's used to treat RA, it's given in much smaller doses than when it's used to treat cancer, so the side effects are usually much milder or don't show up at all. However, hair loss or hair thinning can still occur and does in some people who take methotrexate for RA.

When you take methotrexate, it's paired with folic acid to help counteract the development of side effects. I have heard of people who have increased the dose of folic acid and in this way stopped the hair loss. I recommend that you call your rheumatologist right away to discuss this issue - s/he may want to increase your folic acid or stop the methotrexate altogether and put you on another drug for your RA.

Methotrexate can definitely cause hair loss. I had to add a good daily B complex to slowthe hair loss. I also found out that too much vitamin A can cause hair loss, and the joint supplement I take was giving me too much vitamin A. When I cut back just one capsule a day on the joint supplement, the hair loss stopped completely, and started growing back almost immediately.