Does hair loss due to taking methotrexate stop?

Some reading I was doing today made me think of your question. It said Fortunately the most serious complications of methotrexate therapy: hepatic cirrhosis, interstitial pneumonitis, and severe myelosuppression are quite rare, especially with proper monitoring. Stomatitis and oral ulcers, mild alopecia and hair thinning, and GI upset may occur and are related to folic acid antagonism. These side effects can be improved with folic acid supplementation. Folic acid given at a dose of 1mg daily does not diminish the efficacy of methotrexate and is routinely given with methotrexate to decrease these side effects.

I am new to this site but I wanted to answer your question from what I have learned. I've been on Methotrexate since 2003 and I finally stopped almost 3 weeks ago as I noticed my hair was about 1/2 as thick as it use to be. It still comes out when I comb it especially after I wash it. I guess I'm self consious enough without worrying about my hair. I have long hair and many it's vanity but I can't deal with it any more.

I wish it would stop -- 5 weeks of MTX and 5 weeks of AWFUL hair loss beginning with the first dose.  MTX kills fast-dividing cells which includes hair cells -- so I have to assume the hair loss continues, and I dread it.  I'm obsessed and ready to ditch the MTX but getting crippled isn't a thrilling prospect either.  If anyone can attest to the hair loss slowing down or stopping I'd love to hear about it, but common sense tells me otherwise.

 

In 2000 Glaxo developed a gel that stopped hair loss in patients taking chemo but it's still being tested and probably won't hit the market for another few years.  It just can't come fast enough for us MTX users.

I have been on methotrexate (MTX) for 15 years and have had RA for 20 years.  At first I took MXT orally but I've been self-injecting it for about 7 years now (I got headaches on oral MXT).  I have lost about half of my hair, my eyebrows have thinned and so has my pubic hair!  My Rheumatologist had me double my Folic Acid from 5 mg once per week to 5 mg twice per week. We'll see if doubling the folic acid works!   I was told that the hair will grow back if you stop MXT, but the problem is that when I have tried that, I've flared up badly.  I opted for allowing my very wavy hair to air-dry rather than blow-dry straight and having it cut into a shorter inverted bob...this way, it looks a little fuller.  People, there is no way to win when you have rheumatoid arthritis!

I was on methotrexate when i was 14 because i have crohn's disease and arthritis... i lost most of my hair and it went really thin. i am now 18 and have just started university and i have now been put back on it. Im once again scared about lossing my hair again. does anyone know of any produces that can help with this??