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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.