I was searching through the old posts and I know this has been discussed before but I would like to bring it up again since I am just now starting to experience it. I know that hair loss is a side effect of imuran. My doctor increased my dose a few weeks ago and I started losing hair in little chunks in the shower and brushing my hair while its still wet. I am hoping my doctor will lower the dose back down to what I was before but I doubt it since there was something in my blood test that made him increase it to begin with.
The nurse of my doctor told me some ways to help are to not wash it everyday, brush it with a wide spaced brush, and don't use anything on it like sprays, hair dryer, etc. I was just thinking how unrealistic that is (for those of you who have jobs and have to look professional for them, no blow drying? no straightening or curling? I wouldn't have my job much longer after that!)
I guess my question is, for those of you who had this experience before how much hair should I expect to lose before it stops? Or should I expect to lose all of my hair?? Because if thats the case, that is completely unexceptable! Was there anything anyone did (like some people are saying is a B12 inefficiency) to make it stop? And lastly, if I do stop imuran would it grow back or am I losing it for good? Thanks.
The nurse of my doctor told me some ways to help are to not wash it everyday, brush it with a wide spaced brush, and don't use anything on it like sprays, hair dryer, etc. I was just thinking how unrealistic that is (for those of you who have jobs and have to look professional for them, no blow drying? no straightening or curling? I wouldn't have my job much longer after that!)
I guess my question is, for those of you who had this experience before how much hair should I expect to lose before it stops? Or should I expect to lose all of my hair?? Because if thats the case, that is completely unexceptable! Was there anything anyone did (like some people are saying is a B12 inefficiency) to make it stop? And lastly, if I do stop imuran would it grow back or am I losing it for good? Thanks.