Mtx interferes with cell replication--especially fast-replicating cells like hair. So it can cause hair loss as well as changes in the hair quality or color. The way mtx works is by interfering with the metabolism of folic acid.
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Mtx interferes with cell replication--especially fast-replicating cells like hair. So it can cause hair loss as well as changes in the hair quality or color. The way mtx works is by interfering with the metabolism of folic acid.
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The folic/folinic acid protects you from the side effects of mtx, such as thinning hair. My doc thought that it was worth trying the folinic to see if it would a better job than the folic acid.
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Duh. I didn't even see Sangye's last post before I posted the above.
I stopped back in to say that, while the 4mg of pred I took this morning were sufficient to "jump-start" me for the day, apparently my body is not "seeing" the extra 1mg I took at lunch time. I am having severe pred crash this afternoon, worse than I've had in a couple of months.
I wonder if my body is just missing its 100mg Friday dose of solumedrol. LOL
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