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Anyone given up on Xeljanz?
I am going on a year and have not had very good results. Some body hair, eyelashes and need to shave more but not much else. 10 mgs a day. How are others doing? I am thinking of giving up on Xeljanz, anyone else in the same boat?
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Permalink Reply by philnatural on
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Wow. I was hoping that was the drug my dermatologist was going to prescribe me.
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Permalink Reply by AlopeciaDestroyedMyLife on
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Hi mtran2000, the fact that you have grown some hair is very promising .
10mg a day may not be enough for you, I had the most regrowth with 15mg a day.
I would also implement minoxidil into your daily regime as it can have the effect of "waking up" hair follicles.
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Permalink Reply by mtran2000 on
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The problem is I don't know how to get more Xeljanz to go up to 3 a day. My doctor said I would have to re apply with Xelsource. Has anyone got an increase in dosage through Xelsource without re applying?
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Permalink Reply by sadele on
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Hi mtran2000,
When you re-apply; the application has a section asking how many mg's you take daily, fill in 20mg instead of 10mg. Once your Dr signs off on it you send it in and Xelsource will fill the prescription based on that number. Tell your dr this is what you need and he should be cool with it if you have a good relationship with him. The pharmacy with Xelsource will cal you every month to fill the prescription and just ensure they are filling 20mg a day for the month.
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WOW 20 mg a day sounds like a lot to take. Wonder is 15 MG would do the trick.
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I was taking 20mg for over a year with zero side affects.
You just apply for the 20mg and take what you need. You actually may need 20mg to get things going.
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Did 20 mg's a day give you full regrowth? How much hair did you have before taking the drug? Thanks for all the info people. My nails are also being affected and hoping xeljanz has some kind of positive effects.
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I had zero hair when I started Xeljanz... I was AU. No brows, lashes, head or body hair.
I was able to get back around 80% of the hair on my head and my bottom lashes. It took about a year and a half and I was getting steroid shots in my head along with the xeljanz.
I went off xeljanz December 1st 2016 and within a couple weeks all my hair fell out. I just started it again yesterday.
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why did you stop? u got sick?
so after 1.5 year u didn't get the brows?
weird... some AU people get brows very quickly while others don't.
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I stopped because I found out I was pregnant with my second child... I had a miscarriage at 9 weeks. I decided to take a little break from xeljanz because at that point all the hair I grew fell out. I did not get any brows and I only got my bottom lashes in that year and half of taking xeljanz. I was also getting steroid injections in my head while taking xeljanz as well. It's so crazy because I was only AU for 7 months before I started the medication.
I just started my 20mg xeljanz two days ago... so I will keep an update on my progress.
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Permalink Reply by Stars-r-Aligned on
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Wow I wonder what makes Xeljanz work, that's amazing it worked well for you.
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