Nail changes?

Hi - I've had alopecia most of my life. Until recently, my fingernails didn't seem to be affected. I have several fingernails that are lifting away from the nail bed. I thought it may have been a fungal infection after a manicure but the lab test results were negative. Has anyone else experienced this problem?

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Permalink Reply by Dominique Cleopatra on March 24, 2011 at 1:48pm
Yes, I have one "wonky" nail that they said is a fungus, but no test was ever done.
Permalink Reply by Teri C on March 24, 2011 at 2:27pm
I am on several of my nails jusst slightly. My derm says they will get crappy.. what ever that means. I have to keep a nail stengthener on them and buff the ridges down to make them smooth.. sucks! What do you do?
Permalink Reply by Reginia S. on March 25, 2011 at 8:56am
Same problem. My doc suggested the vitamin supplement biotin. Research this supplement for yourself and see what you think.
Permalink Reply by Teri C on March 25, 2011 at 3:32pm
I've taken biotin also. It helps alittle bit with making the nails stronger
Permalink Reply by JMEL on March 25, 2011 at 5:03pm
Thanks for all of the replies. Will look in to Biotin. In the meantime, I just keep them clipped very short so I don't accidentally bump them and lift them up even further (ouch!). Will also probably start wearing polish regularly.
Permalink Reply by christine on March 25, 2011 at 9:47pm
I lost three toe nails last year they just feel off, they were not painful, the nails just lifted off. I was panicking because I thought I was going to loss all my nails. The nails have since grown back.
Permalink Reply by Teri C on March 26, 2011 at 9:52am
hmmm! and more to look forward too!
Permalink Reply by Supportive Mom on March 30, 2011 at 12:00am
My daughters nails also changed when this happened to her. She is 9, but i noticed her nails were always brittle. I started giving her multi vitamins, and biotin. I noticed a slight difference. Lately i gave her skin hair and nails herb the main ingredient I wanted to make sure she had was MSM. Her nails have improved and I dont see the lines and bumps in them anymore in a short amount of time. I also gave her other vitamis as well. They even grow faster.
Permalink Reply by JMEL on March 12, 2015 at 6:44pm

Hi All  - I started this discussion in 2011.  Since that time, I've endured injections into the base of my fingernails which works, but only for three months and it hurts so badly that I cry like a baby!    So, now I am trying a dose of methotrexate instead of the injections.   It's been 6+ months since my last injection and just now, most of my nails are starting to separate.   The last time I saw the doctor, they injected one finger where the nail was really starting to lift again.   I was hoping that this drug treatment would work, maybe it is, but just not perfectly.   Oh, if you try this you do have to have lab/blood draws to ensure your kidneys aren't affected.

So frustrated to have this happen, but am hoping for the best.

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