So I've had AA for 20+ years. I had a complete remission for 20 years, but it returned in 2012 with loss of most of my scalp hair and eyelashes. I had regrowth after changing my diet, but it had to be sustained with Kenalog injections. Last October it began falling out again, and I lost nearly all my hair again, including my body, eyebrows and eyelashes. I started taking Methotrexate in December of last year and I'm pleased to report good growth.

I'm sharing my photos and my protocol:

Methotrexate, building to 15mg/week (six 2.5mg pills)

Drink Tumeric 'tea' (tumeric powder, a dash of black pepper, lemon juice in hot water) most mornings

Take three probiotics that are reported to help with gut flora: Bifidobacterium infantis
Lactobacillus acidophilus  and Bifidobacterium longum  Daily.

I also take L5 MTHF (a premethylated folate supplmement, since I have a genetic disorder called MTHFR), biotin, Zinc, B12 and vitamin D when I'm not in the sun.

Apply this regimen of essential oils 2x daily to my scalp and eyebrows:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9828867

Before and after pics attached.

I am continuing with the Methotrexate til December, when the doc plans to taper me off to see if the hair remains. He said that I want to stop while it is growing, not if I have plateaued. And the spots I don't yet have hair he may biopsy if the still don't, to see if there was scarring. (which would be bad.)