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Permalink Reply by AlopeciaDestroyedMyLife on September 2, 2014 at 1:06pm

Hi DJ88,

Unfortunately this is not news. Its actually funny that the newspapers are making out like this is some miracle. I bet the next news article will read  " eating food cures hunger" a miracle!!

Using steroids is nothing new for alopecia and has been around for decades. It is widely known that  it will grow hair but will most likely  fall out again once the steroids are stopped unless the immune system kick back into normal action. 90% of the time this is not the case. Additionally you can not take steroids for long periods of time because of the side effects. 

I would follow the JAK inhibitor treatments with Tofacitinib Citriate and Roxalitinib these are actually hopeful new treatments. 

All the best 

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Permalink Reply by Rose Marie' on September 7, 2014 at 7:40pm

Hello

I agree with ADML.  Steroids do work to bring back hair, but unless you go into a natural remission yourself, when you stop taking them the hair falls out once again.

The new treatments on the horizon are looking positive (which is great), but may be a few years until they are readily available.

Rosy

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Permalink Reply by Stressed on September 16, 2014 at 12:20pm

I have been on high dose steroids for my AU and in 2 months my scalp hair grew, then my brows. My condition might be a bit different as I have been also diagnosed with hashimotos thyroiditis for which levothyroxine was added. I believe everyone with alopecia should be tested for hashimotos (tsh ft4 ft3 anti thyroglobulin levels) and not just once, several times! Got my diagnosis after repeating thyroid tests 3x!!!

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