Xeljanz (Tofacitinib Citrate): My experience on the trial

I have received a lot of interest from others on here in my involvement with the Xeljanz trials at Yale.

I thought it would be nice for everyone if I documented my progress on here. 

Xeljanz is a Jak3 inhibitor and is believed to work with alopecia by turning off the distress signal relayed by the hair follicle to the attacking immune system which is the cause of the hairs falling out. Xeljanz comes in a strength of 5mg per pill and a full box contains 60 tablets. The recommended dosage for arthritis is 1 tablet in the morning and another in the evening each day.

The trial is set in a series of stages and there are requirements before participating. These include monthly visits and blood tests every 2 weeks. Dr Brett King is absolutely fantastic and is an inspiration to me. His positivity and enthusiasm gives me the much needed hope I have craved for over a decade. I have been put on a low dose to start with which is 1 tablet every other day. My dosage has now been increased to 1 tablet every day and next month it could be increased to 2 tablets per day depending on the results. 

I have completed my first month and have already noticed my alopecia has stabilised . I have not lost any existing hairs. In addition to this I have seen little hairs growing in my chest area as well as eyebrows. Fingers crossed! To date, I have experienced no side effects.

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Permalink Reply by Fab on April 4, 2017 at 2:56am

yeah but one of this scientist talk about 5 or 6 years for alopecia... a long long time...

Permalink Reply by Patchesforlife on April 4, 2017 at 6:33am
True Thats real long
Permalink Reply by Mashloum on April 3, 2017 at 3:17pm

Hi

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Permalink Reply by Return_life on April 3, 2017 at 11:55pm
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stay far from him. it's obvious get used to it because there are a lot of rip-off artist.
Permalink Reply by Villa fan on April 4, 2017 at 9:08am

I can back up what Return Life has said there, avoid at all cost.  

Permalink Reply by Sara on April 4, 2017 at 8:21am
Do those pills Zljanz cut the hair loss was reported after a year or not?
Permalink Reply by cmdd20 on April 4, 2017 at 10:18am
Permalink Reply by Alop88 on April 4, 2017 at 10:40am

Thats great news! Decernotinib sounds new never heard of it

Permalink Reply by singh on April 4, 2017 at 5:22pm
Great find cmdd20, does this mean Columbia university have been granted a licence to create a jak inhabitor for alopecia and male pattern baldness ?
Permalink Reply by Frrankie on April 4, 2017 at 12:56pm
Hello, new member. Have AU from the age of 5 46 now. Just started xeljanz twice a day. It has been about a week. Has this drug worked for anyone with the same condition for the same or close duration.
Permalink Reply by Return_life on April 4, 2017 at 6:50pm
I know. someone with 30 years AU having regrowth
Permalink Reply by Patchesforlife on April 4, 2017 at 9:01pm
Hi Frrankie. How did you get hold of xeljanz? Goodluck

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