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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 Youknow on
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been on Xeljanz about 3.5 months beard start growing first legs arms and a little on head.
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Hi youknow. What about eyebrows? Lashes?
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no sign of eyebrows and some velus on Lashes i heard that these needs more time to come out.
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i am about to travel united states from Turkey.I will bring some Xeljanz box(per box contains 56 tablets) (max 5-6). If someone wants contact me.Let you know i am a user of Xeljanz too.
Regards all
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The men becoming pregnant was only in the movie junior with Arnie. I think it was more a fictional situation though and nothing to do with xeljanz. It's known as a miracle drug but I think there are limits haha
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Hahaha
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if a women wants to get pregnant she CANNOT take xeljanz
If a man wants to conceive it is okay to take xeljanz.
if English is not your first language... what is your 1st language? many people on this website speaking multiple languages Sara.
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I speak 11 languages. hihihi
am okay in persian...
sohaletoun chie?
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