"Can you please update us on what ended up happening please!! Feel free to DM me also. Thank you!! I am advised to make the switch from xeljanz to Litfulo as well and I am scared to say the least. "
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Doctor wants to switch me from Tofacitinib to Ritlecitinib (Litfulo)
Started this discussion. Last reply by tomasz777321 Apr 9. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone. My doctor advised to change medications as seen from the title. I’ve had full regrowth on Tofacitinib with spots here and there mostly on my facial hair. I’ve had a very bad flare up…Continue
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"Baricitinib is JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor and 4mg of it in clinical trials showed supperior efficacy compared to ritlecitinib and tofacitinib. I took Litfulo 50mg (JAK3), Leqselvi 12mg in clinical trials (JAK1/JAK2) and right now I'm taking Rinvoq…"
"Olumiant is Baricitinib. What about that?"
"Tofacitinib doesnt target exactly the same pathway as Ritlecitinib. Tofacitinib works broader by inhibiting JAK1/JAK3 an partially JAK2, RItlecitinib works only on JAK3, so there is possibility that results not will be maintain sadly during…"
"Olumiant works, I have Alopecia Universalis and my hair is continuing to grow back."
"I am also on Tofacitinib 20mg dose, but it has become less effective over the last 3 or 4 years. One of my doctors recommended switching to olumiant 4mg. I still have most of my scalp hair, eyebrows and eyelashes but they have become sparse…"
"You will be fine. She is right. I take Olumiant."
"Hi,
I've done it 6 months ago, and it worked fine thankfully, without any loss."
Doctor wants to switch me from Tofacitinib to Ritlecitinib (Litfulo)
Hello everyone. My doctor advised to change medications as seen from the title. I’ve had full regrowth on Tofacitinib with spots here and there mostly on my facial hair. I’ve had a very bad flare up recently and my doctor wants me to switch to Litfulo. She says I can switch from one day to the next without needing to ween off Tofa. Like everyone else, I’m scared I’m going to lose everything again on Litfulo. She assured me that I should be fine since the pill is extended release, and it targets…See More
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