Eric Dane Mattson
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Connie - Chris' Mom Nov 23, 2010. 5 Replies

Well I promised all of you an update periodically about my trials and the use of immunosuppression as my therapy option.I have been on Humira now for 7 weeks. Although I have had small improvements,…Continue

Hello my fellow Alopecians! Treatment Options/ Research

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gosh Dec 3, 2012. 19 Replies

Well, I wanted to share some news with you guys and gals. I come on here every so often to check out any new potential research and treatment.Anyways, I tried Sulfasalazine for about 4 months....not…Continue

Sulfasalazine

Started this discussion. Last reply by CATHERINE Jun 17, 2011. 1 Reply

So I have been taking this med for a month and a half. My Doctor says it takes up to 6 months to see real results. I have seen some new hair growth so I guess that is positive but I havent seen…Continue

Sulfasalazine

Started this discussion. Last reply by Coleen Jun 2, 2010. 1 Reply

So far so good. I am only at 1 Gram a day...500 in the morning and 500 in the evening. It has definitely assisted with my Ulcerative Collitis but I havent noticed anything yet on the head. Of course…Continue

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Sulfasalazine

Posted on July 18, 2010 at 10:08pm 1 Comment

So I am going on month 2 with the Sulfasalazine with no side affects and good blood work. I have had some positive signs and some hair growth and recently they bumped me up to 1.5 grams a day from 1.

If this doesnt work its on to CellCept. Anyone heard of this or any good results?

Additionally, has anyone done anything other than the steroid shots to help with eyebrow growth?

Greetings!

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:12pm 0 Comments

I am new here on this website but I am NOT new to Alopecia. I have been diagnosed with autoimmune Alopecia. I have pretty much had it all my life but it got really bad my Junior and Senior years in high school....which you could imagine was rough.



I have been completely bald now for 12 years with some hair on my body and limbs....which is funny because I have more on my body and none on my head. I have 1.5 eyebrows right now but one eyebrow is growing back thanks to the good ole… Continue

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At 9:38pm on July 19, 2010, Connie - Chris' Mom said…
It was only after trying to discover why my son's hair fell out that we found out he had Ulcerative Colitis. At first they thought the hair loss was because of the severe anemia that the UC had caused, but after the anemia was taken care of he still didn't have hair, we got the AU diagnosis. From the beginning, though, the focus had been on healing his insides and dealing with the UC. The dermatologist just kept telling us that his insides were much more important and take care of that first. After steroids, almost a year of immunosuppressants, the colonoscopy showed his insides seemed to be much better and his hair has started to grow again. Now the doctor is trying to get him off of the immunosuppressants and on to a maintenance drug Pentasa. He's not tolerating it well so they have restarted the immunosuppressants and is continuing the Pentasa in hopes of achieving and maintaining remission of the UC - eventually without immunosuppressants. My son was content with the immunosuppressants and thought they were responsible for his hair growth, so he's not to eager to stop taking them, but I'm looking at some of the long term side effects (as well as the day to day risks of a compromised immune system) and would like him off of them even if it means his hair will fall out again.

Since Ulcerative Colitis is also an autoimmune disease and I'm sure that it is related to the alopecia. I just hope the treatment for one is equally successful for the other. He can live without hair (although as a teen he may not think so), but he can't live much of a life if the Colitis is constantly flaring, so I'm hoping that the treatment we eventually find for the UC will result in hair growth as well. If so, life will be good again!
At 5:06pm on July 19, 2010, Connie - Chris' Mom said…
Wow, I didn't know there was anyone else out there with Ulcerative Colitis and AU. I'll let my son know he's not alone (although he seems to be growing hair again so maybe we can check off the AU - at least for a while).
At 2:50pm on November 11, 2009, JeffreySF said…
Yep I know what you are going through. Sometimes I hate the no eyelash/eyebrow part.

Hope the day is a good one for ya.
At 11:35am on November 11, 2009, JeffreySF said…
Hi Eric,

Glad you are feeling at home here.
How long have you had alopecia? Just a bit over 2 years for me.

Jeffrey
At 7:38am on November 10, 2009, Roger said…
Welcome Eric.

Roger.
At 9:13pm on November 6, 2009, JeffreySF said…
Hi Eric,

Welcome to Alopecia World.

Jeffrey
 
 
 

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