ms symptoms hair loss

Rebif can cause hair loss -- it did for me, starting around 6-8 weeks after I started Rebif. Hair loss lasted about 3-4 months. Also: thyroid issues can cause hair loss -- and Rebif can affect thyroid function. So get your TSH, free T3 & T4 bloodwork done -- every few months while on Rebif. I take Zinc & biotin (as well as vit D & fish oil) to help with hair loss.

I have been having an autoimmune hair loss issue for several years. The hair on my head, arms, legs and chest will fall out, then grow back several months or even years later. It falls out in diffuse patches. The doctors all tell me its male pattern baldness but I know this is not the case because it grows back. I have hepatitis C and I know this is part of the problem but I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?

s, Neuro Syphilis, Lupus, CMV, HIV, etc Joint pain and hair loss are not typical MS related symptoms, although muscle weakness in the legs can lead to joint pain as a secondary sign.

Has anyone had experience with hair loss caused by either MS medications, or the MS itself? This is totally new to me so I'm a bit shocked! Thanks in advance for any insight!!

I am wondering about hair loss myself. I have MS and am anemic. My vitamin levels are good.

Do you think this overactivity of antibodies causes some symptoms that aren't usually associated with MS? I have a few symptoms that don't go along with MS--hair loss and Raynaud's. I have even had problems, several years ago, with skin rashes, joint pain, and mouth sores. I haven't even a hint of these problems in years. It's like my body was confused on which autoimmune problem it had.

During the last month of treatment, I asked that my folic acid be changed to folinic acid (Leukovorin). Not sure if it helped the hair loss or not, but it helped my fingernails. I finally discontinued the MTX ~1 month ago . About 1 week after stopping MTX, I stopped my folinic acid and my hair loss seems to be worse and also my nails are splitting and my tongue is sore.

My sister who is dx with MS started losing her hair and she thought it was due to the meds she was taking but went to the doctor and got tested and they found she had to much testastarone in her system so they gave her some meds to level it out with the estrogen and she is doing well with no more hair loss. And she regrew the hair she lost. I hope you find out what is causing the hair loss.

Sweating is not common to MS nor is joint and bone pain nor are fevers. Black spots that come and go do not sound like MS. Double vision or loss of vision in one eye that does not go away or is extremely painful or loss of color vision in that one eye. The skin if it is neurological might be MS. Usually both hands are not effected by MS but may be. The tingling, cognitive, and dizziness could be neurological. The change can cause many of those symptoms. I do not know how old you are.

In January I noticed hair loss on my head. Now it's not only noticeable to me but others can see it, and I just noticed a few days ago that I've lost hair on my arms and legs, too. It seems my hair is growing slower. I have fine hair to begin with and didn't have much to spare on my head. I don't mind the loss of it on my arms and legs because I had plenty there! Any ideas on what causes hair loss all over your body?

Either one could possibly mean anemia or thyroid or both. Since you just a baby 5 months ago massive hair loss is normal but because of blood loss during delivery I would still have your B12 and Ferritin checked. And, because thyroid issues can be triggered by pregnancy I'd pursue that too. Plus, anything over a TSH of 3 is out of range and indicates hypo but knowing your Free T3 and Free T4 will tell you for sure. Honestly, I'd be really surprised if it were MS.

t experienced hair loss but have heard this is a (fairly rare) side effect. You should notify your neurologist and report this adverse event to Shared Solutions. Is it possible for you to switch to another DMD if this becomes intolerable?

Also know that we all go through times of predominant hair loss and times of predominant hair gain every year. The thyroid is the first thinkg I would have checked out. Hyperthyroidism causes thinning and loss and hypothyroidism cause slowed hair growth and coarseness.

I read somewhere that you can have hearing loss from MS. I have a ringing most of the time....but this has happened to me: Recently, my left ear went very muffled, full feeling...then went to hearing nothing out of the left ear at all for a few minutes...then back to the full, muffled feeling. Then the next day, the left ear continued to feel full, and hearing is muffled....but then everytime I talked, or someone else talks, I was hearing a very amplified high pitch echo in my left ear.

Sept 8th and will bring this new symptom to her with a bag full of hair, just to show her how much Im losing a day. Does this hair loss have anything to do with Crohn's disease??

There are two kinds of hair loss. There is hair loss with visible scalp disease and there is hair loss without scalp disease. In your case, the hair loss may be associated with both the fungal infection and another underlying condition of seborrheic dermatitis. At this point, there is really no effective medical therapy for hair loss. If your hair loss is associated with tinea and seborrheic dermatitis then the underlying disorders need to be addressed first.

My thyroid levels are normal taking armour and still having hair loss. Could it be the medications? I was on all the different thyroid meds. and still had hair loss. Would anyone be able to help?

I seem to be loosing a lot of hair, but I am on a lot of other things so who knows. I have had hair loss before. My hair got so thin that I cut it off. It has grown back and is pretty thick again, so hopefully this hair loss phase is temporary.

Hi. I will post my results asap. I'm having weight gain, dizziness, brain fog, fatigue, hair loss and facial hair.

Hi! I hope someone can help me. I have had a numb scalp (hair loss also, may not be related, but..figure that if I am not possibly getting blood to my scalp, then hair loss makes sense), tinnitus, numb ears, numb face, lack of ability to taste most foods, photophobia is also an issue. I had cervical disc fusion in 10/2008, and wonder if there is a compressed nerve (Neurosurgeon refuses to follow up)..I had bone spurs also and stenosis.

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