Methotrexate made about half of my hair fall out over less than 6 months . . . and James? Cleaning out your hairbrush every 2 weeks is NOT very often! Men . . . *sigh*
While I was on the MTX, I had to clean my brush twice every day, and had to use a lint-roller on my clothes every time I brushed my hair because so much hair fell out and stuck to me. I still have issues with scalp showing through when I put my hair up, and I have this weird little "fringe" of post-MTX hair that's about 3 inches long now, it looks funny when I put my long hair up and my short hair stays down lol. (but my boyfriend's going bald, too, so he can't complain about my looks!)
One thing that helped me is Folic Acid . . . the doc gave me a scrip for it (1mg/day) when he put me on MTX and prednisone, and I noticed that when I stopped taking it, the hair loss accelerated quite a bit. Have you tried taking a prenatal vitamin? Those have Folic Acid in them, and my GP put me on them when she heard I was on methotrexate. Also, you might try eating a lot of Jello and/or taking Cod Liver Oil or some other Omega-3, they're supposed to be good for hair and nails.
Best of luck . . . it seems so DISGUSTINGLY unfair that this disease not only takes our health, but our LOOKS too . . . losing hair, gaining weight, growing sideburns and a pumpkin-face on Prednisone, swapping in contacts for glasses with Iritis, wearing "un-sexy" shoes . . . so hard for us women to deal with!
*hugs*
-Bridget
