Health Boards
Mon-18-08-2014, 21:43 PM
I was prescribed 25 mg/day about a month ago. I was hesitant to take it because of the side effects. I lost quite a bit of hair following cancer treatment 2 years ago that has never come back. Acitretin side effects list hair loss. Ok if you're a guy perhaps but not when you're a female.
I took two days worth and my palms started peeling. then all hell broke lose and I had a death in my immediate family so I stopped because I was taking sleeping pills, anxiety medication and having a few drinks to get through the two weeks of the details surrounding my son's death. Long story short it's now a month later and I go back to the dermatologist next week and have to report that I haven't taken it and I'm not sure I want to start taking it. Light box is not an option for me due to the cost. Methotrexate is on the no-no list because I had breast cancer, still have cancer in my blood vessels and my oncologist told me not to take it.
So - what if I just do nothing at all? I mean I'm 100% covered on my back and stomach, probably 50% on my scalp, 40% on my arms and legs - how much worse can it get. It's not like I can wear a dress, shorts or short sleeves now.... Hell, I'm convinced I'll never even have a date again so how much worse can it really be???
I even get patches on my face that subside with the steroid cream then I stop after two weeks. They come back - I wait a week until they are really noticeable and I use the steroid cream again on my face again. What do I lose by just doing nothing at all. Does this stuff ever just go away as quickly as it came on?This spread so darn fast. Never had it before Jan or Feb of this year and now...boom. it's all over.
I can't deal with having hair any thinner than it is now and the thought of a flare making things worse before they get better....how do you have a flare when you have 100% coverage. What the heck is that like?
I took two days worth and my palms started peeling. then all hell broke lose and I had a death in my immediate family so I stopped because I was taking sleeping pills, anxiety medication and having a few drinks to get through the two weeks of the details surrounding my son's death. Long story short it's now a month later and I go back to the dermatologist next week and have to report that I haven't taken it and I'm not sure I want to start taking it. Light box is not an option for me due to the cost. Methotrexate is on the no-no list because I had breast cancer, still have cancer in my blood vessels and my oncologist told me not to take it.
So - what if I just do nothing at all? I mean I'm 100% covered on my back and stomach, probably 50% on my scalp, 40% on my arms and legs - how much worse can it get. It's not like I can wear a dress, shorts or short sleeves now.... Hell, I'm convinced I'll never even have a date again so how much worse can it really be???
I even get patches on my face that subside with the steroid cream then I stop after two weeks. They come back - I wait a week until they are really noticeable and I use the steroid cream again on my face again. What do I lose by just doing nothing at all. Does this stuff ever just go away as quickly as it came on?This spread so darn fast. Never had it before Jan or Feb of this year and now...boom. it's all over.
I can't deal with having hair any thinner than it is now and the thought of a flare making things worse before they get better....how do you have a flare when you have 100% coverage. What the heck is that like?