The more I think about it the more I think it was the leflunomide that my doctor had recently prescribed to replace the methotrexate. Over the last month I had an itchy rash on my forearms, especially my left arm. I also was having a handful of hair coming out when I would take a shower. I stopped the medication about a week ago.
It could have been a combination of both medications, one of the medications or might have had nothing to do with either. I hate the fact that medication that is suppose to help in one area can give you serious side effects that are worse than what they are suppose to treat. Like methotrexate (a chemotherapy drug), used at much lower doses than cancer it helps with auto immune diseases. But the trade off is feeling like crap for a few days a week, hair loss, liver damage, among other side effects. On top of all of that, this cancer drug that is suppose to treat cancer can cause CANCER.
