Oh it's NOT a vain thing to become so concerned that a drug causes your hair to fall away, be thinned out, break easily and all the fun things that I myself KNOW Avonex does and Rebif must do too.

I got to be a fan of wigs back the first few years I used Avonex.
I have stopped taking Avonex for a year or 2 myself because of it's side effects and I hated that piles of hair started getting clumped when I brushed it. When my neuro told me that could happen with those drugs, I was horrified. Of course I was 22 and still not believing I had what he claimed I had because I walked most of the time great in my 5 inch platform heels and my eyes cleared up so I saw normal...

I'm thinkin of tryin the BG-12 and hopin it doesn't make hair fall out like these others do.

Best of luck!

Tysabri affected my hair, since I have been on gilenya seems to be better... I use to have so much hair thick long.....although better dont think it'll ever be that again, and its not vain it bothered me soo much its natural

Thank you to all posting about hair loss/thinning. I knew my hair has been thinning, but thought it was due to getting older. Somehow, I never put it together with the Avonex. Now, I am happy that at least I know that I am not imagining it. I had not heard of hair loss as a side effect from this medicine.

Good luck with your decision on medication. If you haven't visited a wig store, you might want to take a look. There are some awesome hairstyles in the store at my local mall.

Beautiful hair is so intensely personal and feminine. Of course Balding men completely relate. I never had any hair loss on Avonex or Copaxone. I knew a couple people on Cytoxin who had this issue.

My hair is now thinning due to being mid-50's. Would a natural dye like henna work? Or hair pieces/extensions. Maybe a trip to a Dermatologist for options?

I remember when Princess Caroline of Monaco lost all her beautiful dark hair after she watched her husband crash and be killed in a race car competition.

There are amazing head wraps you can use and Omega 3-6-9 or fish oil supplements meant to nourish hair.

Hope you find something that makes you feel comfortable.

Melanie

I have been on Rebif for 7 years and noticed my hair thinning and breaking easily. In the last 2-3 years it has been thickening and growing in more. Nothing has changed with my condition. I still have the other side effects from the Meds. and my MS is the same. So I looked at what I was doing differently and realized I had been eating almonds every day for the last 2-3 years. I find them easy to eat because I work and want a healthy snack. The only other thing I've started more recently is I take fish oil, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin C, and Acetyl L-Carnitine on a daily basis now. I noticed my hair changed after about a year of eating almonds every day. Appears to have helped. Many other health benefits, too. Best wishes.

By the way........I only eat raw almonds.

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It's not vain. While on Rebif my hair was falling falling out also. This was one of my reasons for switching to Tecfidera. I was finding my hair everywhere. However since switching, my hair is still falling out. Don't know why. ??

O. and when I used Axonex y hair got some natural curls. That never went away either. ??

Yeah, I wonder about henna too!