Hey guys, so I need some help and here is my story. I am a 22 Year Old Male btw.
Whenever I was a child, around say 6-7, my mom realized I had small patches around my arms and legs(still have). Doctors said it was AA but we did nothing for it b/c it was nothing serious.
Fast forward to when I was like 19-20(2 years ago) and I got a random small patch on the back of my head in the right bottom corner. I would get cortisone shots for like a year(once every couple months, like 5-6 in total, maybe more.). Patch got a little smaller, but not by much, so I stopped them for a few months so b/c I was frustrated and wanted to see if the shots were really doing anything. Fast forward to last couple of months and the patch is now bigger (have started shots again), a lot of my beard and mustache is gone, lost 1/3-1/4 of my eyebrows, and I just see one of my eyelashes starting to fall.
I have gone to a specialist and she prescribed me dpcp last week, but its gotten worse in the past week even.
I am considering taking Xeljanz, but I am scared of the side effects. Is anyone here on Xeljanz?
I have been using makeup to hide it and it works ok, but I can't cover all my eyebrows, eyelashes, and possibly more of my hair forever.
Any advice would help
Whenever I was a child, around say 6-7, my mom realized I had small patches around my arms and legs(still have). Doctors said it was AA but we did nothing for it b/c it was nothing serious.
Fast forward to when I was like 19-20(2 years ago) and I got a random small patch on the back of my head in the right bottom corner. I would get cortisone shots for like a year(once every couple months, like 5-6 in total, maybe more.). Patch got a little smaller, but not by much, so I stopped them for a few months so b/c I was frustrated and wanted to see if the shots were really doing anything. Fast forward to last couple of months and the patch is now bigger (have started shots again), a lot of my beard and mustache is gone, lost 1/3-1/4 of my eyebrows, and I just see one of my eyelashes starting to fall.
I have gone to a specialist and she prescribed me dpcp last week, but its gotten worse in the past week even.
I am considering taking Xeljanz, but I am scared of the side effects. Is anyone here on Xeljanz?
I have been using makeup to hide it and it works ok, but I can't cover all my eyebrows, eyelashes, and possibly more of my hair forever.
Any advice would help