Sooo... How does one go about starting treatment with this drug? Do we have to wait until it's commercially released as a topical cream, or would my dermatologist/GP be able to prescribe some form of the drug anytime soon?
I'm suffering from alopecia areata, which only started in april, so I'm looking to stop further hair loss asap. Went from being a smoker and somewhat of a heavy drinker, pretty much neglecting my diet, to eating fish several days per week, and taking multivitamins, probiotics, biotin, anti-stress herbs (ashwaganda and rhodiola, or something along those lines), ginkgo baloba, fish oil+++, I've even bought lipogaine...
This stuff though, this stuff gives me hope I'll be able to cut the fish and healthy mumbo jumbo, and get back to the cigarettes and frozen pizzas whilst still sporting a healthy head of hair! Where do I sign??
EDIT:
Great... Just found out the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer that is, are raping consumers with a price tag of $25.000/yr for the 5mg version of the drug (in the trial where they cured alopecia universalis there were 2 months of 10mg, followed by 6 months of 15mg doses). I'd have to sell my car and then go to the US hoping to convince a doctor to prescribe me a pretty much brand new drug, and it's only approved for Rheumatoid Arthritis, not curing baldness...
Sooo... How does one go about starting treatment with this drug? Do we have to wait until it's commercially released as a topical cream, or would my dermatologist/GP be able to prescribe some form of the drug anytime soon? I'm suffering from alopecia areata, which only started in april, so I'm looking to stop further hair loss asap. Went from being a smoker and somewhat of a heavy drinker, pretty much neglecting my diet, to eating fish several days per week, and taking multivitamins, probiotics, biotin, anti-stress herbs (ashwaganda and rhodiola, or something along those lines), ginkgo baloba, fish oil+++, I've even bought lipogaine... This stuff though, this stuff gives me hope I'll be able to cut the fish and healthy mumbo jumbo, and get back to the cigarettes and frozen pizzas whilst still sporting a healthy head of hair! Where do I sign?? EDIT: Great... Just found out the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer that is, are raping consumers with a price tag of $25.000/yr for the 5mg version of the drug (in the trial where they cured alopecia universalis there were 2 months of 10mg, followed by 6 months of 15mg doses). I'd have to sell my car and then go to the US hoping to convince a doctor to prescribe me a pretty much brand new drug, and it's only approved for Rheumatoid Arthritis, not curing baldness...