Umm....yes and yes! But the good news is, is that I am able to brush the back of my hair now! The methotrexate side effects are improving as perhaps, my body is getting used to the medication. The folic acid helps, but you can not take methotrexate and folic acid together. So I found that I was laid up (tired, dizziness, nausea, hair loss) until the folic acid kicked in. Often, I would have to take onedestron to help with the nausea.