Levothyroxine overdose and Hair regrowth

[oolie]

Hi,  I recently learned my Levothyroxine dosage was too high and is the cause of my hair falling out -- a lot!  Will my hair begin to regrow immediately with my reduced dosage?  Or will it continue to fall out?  If so , for how long?

[crackberry80]

Some thyroid medications causes various side effects including sore throat, check the literature thats with your meds.
And yes, you might still have hair falling out after ur TSH is 1, that is due to your meds. my derm told me to expect my hair to stop falling around 4 months after TSH reaches 1. however with time, you should notice that your hair fall is lessening with time.

[barbaramroberts]

Does having too much Synthroid cause your hair to fall out???  I have been having the same problem with hair but my TSH is 1.00

I have Hashimoto's and I was wondering if that would cause earache,  inflamed eye and now a bit of a sore throat.....all on the right side.

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

It may take a few months for the hair to regrow.