A Hair Loss Question?

So, people who have hypothroid lose hair because of the condition and then you lose more hair when you take the medication.  Is this correct?  

So do you ever stop losing hair?  

[TamraW]

I don't know yet. I just started Synthroid two weeks ago, but some of my other conditions are improving. I think that maybe I'm not pulling out as much hair as before.
Maybe someone who has had hypo longer can chime in.

:) Tamra

[weddingcake]

I was losing clumps of hair when I was diagnosed hypothyroid, put on levoxyl and 6 weeks later hair stop falling completely. Now I'm in the process of changing to natural hormones and hair start falling again, not in such amounts though,  so I think your hormone levels need to be adjusted in order to stop the hair fall.

[alfonsina]

I am glad to hear that for someone hair loss due to hypothyroidism and meds has stopped.
I always read people who are losing hair due to this, but I almost never hear from people who actually have had good hair experience when on hypo meds.
For me is not only the hair loss, it is also that my hair is not growing enough. I have baby hair that falls before it reaches the length I want to give it.
I like long hair, so I try to keep it long, but due to my condition it grows in different lengths and when you see my hair you will find that only half of my hair is getting long. It is weird and very difficult to style, not to mention it is dry and now curly due to the different unwilling lengths.
I agree with you about it is all about hormone adjustment. I had that experience when taking the birth control pill. When on the right one my hair stopped falling after 3 to 5 months after starting it.
Unfortunately that hasn't happened yet on my hypo meds.

[hope4thegoodstuff]

I just know that if I don't brush my hair good before bath time, I'm dipping a lot of hair out of the tub, so I don't clog the drain...How rude.

I have loose hair on my pillow.  One morning I rolled over and sucked one right into my mouth...I woke up caughing and choking and all I could think was  "Hairball"....

[fcg]

HI, I was just diagnosed with a TSH level of 5.6, and I was told I have Hashimoto's disease. I am 44 years old. My hair started to come out two weeks ago. Currently I am on no meds. Yesterday I saw the Endo, and he told me to take synthroid 25, but a dr. I saw(endo a few days prior) told me to take synthroid 75. What do I do???
I am 5ft1 116 pounds.
Also, They both told me that hypothyroid at my levels would not cause hair loss,
I am so upset, its bad enough to loose it, but why?? Thanks for any opinions  

[jena64]

I'm new to this forum and I have not been diagnosed yet with any thyroid problem.  All I know is my hair has been getting thinner and thinner and so far I don't know why so I can relate to you.  I've been really upset also.

I would Post a New Question, their are many members that have Hashimoto's disease on this forum.  I'm sure you will get some answers.

Good Luck and may we all get the hair back that we lost.  

[Michell65]

I am losing hair  as well and I am taken the same medication for 2 months now Synthroid and Cytomel.  My hair is still combing out.  Its there any thing I can take or stop taking to stop it?

[loonette]

Previously I had noticed that I was losing hair as the drain was always full of hair.  Hair on the bathroom floor, etc.  I always have little baby hairs growing and it is slow to grow.  I have been hypothyroid for 5 years now.  Just recently had a TT in June and have gone for 2 weeks without medication at all for RAI preparation and have no real hair loss.  It is very strange.  I expected to be losing clumps of hair.  None yet.  Have 1 more week without meds.  

[luisa1964]

Over the past 4 years I have noticed a lot of hair loss and my hair has become extremely dry and frizzy. It is so frustrating. Nothing seems to help. I have have been on thyroxin for the past 10 years. Doctors don't seem to care. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

[gimel]

Hair loss is frequently associated with being hypo.  Members have reported hair regrowth when taking thyroid meds adequate to get them to the Euthyroid state, by which I mean neither hyper nor hypo symptoms.
It would be helpful to us if you will post your thyroid test results and reference ranges from the lab report.  Also, what dosage of medication are you taking?

[vakinderegg]

I have huge amount of hair loss too. Since I have very thick hair all my  docs blow off what I say about my hair. Today I left a huge ball of hair in the sink to show my husband. At least now he knows I am not crazy when I say I am losing hair. Synthroid 125 with Vit D dif and low estrogen as well. Blood work in 2 1/2 weeks.

[sistagirl47]

I just found out that I am Hypo. What supplements should I be taken to help my hair to regrow? I did not start any med yet.

[jackie104]

Take the vitamin BIOCTIN.  You will see your hair stop falling out and healthier in one month.  Started taking 3000 mg a day for the first month and now 1000 mg a day.  Have been on thryoid meds for 4 years and this really works.  A beautition told me about this.

[blueeyes2245]

Dear fellow thyroid sufferers - I feel your pain.  I am female 47 and hair on top of head very thin. UP YOUR THYROID and try some sermorelin online.  This has to be taken by injection but is a growth hormone releasing hormone and will stimulate your own pituitary to excrete growth hormone.  By the time you are 40, most of it is gone anyway.  This will start hair growth.  I am not a doctor, just someone who knows what you are going through.

Hope this helps

sb

[slamma]

Hello....I too have suffered from an extreme hair loss episode. It was so bad that I started saving it to show my doctor. When washing it in the shower it would just pull out of my head in ghandfulls, it was really so terrible. I felt a burning in my scalp and knew something was up wierd. I have since been diagnosed with Hashimotos and 3 cystic nodules. I am not taking anything as of yet. I did start taking Evening Primrose Oil which is suppose to be good for thyroid hair loss problems as per Mary Shumow, she says she takes it and is the expert on About.com for thyroid issues. She had hair loss problems and found this worked for her. It definetly worked for me, OR I am just in a waxing and waning period right now and everything is rather dormant. I take one 1.35mg tablet a day of the Primrose Oil and am NOT losing any hair now.
Good Luck, it is such a terrible thing to deal with for a woman.

[LazyMoose]

So, have you noticed if some actually grew back from primrose oil?  How long did this take?

I started taking biotin 5000 mg /day two months ago, it might have slowed down some.

I am a guy, but men in my family seem to keep thier hair. So I think its from hypothyroid even though my levels and other symptoms are now doing great.

thanks