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hair issues better with T3 ??
Does anyone find that switching to armour or dessicated has helped with hair issues ? dry hair with breakage and growing slow ??
Hair loss is also for many people the 1st symptom to rear itself and often the very LAST symptom to be relieved.
It is not uncommon for symptoms to lag blood labs by several weeks. As stated above, hair loss while it can occur overnight, seems to take a LOOOOOOOONG time to come back.
It is not uncommon for symptoms to lag blood labs by several weeks. As stated above, hair loss while it can occur overnight, seems to take a LOOOOOOOONG time to come back.
Your FT4 looks pretty good. It's just a little below midrange. Your FT3 also looks good. It's just barely in the upper third of range, which is great. It looks like you convert just fine since you have a nice balance of FT3 to FT4. Most of us would kill for your labs!
There's room in there for a slight increase. Also, some people do feel better if they add a tiny bit of T3 to their meds, even if their labs don't indicate it.
Low D can cause hair issues. Also, both low D and low ferritin can cause thyroid hormones to be metabolized improperly. If I were you, I'd prbably work on those before I increased or changed thyroid meds. Many people find D has to be quite high in the range before they feel well.
There's room in there for a slight increase. Also, some people do feel better if they add a tiny bit of T3 to their meds, even if their labs don't indicate it.
Low D can cause hair issues. Also, both low D and low ferritin can cause thyroid hormones to be metabolized improperly. If I were you, I'd prbably work on those before I increased or changed thyroid meds. Many people find D has to be quite high in the range before they feel well.
Info for you.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196057,00.html
http://www.************.com/boards/hair-loss-alopecia/414479-hair-loss-low-ferritin-levels.html
http://www.quickcare.org/skin/low-serum-ferritin-hair-loss.html
And from another link.
"Research has shown that a large proportion of women reporting hair loss had low ferritin levels, compared with the levels generally found in women without hair loss, and interestingly in men. The main reason for this difference is due to the loss of blood during menstruation, which is just enough to cause a gradual depletion of iron stores, particularly in women who eat little or no red meat.
Low iron intake has been known for some time to be a potential problem for millions of women, but it is only now that it is recognised that this factor can contribute to increased hair shedding, and that this condition is really quite common.
In fact, in a recent survey of 500 women, it was found that a staggering 33% reported hair loss. This was observed as an increase in the amount of hair shed or a reduction in the length grown, both of which contribute to a reduction in hair volume if the problem persists for any length of time.
So if you believe your hair has less volume than it did a few years ago you can at least console yourself with the fact that 1 in 3 women also consider themselves to be in the same position. If your diet has little or no red meat and/or you suffer heavy menstrual bleeding then this increases the likelihood that a dietary imbalance is causing the problem.
Correcting the imbalance can increase the length of hair growth
Research has shown that if the iron deficiency is corrected and the serum ferritin level is raised to a certain 'trigger point' then hair growth will start. In fact, what actually happens is that the growing stage of the follicles is lengthened so there are, at any one time, more hairs in the growing stage.
This means that hair volume will start to increase and any excessive shedding will reduce. But this takes several months because ferritin levels can only be raised gradually and once the 'trigger point' is reached and hair growth starts, it takes 2-3 months for the shedding to reduce and another 3-6 months for the new hair to reach a length that contributes to hair volume."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196057,00.html
http://www.************.com/boards/hair-loss-alopecia/414479-hair-loss-low-ferritin-levels.html
http://www.quickcare.org/skin/low-serum-ferritin-hair-loss.html
And from another link.
"Research has shown that a large proportion of women reporting hair loss had low ferritin levels, compared with the levels generally found in women without hair loss, and interestingly in men. The main reason for this difference is due to the loss of blood during menstruation, which is just enough to cause a gradual depletion of iron stores, particularly in women who eat little or no red meat.
Low iron intake has been known for some time to be a potential problem for millions of women, but it is only now that it is recognised that this factor can contribute to increased hair shedding, and that this condition is really quite common.
In fact, in a recent survey of 500 women, it was found that a staggering 33% reported hair loss. This was observed as an increase in the amount of hair shed or a reduction in the length grown, both of which contribute to a reduction in hair volume if the problem persists for any length of time.
So if you believe your hair has less volume than it did a few years ago you can at least console yourself with the fact that 1 in 3 women also consider themselves to be in the same position. If your diet has little or no red meat and/or you suffer heavy menstrual bleeding then this increases the likelihood that a dietary imbalance is causing the problem.
Correcting the imbalance can increase the length of hair growth
Research has shown that if the iron deficiency is corrected and the serum ferritin level is raised to a certain 'trigger point' then hair growth will start. In fact, what actually happens is that the growing stage of the follicles is lengthened so there are, at any one time, more hairs in the growing stage.
This means that hair volume will start to increase and any excessive shedding will reduce. But this takes several months because ferritin levels can only be raised gradually and once the 'trigger point' is reached and hair growth starts, it takes 2-3 months for the shedding to reduce and another 3-6 months for the new hair to reach a length that contributes to hair volume."
DON'T HAVE HASHIS. JUST LOW THYROID AND LOW FERRITIN LOW VITAMIN D. HAIR IS MY WORSED SYMPTOM !!
I was taking synthroid .75 for a year and results were TSH .81
FT4 16.2 RANGE 12-22
FT3 4.71 RANGE2.60-5.70
I also tried taking dessicated for 8 weeks at 60mg but my T4FREE WAS 12.2 AND RANGE WAS 12-22 so I felt like i was gaining weight and losing more hair.
I know many people who were way more hypo than me and didn't have the brutal hair issues i was having only being slightly hypo ?
I don't know which meds to take anymore !!
FT4 16.2 RANGE 12-22
FT3 4.71 RANGE2.60-5.70
I also tried taking dessicated for 8 weeks at 60mg but my T4FREE WAS 12.2 AND RANGE WAS 12-22 so I felt like i was gaining weight and losing more hair.
I know many people who were way more hypo than me and didn't have the brutal hair issues i was having only being slightly hypo ?
I don't know which meds to take anymore !!
Hair issues have more to do with whether or not you are still hypo than which particular meds you take. Do you have recent labs to post? If so, please do with reference ranges (vary lab to lab so must come from your own lab report). The balance of FT3 to FT4 is all important, and different people achieve that balance with different meds.
Do you still have other hypo symptoms? Do you have Hashi's? What meds do you currently take?
Do you still have other hypo symptoms? Do you have Hashi's? What meds do you currently take?
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