propecia vs levoxil

[Javier00778]

I have been taking Levoxil for the last year due to a thyroid nodule.  The initial dosis was .25mg, now is .50mg.   A few years before the thyroid nodule was discovered I observed some areas in my head with less volume of hair.  I went to a dermatologist and he prescribed Propecia (1mg).  I dicided to terminate this treatment due to a headache caused by the Propecia as a side effect.  Now, taking Levoxil I am loossing more hair than before so I begun the Propecia treatment again.  Questions:   May I take both medications  at the same time?  What could happen if I decide to terminate the Levoxil treatment?  My thyroid nodule is stable (the size is not increasing), and a the result of the biopsy was negative.  Sorry for  my poor English, my first language is Spanish.


This discussion is related to Cytomel, Levoxil and Hair Loss.

[Thypatient]

Honestly, if you are a male who is experiencing typical hair thinning and don't really need the Propecia, I would skip it at this point.  If you really feel your hair is falling out more than average then I would talk to the dr.  Hair falling out can sometime occur while the body is getting used to thryoid meds or an increase in such.  As your body adjusts this issue might just subside.

I'm on Levoxyl too and know you can also be on another med but the two cannot be taken at the same time and would need to be spaced apart throughout the day.

I would not terminate the Levoxyl treatment without going over all that with your dr, including what could happen from not being on it.  He/she would know best if or how doing so would affect your nodule.

Good luck.