Will my eyebrows grow back

[Mazzoccoli]

I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I don't know how long I have been affected by it but I can imagine for a while. I have been penciling in my eyebrows for years now and like the many other symptoms I have; I just blew it off as getting older. I am currently taking Levothyroxin and am wondering if by taking the medicine will I see new hair growth on my brow? I really hope so. I am also curious about the intake of caffeine. I have been reading a lot about all of this and came across a couple of articles claiming that caffiene will prevent the colon from absorbing the levothyroxin and plus I read that caffeine can cause heart complications. I will see my doctor again in six weeks for more blood testing to see if I need a higher dose and i can ask her then. I was wondering in the mean time if there was anyone who could tell me. Thank you for reading my question.
Happy New Year :)
Mazzoccoli

[Mazzoccoli]

Thank you so much for commenting on my question. I am glad to hear that there is hope for new hair growth. I find it to be a strange symptom. Today is day five with no coffee and I think I am getting used to not having it anymore.I appreaciate all of your feed back. Thanks Tamra:)

[TamraW]

Cut back on the caffeine. I still can't live without my coffee, but the more I drink, the worse I get. I try to limit it to one cup.

If the doctor treats your FT3 and FT4 levels, bringing them to the upper 1/3 of the range, then your eyebrows should grow back. Mine did. If your doc treats the TSH and not the frees, then you may have problems. Too many inexperienced docs treat TSH, a pituitary hormone, and ignore the frees, which are a direct measurement of thyroid activity.

:) Tamra