HAIR LOSS & THYROID MEDICATION

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Thanks for that. It is reassuring to hear it is not just me and that

they might be an alternative. Neither my doctor nor the consultant I

see have mentioned Armour to me. Is it as a rule a subject they

avoid and wait for patients to mention? How come they're not aware

of the side effects of Levothyroxine and that it is not even

mentioned on the leaflet accompanying the drug?! It all seems very

odd to me.

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> > Would I be right in thinking that there is a strong link between

hair

> > loss and thyroid medication such as carbimazole and

Levothyroxine? and

> > if so what can one do about it? My consultant doesn't seem to be

aware

> > of any link.

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> Some people do say there is, but I am not sure whether anybody has

actually proved this or not. I started losing my hair when taking

Levothyroxine, and when I moved on to Armour, it still continued to

fall out, and now I am completely healthy, the bit I have left is

still falling out. So, for me, I am not sure why this is. Low

ferritin (stored iron) can cause hair loss, and so can high

ferritin, and my ferritin is above the top of the reference range, so

high ferritin could be the cause of MY hair loss. Asl your consultant

about this - and get your ferritin tested .

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> Luv - Sheila

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> Would I be right in thinking that there is a strong link between

hair

> loss and thyroid medication such as carbimazole and

Levothyroxine? and

> if so what can one do about it? My consultant doesn't seem to be

aware

> of any link.

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> Hi,

Could you tell me what ferritin is,as my hair is falling out

big time,i did have thick hair and now its so fine

thank u

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HI

You might take note of " valid consent " and its requirements. Not

mentioning alternatives is improper. There are links to this

requirement for the UK.

In the US there is the New Jersey case of Mattheis v. Mastromonaco..

Have a better day,

> > Thanks for that. It is reassuring to hear it is not just me and

that

> > they might be an alternative. Neither my doctor nor the

consultant

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So, we have one who started losing hair with L-thyroxine treatment, continued to lose with Armour and still losing what is left.

Then we have one who lost hair with Synthroid and who regained it with Armour.

Then we have one who lost hair when untreated, but who regained it back (and better) when started on L-thyroxine.

What does that tell us?

Did we all have either very low ferritin or very high ferritin?

Luv - Sheila

There was an initial period when the regrowth was wispy and baby fine grey/white hair which fell out at 1 inch. It was replaced by normal hair. Strangely some of my hair is growing back very curly while other bits are remaining straight.

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Yes - ferritin is the name for the iron that is stored. The most common cause of hair loss in women, without doubt is low Iron storage. A large majority of the women who consult a Trichologist have sub optimum Iron stores for good hair growth. A study conducted on 1000 women revealed 33% suffered hair loss, 90% of these women suffered low Iron storage and 10% were caused by Genetic or other factors.GP's are often unaware of the cause of hair loss, or even exactly which blood tests they should carry out, most opting for the Full Blood Count and Haemoglobin tests for Anaemia - but these are wrong The most important blood test for female hair loss is the Serum Ferritin. Research has not established a link between low Haemoglobin and hair loss as they have with low Serum Ferritin. Serum Ferritin levels can be raised most successfully with a combined therapy of Ferrous Sulphate (around 200mgs daily) high dose Vitamin C and Vitamin B12. Once the Serum Ferritin reaches a certain trigger level (around 70), hair loss should decrease and hair growth slowly increase.The normal reference range for serum ferritin is between 20 and 200 cor women. Your GP will test this at your request as it is not an unusual test at all.Luv - Sheila> Hi,Could you tell me what ferritin is,as my hair is falling out big time,i did have thick hair and now its so finethank u> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1696 - Release Date: 28/09/2008 13:30> No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1697 - Release Date: 29/09/2008 07:40

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Sheila,

Not sure about others but each time I have had my ferritin levels

checked, I have been within normal range.

Venizia

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> So, we have one who started losing hair with L-thyroxine treatment,

continued to lose with Armour and still losing what is left.

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> Then we have one who lost hair with Synthroid and who regained it

with Armour.

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> Then we have one who lost hair when untreated, but who regained it

back (and better) when started on L-thyroxine.

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> What does that tell us?

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> Did we all have either very low ferritin or very high ferritin?

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> Luv - Sheila

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> There was an initial period when the regrowth was wispy and baby fine

> grey/white hair which fell out at 1 inch. It was replaced by normal

> hair. Strangely some of my hair is growing back very curly while

other

> bits are remaining straight.

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Hi, Sheila

I have the same problem with her, have slight hair loss with

Levothyroxine medication. I don't know if it is related to low ferritin

because it started with the medication! And It seems that it is not

necessary for me to try natural thyroid because I convert T4 to T3

well....

Fragrance

> The most

common cause of hair loss in women, without doubt is low Iron storage. A

large majority of the women who consult a Trichologist have sub optimum

Iron stores for good hair growth. A study conducted on 1000 women

revealed 33% suffered hair loss, 90% of these women suffered low Iron

storage and 10% were caused by Genetic or other factors.

[Guest guest]

Hi Venizia - it depends on what you mean by normal. Over here in the UK, the reference range for Ferritin level is around 20 to 200, and in men 30 to 300. In women, you need your level to be around 70 to 90 to not have a problem. Dr Theodore Friedman, one of the medical advisers to TPA says that he believes anybody with a reading below 60 should be given iron replacement. Many sufferers of hypothyroidism do have a very low reading, we have had members with a reading of around 10 to 30, and this level definitely needs treating with some form of elemental iron. You need to find out exactly where your level is and what the reference range is they use - being within such a massive range does not mean your ferritin level is normal.

Luv - Sheila

Sheila,Not sure about others but each time I have had my ferritin levelschecked, I have been within normal range.Venizia

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Hi Sheila,

I too regained my hair with Armour- but it also seems for me to be connected with adrenal as I started to lose it again when I reduced pred. As always it is a compliccated picture.

thyroid treatment From: sheilaturner@...Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:20:51 +0100Subject: Re: Re: HAIR LOSS & THYROID MEDICATION

So, we have one who started losing hair with L-thyroxine treatment, continued to lose with Armour and still losing what is left.

Then we have one who lost hair with Synthroid and who regained it with Armour.

Then we have one who lost hair when untreated, but who regained it back (and better) when started on L-thyroxine.

What does that tell us?

Did we all have either very low ferritin or very high ferritin?

Luv - Sheila

There was an initial period when the regrowth was wispy and baby fine grey/white hair which fell out at 1 inch. It was replaced by normal hair. Strangely some of my hair is growing back very curly while other bits are remaining straight.

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