Re: excessive hair loss

[Guest guest]

Re: thyroid doctors. I can not attest to this site (you can search

your state, patients reviews):http://www.thyroid-info.com/

Maybe others here know of a better/another directory. I know they

exist but can't recall them.

As for 2006 best ranking hospitals, endocrinology specifically:

http://tinyurl.com/y4sa23

As for hairloss, while I have not been diagnosed with a thyroid issue

(TSH test only)...I have lost tons of hair.

In my profile, you'll see my " skinny " braids. I ended up chopping

those long locks off, to very short...on account of all the hair loss.

I can sympathize with you.

~Kate

>

> Anyone understand this hypothyroid disease well enough to help me

> understand and then find a doctor who will listen. My hair has been

> falling for the past 2 years -- every doctor tells me its is fine!!

> Well, 3/4 of my hair gone -- obvious scalp and still no remedy.

> Anyone had success in slowing and reversing hair loss with TD??

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Maybe I missed it but have you posted before with whether you are

hyper/hypo??

Hair loss is something that goes along with being hypo that I know

as I lost quite a lot and thought at one time it was great not

having to shave or pluck but now I know that there is a better way.

If you are hypo then and on meds then you either need an increase or

a change. Can you give us some more info so that we can help better,

as the more we know about what is happening the more we can tell you

of how we have dealt with things.

Dawn in Canada

>

> Anyone understand this hypothyroid disease well enough to help me

> understand and then find a doctor who will listen. My hair has

been

> falling for the past 2 years -- every doctor tells me its is fine!!

> Well, 3/4 of my hair gone -- obvious scalp and still no remedy.

> Anyone had success in slowing and reversing hair loss with TD??

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Have you read what we have at this site? & put some

great info at www.ThyroPhoenix.com it covers lots of the situations

that we find ourselves in.

Dawn in Canada

> >

> > Anyone understand this hypothyroid disease well enough to help me

> > understand and then find a doctor who will listen. My hair has

been

> > falling for the past 2 years -- every doctor tells me its is

fine!!

> > Well, 3/4 of my hair gone -- obvious scalp and still no remedy.

> > Anyone had success in slowing and reversing hair loss with TD??

> >

>

[Guest guest]

For me, once my levels got level, I started noticing my hair being really frizzy... it turns out, it wasn't friz it was really little hairs growing back. Making sure you get a good multivitamin, b-complex and gelatin supplements can help. If you're not getting enough fat in your diet, that can cause problems also. Coconut oil and evening primrose oil as well as vitamin e can be applied to the hair directly or taken internally to promote hair growth. In thyroid patients, we don't often get enough nutrients in our systems (for various reasons -IBS, allergies, etc.) and this can wreak havoc with our hair, skin & finger nails. Fish Oil (internally) is good for hair, as well as mayonnaise and beer. Olive oil can help it get its luster back (as our hair can often become brittle and dull). If you want to do any of these oil based methods externally, just use dry or wet (personally, I think wet hair works better) and get your hair really saturated. Make sure to wear an old tshirt so you don't drip anywhere. Then use a moist towel that is heated (30-45 secs in the microwave will work, it WILL be hot) and after that, wrap your towel covered head in saran wrap or a plastic bag. I used to do this for about 30-45 min every week when my hair was really really bad. I don't know if it helped it to grow, but it did help it to not break as much.

With hair, because it is a good indicator of how healthy you are, it functions like a canary in a mine for many elements. This is why illegal & legal drugs/medicines/chemical sensitivities will show up for months and years after use in your hair. If your thyroid levels are off, the rest of your hormone levels will be off and that creates a non functioning sliding scale of mush inside your body. I bet you've noticed a difference in the length of time it takes the hair under your arms, and on your legs to grow as well. I used to get my hair cut once a month and then my hair didn't grow a lick for almost 8 months... Having estrogen, progestrine, testosterone, etc. levels off can really do a number on your hair. If you're a woman, it usually means you have a female problem with female hormones and if you're a guy you have too much testosterone, ALTHOUGH, both scenarios can be present in both sexes.

Getting lots of protein and fresh fruits and veggies is one of the best things you can do. If you have a low fat diet, be sure to supplement with a teaspoon of olive oil a day because not having enough fat can be bad for your body.

Medicines can also have a harmful effect on your hair as they can dry it out and make the hair become weak and brittle, so be sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist and see if your meds (even over the counter) are reacting.

The shampoo you use may also be too harsh for your hypo hair. If it is, you can switch to Aveeno shampoo or use a shampoo that is natural/organic and that is NOT lye based. Glycerine will do you much better. If you have to, go to a craft store where you can buy blocks used to make soaps and use that or liquid glycerine for shampoo.

Dove is also good for your hair. It is one of the only shampoos I can use regularly and not have build up from. Shampoos with tea tree oil (mostly found in natural food stores) will help diminish dandruff problems (the only thing that has worked for my husband long after trying every other dandruff shampoo on the market). Invest in a good conditioner too. After you wash your hair, leave your conditioner on from root to tip for 5 minutes. Usually you can just condition the scalp part of your hair and the conditioner will spread with rinsing to tips, but with thyroid patients, it REALLY helps to have the extra wait time. Rinsing your hair in warm-cool water (not cold, unless you want extra shine/luster) will work also.

You want a GOOD moisturizing shampoo. You want something that does not have harsh chemicals or anything else. A good rule of thumb... if you use shampoo and then look at your fingernails later that day or the next day, and if they are dry, brittle, broken, thinned, etc. your shampoo is to harsh for your hair. Cool, huh?

Here's a site:

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/nutrients/nutrients.html

healthy hair test

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_activity.html#test

hair courtesy of wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair

something handy about finger nails (as they often grow with hair):

http://www.digitalhorsewoman.com/fingernails.htm

I hope this helps .

excessive hair loss

Anyone understand this hypothyroid disease well enough to help meunderstand and then find a doctor who will listen. My hair has beenfalling for the past 2 years -- every doctor tells me its is fine!!Well, 3/4 of my hair gone -- obvious scalp and still no remedy. Anyone had success in slowing and reversing hair loss with TD??

[Guest guest]

Your other hormones may very well be involved here, as hypo seems to skew

bunches of them----dhea, testosterone, estrogens, progesterone, to name a

few.

excessive hair loss

> Anyone understand this hypothyroid disease well enough to help me

> understand and then find a doctor who will listen. My hair has been

> falling for the past 2 years -- every doctor tells me its is fine!!

> Well, 3/4 of my hair gone -- obvious scalp and still no remedy.

> Anyone had success in slowing and reversing hair loss with TD??

[Guest guest]

Your other hormones may very well be involved here, as hypo seems to skew

bunches of them----dhea, testosterone, estrogens, progesterone, to name a

few.

excessive hair loss

> Anyone understand this hypothyroid disease well enough to help me

> understand and then find a doctor who will listen. My hair has been

> falling for the past 2 years -- every doctor tells me its is fine!!

> Well, 3/4 of my hair gone -- obvious scalp and still no remedy.

> Anyone had success in slowing and reversing hair loss with TD??

[Guest guest]

Funny thing now is, , I have the scalp oil back in my hair but have never gotten back the VOLUME of hair that I had. Neither have I gotten any of my axillary, pubic hair, or leg hair back. I have approximately 1/2 the hair on my head that I had. The rest of me is like a new born chicken, lol.

Re: excessive hair loss

For me, once my levels got level, I started noticing my hair being really frizzy... it turns out, it wasn't friz it was really little hairs growing back. Making sure you get a good multivitamin, b-complex and gelatin supplements can help. If you're not getting enough fat in your diet, that can cause problems also. Coconut oil and evening primrose oil as well as vitamin e can be applied to the hair directly or taken internally to promote hair growth. In thyroid patients, we don't often get enough nutrients in our systems (for various reasons -IBS, allergies, etc.) and this can wreak havoc with our hair, skin & finger nails. Fish Oil (internally) is good for hair, as well as mayonnaise and beer. Olive oil can help it get its luster back (as our hair can often become brittle and dull). If you want to do any of these oil based methods externally, just use dry or wet (personally, I think wet hair works better) and get your hair really saturated. Make sure to wear an old tshirt so you don't drip anywhere. Then use a moist towel that is heated (30-45 secs in the microwave will work, it WILL be hot) and after that, wrap your towel covered head in saran wrap or a plastic bag. I used to do this for about 30-45 min every week when my hair was really really bad. I don't know if it helped it to grow, but it did help it to not break as much.

With hair, because it is a good indicator of how healthy you are, it functions like a canary in a mine for many elements. This is why illegal & legal drugs/medicines/chemical sensitivities will show up for months and years after use in your hair. If your thyroid levels are off, the rest of your hormone levels will be off and that creates a non functioning sliding scale of mush inside your body. I bet you've noticed a difference in the length of time it takes the hair under your arms, and on your legs to grow as well. I used to get my hair cut once a month and then my hair didn't grow a lick for almost 8 months... Having estrogen, progestrine, testosterone, etc. levels off can really do a number on your hair. If you're a woman, it usually means you have a female problem with female hormones and if you're a guy you have too much testosterone, ALTHOUGH, both scenarios can be present in both sexes.

Getting lots of protein and fresh fruits and veggies is one of the best things you can do. If you have a low fat diet, be sure to supplement with a teaspoon of olive oil a day because not having enough fat can be bad for your body.

Medicines can also have a harmful effect on your hair as they can dry it out and make the hair become weak and brittle, so be sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist and see if your meds (even over the counter) are reacting.

The shampoo you use may also be too harsh for your hypo hair. If it is, you can switch to Aveeno shampoo or use a shampoo that is natural/organic and that is NOT lye based. Glycerine will do you much better. If you have to, go to a craft store where you can buy blocks used to make soaps and use that or liquid glycerine for shampoo.

Dove is also good for your hair. It is one of the only shampoos I can use regularly and not have build up from. Shampoos with tea tree oil (mostly found in natural food stores) will help diminish dandruff problems (the only thing that has worked for my husband long after trying every other dandruff shampoo on the market). Invest in a good conditioner too. After you wash your hair, leave your conditioner on from root to tip for 5 minutes. Usually you can just condition the scalp part of your hair and the conditioner will spread with rinsing to tips, but with thyroid patients, it REALLY helps to have the extra wait time. Rinsing your hair in warm-cool water (not cold, unless you want extra shine/luster) will work also.

You want a GOOD moisturizing shampoo. You want something that does not have harsh chemicals or anything else. A good rule of thumb... if you use shampoo and then look at your fingernails later that day or the next day, and if they are dry, brittle, broken, thinned, etc. your shampoo is to harsh for your hair. Cool, huh?

Here's a site:

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/nutrients/nutrients.html

healthy hair test

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_activity.html#test

hair courtesy of wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair

something handy about finger nails (as they often grow with hair):

http://www.digitalhorsewoman.com/fingernails.htm

I hope this helps .

[Guest guest]

Funny thing now is, , I have the scalp oil back in my hair but have never gotten back the VOLUME of hair that I had. Neither have I gotten any of my axillary, pubic hair, or leg hair back. I have approximately 1/2 the hair on my head that I had. The rest of me is like a new born chicken, lol.

Re: excessive hair loss

For me, once my levels got level, I started noticing my hair being really frizzy... it turns out, it wasn't friz it was really little hairs growing back. Making sure you get a good multivitamin, b-complex and gelatin supplements can help. If you're not getting enough fat in your diet, that can cause problems also. Coconut oil and evening primrose oil as well as vitamin e can be applied to the hair directly or taken internally to promote hair growth. In thyroid patients, we don't often get enough nutrients in our systems (for various reasons -IBS, allergies, etc.) and this can wreak havoc with our hair, skin & finger nails. Fish Oil (internally) is good for hair, as well as mayonnaise and beer. Olive oil can help it get its luster back (as our hair can often become brittle and dull). If you want to do any of these oil based methods externally, just use dry or wet (personally, I think wet hair works better) and get your hair really saturated. Make sure to wear an old tshirt so you don't drip anywhere. Then use a moist towel that is heated (30-45 secs in the microwave will work, it WILL be hot) and after that, wrap your towel covered head in saran wrap or a plastic bag. I used to do this for about 30-45 min every week when my hair was really really bad. I don't know if it helped it to grow, but it did help it to not break as much.

With hair, because it is a good indicator of how healthy you are, it functions like a canary in a mine for many elements. This is why illegal & legal drugs/medicines/chemical sensitivities will show up for months and years after use in your hair. If your thyroid levels are off, the rest of your hormone levels will be off and that creates a non functioning sliding scale of mush inside your body. I bet you've noticed a difference in the length of time it takes the hair under your arms, and on your legs to grow as well. I used to get my hair cut once a month and then my hair didn't grow a lick for almost 8 months... Having estrogen, progestrine, testosterone, etc. levels off can really do a number on your hair. If you're a woman, it usually means you have a female problem with female hormones and if you're a guy you have too much testosterone, ALTHOUGH, both scenarios can be present in both sexes.

Getting lots of protein and fresh fruits and veggies is one of the best things you can do. If you have a low fat diet, be sure to supplement with a teaspoon of olive oil a day because not having enough fat can be bad for your body.

Medicines can also have a harmful effect on your hair as they can dry it out and make the hair become weak and brittle, so be sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist and see if your meds (even over the counter) are reacting.

The shampoo you use may also be too harsh for your hypo hair. If it is, you can switch to Aveeno shampoo or use a shampoo that is natural/organic and that is NOT lye based. Glycerine will do you much better. If you have to, go to a craft store where you can buy blocks used to make soaps and use that or liquid glycerine for shampoo.

Dove is also good for your hair. It is one of the only shampoos I can use regularly and not have build up from. Shampoos with tea tree oil (mostly found in natural food stores) will help diminish dandruff problems (the only thing that has worked for my husband long after trying every other dandruff shampoo on the market). Invest in a good conditioner too. After you wash your hair, leave your conditioner on from root to tip for 5 minutes. Usually you can just condition the scalp part of your hair and the conditioner will spread with rinsing to tips, but with thyroid patients, it REALLY helps to have the extra wait time. Rinsing your hair in warm-cool water (not cold, unless you want extra shine/luster) will work also.

You want a GOOD moisturizing shampoo. You want something that does not have harsh chemicals or anything else. A good rule of thumb... if you use shampoo and then look at your fingernails later that day or the next day, and if they are dry, brittle, broken, thinned, etc. your shampoo is to harsh for your hair. Cool, huh?

Here's a site:

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/nutrients/nutrients.html

healthy hair test

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_activity.html#test

hair courtesy of wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair

something handy about finger nails (as they often grow with hair):

http://www.digitalhorsewoman.com/fingernails.htm

I hope this helps .

[Guest guest]

LOL My beautician laughs at me because my hair was very very thick and now it's a little thicker than average. She says people would kill to have my hair, but to me it is still not as good as it used to be. But you know, I'd keep it like that, if it just meant I didn't have to shave my legs anymore LOL.

Re: excessive hair loss

For me, once my levels got level, I started noticing my hair being really frizzy... it turns out, it wasn't friz it was really little hairs growing back. Making sure you get a good multivitamin, b-complex and gelatin supplements can help. If you're not getting enough fat in your diet, that can cause problems also. Coconut oil and evening primrose oil as well as vitamin e can be applied to the hair directly or taken internally to promote hair growth. In thyroid patients, we don't often get enough nutrients in our systems (for various reasons -IBS, allergies, etc.) and this can wreak havoc with our hair, skin & finger nails. Fish Oil (internally) is good for hair, as well as mayonnaise and beer. Olive oil can help it get its luster back (as our hair can often become brittle and dull). If you want to do any of these oil based methods externally, just use dry or wet (personally, I think wet hair works better) and get your hair really saturated. Make sure to wear an old tshirt so you don't drip anywhere. Then use a moist towel that is heated (30-45 secs in the microwave will work, it WILL be hot) and after that, wrap your towel covered head in saran wrap or a plastic bag. I used to do this for about 30-45 min every week when my hair was really really bad. I don't know if it helped it to grow, but it did help it to not break as much.

With hair, because it is a good indicator of how healthy you are, it functions like a canary in a mine for many elements. This is why illegal & legal drugs/medicines/chemical sensitivities will show up for months and years after use in your hair. If your thyroid levels are off, the rest of your hormone levels will be off and that creates a non functioning sliding scale of mush inside your body. I bet you've noticed a difference in the length of time it takes the hair under your arms, and on your legs to grow as well. I used to get my hair cut once a month and then my hair didn't grow a lick for almost 8 months... Having estrogen, progestrine, testosterone, etc. levels off can really do a number on your hair. If you're a woman, it usually means you have a female problem with female hormones and if you're a guy you have too much testosterone, ALTHOUGH, both scenarios can be present in both sexes.

Getting lots of protein and fresh fruits and veggies is one of the best things you can do. If you have a low fat diet, be sure to supplement with a teaspoon of olive oil a day because not having enough fat can be bad for your body.

Medicines can also have a harmful effect on your hair as they can dry it out and make the hair become weak and brittle, so be sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist and see if your meds (even over the counter) are reacting.

The shampoo you use may also be too harsh for your hypo hair. If it is, you can switch to Aveeno shampoo or use a shampoo that is natural/organic and that is NOT lye based. Glycerine will do you much better. If you have to, go to a craft store where you can buy blocks used to make soaps and use that or liquid glycerine for shampoo.

Dove is also good for your hair. It is one of the only shampoos I can use regularly and not have build up from. Shampoos with tea tree oil (mostly found in natural food stores) will help diminish dandruff problems (the only thing that has worked for my husband long after trying every other dandruff shampoo on the market). Invest in a good conditioner too. After you wash your hair, leave your conditioner on from root to tip for 5 minutes. Usually you can just condition the scalp part of your hair and the conditioner will spread with rinsing to tips, but with thyroid patients, it REALLY helps to have the extra wait time. Rinsing your hair in warm-cool water (not cold, unless you want extra shine/luster) will work also.

You want a GOOD moisturizing shampoo. You want something that does not have harsh chemicals or anything else. A good rule of thumb... if you use shampoo and then look at your fingernails later that day or the next day, and if they are dry, brittle, broken, thinned, etc. your shampoo is to harsh for your hair. Cool, huh?

Here's a site:

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/nutrients/nutrients.html

healthy hair test

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_activity.html#test

hair courtesy of wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair

something handy about finger nails (as they often grow with hair):

http://www.digitalhorsewoman.com/fingernails.htm

I hope this helps .

[Guest guest]

Whaaaaa! I'd rather have the Tahitian hair back and have to shave my legs. Help, someone stole my hair, and I want it back! The rest of me is hairless Chihuahua, whaaa!

Re: excessive hair loss

LOL My beautician laughs at me because my hair was very very thick and now it's a little thicker than average. She says people would kill to have my hair, but to me it is still not as good as it used to be. But you know, I'd keep it like that, if it just meant I didn't have to shave my legs anymore LOL.

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately it contains inaccurate information on Armour

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From: maurpratt@...

P.S. -- A good site is that put together by the Thyroid Foundation of America. www.allthyroid.org

Maureen

www.maureenpratt.com