Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I too am on Levoxyl for Hashimotos. Have been on meds for a year and have had some ups and downs. The hair is a reaction of your adrenals to the new medication. Your body has been stressed because of the lack of thyroid and now that it has it, it is stressing the adrenals. It should get better but may take a while depending on how long you were hypo. An over the counter adrenal support is the hydrocortisone creme for itchy skin and such. Use a very small amount to begin and maybe every other day and you will see a big difference. I feel much better with a little bit but too much will cause my eyes to swell. I think because you can use more thyroid with it, the thyroid being easier to absorb. I did not even have hair on my arms while I was hypo and also did not sweat during hot flashes. It takes a long time to recover from being hypo. For those of you still fighting the " normal " with test results, keep insisting on the antibodies test. I was hypo from autoimmune Hashi's probably all my life. Joan > > Hi -- > > I've been taking levothyroxine for Hashimotos for a few months now. > It seems to be helping...as I am feeling much better, more energy > etc. Last month I was looking in the mirror and noticed some fine > fuzzy type hairs growing around my jawline. I didn't think much > about it -- I just figured everyone has hair and I was getting " back > to normal " Now the other day I looked again, and there is more > hair, all over my face. This put me into a bit of a panic, so I > started looking for more hair and it is also growing under my > breasts and upper thighs. It is fine, and blonde. You can't see it > unless you look close, but what do I do with this? Shave it? I'm > afraid it will grow back thicker. Is this a side effect from the > meds? I've never heard of it. I'm also having bad PMS symptoms, > cycles are much shorter, heavier with bouts of crying and VERY heavy > swollen breasts much longer than the normal PMS time. Am I now > lacking some other hormone? > > Thanks for any info > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Do I use the hydrocortisone cream on my face or it doesn't matter which part of my body I use it on? How small of an amount do I use, like dime size? This is all new to me, so sorry for the dumb questions! Thanks for the info. > > > > Hi -- > > > > I've been taking levothyroxine for Hashimotos for a few months > now. > > It seems to be helping...as I am feeling much better, more energy > > etc. Last month I was looking in the mirror and noticed some fine > > fuzzy type hairs growing around my jawline. I didn't think much > > about it -- I just figured everyone has hair and I was > getting " back > > to normal " Now the other day I looked again, and there is more > > hair, all over my face. This put me into a bit of a panic, so I > > started looking for more hair and it is also growing under my > > breasts and upper thighs. It is fine, and blonde. You can't see > it > > unless you look close, but what do I do with this? Shave it? I'm > > afraid it will grow back thicker. Is this a side effect from the > > meds? I've never heard of it. I'm also having bad PMS symptoms, > > cycles are much shorter, heavier with bouts of crying and VERY > heavy > > swollen breasts much longer than the normal PMS time. Am I now > > lacking some other hormone? > > > > Thanks for any info > > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Also OTC progesterone cream would help, a cortisol precurser. Gracia > > > Do I use the hydrocortisone cream on my face or it doesn't matter > which part of my body I use it on? How small of an amount do I use, > like dime size? This is all new to me, so sorry for the dumb > questions! Thanks for the info. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi -- > > > > > > I've been taking levothyroxine for Hashimotos for a few months > > now. > > > It seems to be helping...as I am feeling much better, more > energy > > > etc. Last month I was looking in the mirror and noticed some > fine > > > fuzzy type hairs growing around my jawline. I didn't think much > > > about it -- I just figured everyone has hair and I was > > getting " back > > > to normal " Now the other day I looked again, and there is more > > > hair, all over my face. This put me into a bit of a panic, so I > > > started looking for more hair and it is also growing under my > > > breasts and upper thighs. It is fine, and blonde. You can't see > > it > > > unless you look close, but what do I do with this? Shave it? > I'm > > > afraid it will grow back thicker. Is this a side effect from the > > > meds? I've never heard of it. I'm also having bad PMS > symptoms, > > > cycles are much shorter, heavier with bouts of crying and VERY > > heavy > > > swollen breasts much longer than the normal PMS time. Am I now > > > lacking some other hormone? > > > > > > Thanks for any info > > > Chris > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 I have used progesterone creme for the last 5 years. It has not diminished the hair on my face one bit. I am using a spot of cortisone about half the size of the tip of a Qtip when I use it. I have a horrid cold or allergy right now that is not responding to cold preps or antihistimines. Don't know if the reduction in hormones has made me more susceptible or not. I had used soy for estrogen for 5 years also and was not sick during that time but the soy did an additional number on my throid conversions. I quit the soy this summer. I may need more T4. I'm still on a very small dose but don't want to go hyper again. Joan > > Also OTC progesterone cream would help, a cortisol precurser. > Gracia > > > > > > Do I use the hydrocortisone cream on my face or it doesn't matter > > which part of my body I use it on? How small of an amount do I use, > > like dime size? This is all new to me, so sorry for the dumb > > questions! Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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