Hair loss/thinning before and after Hypothyroidism treatment?

So I'm a 19 year old male with thinning hair, that tends to fall out easily. It started about 4 years ago and although it isn't totally devastating it's noticable, especially to me.I made an appointment with my doctor about 9 months ago and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I've been taking 25 MCG Levothyroxine (Synthroid) tablets daily since then. I'm not expecting full re-growth but I would say my hair situation is continuing to decline. However,I have noticed that a side-effect of Levothyroxine is ';Dry-brittle hair that tends to fall out easily';. I was wondering if it was possible to replace one cause with another (symptom of hypothyroidism with the side-effect of the medicine) or could they working in conjunction to ruin my social life (ha)?





My scalp is moderately flaky but sometimes my hair gets greasy, it may be due in part to my hair washing habits (wash about 2-3 times a week), but I find it discouraging when I look at my hands covered in hair. It's a lose-lose situation.Hair loss/thinning before and after Hypothyroidism treatment?
You probably don't want to hear this, but my mother lost all her hair from hypothyroidism 25 years ago.





Shave your head. Lots of women Love a shaved head.Hair loss/thinning before and after Hypothyroidism treatment?
If you hair is falling out like that its normal and you can get it back,go to your doctor and ask if he can make you take bloodtest for T3 and T4, you might want to take those instead and your hair will grow back.No joke,Im goinng to my doctor this week.Itll work.

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i dont know what hypothyroidism is but my moms hair was thining and she had to take pills to make it grow back and she has lots of hair now. mabey try takeing diffrent pills.
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hey hii.....chris...Hair fall generally occurs when you suffer from these type of illness...As you must be knowing that it is caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland....iodine deficiency is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide...This is one of the reason for having hair loss and also because usually people undergo stress at such times.


As you have mentioned that you are already under medication which may have again be affecting your hair growth..in such a situation i suggest you to go for natural remedy rather than trying for any medicine or opting for a chemical based shampoo or so....


Soak a handful of gooseberry(amla) in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair.


Boiling a few hibiscus flowers in coconut based oil,Filtering it and using it regularly can help control hair loss and thinning ...


Heat 30-40 ml of coconut oil, add two or three flakes of garlic and three to four peppercorns to the mixture. Cool and apply to the scalp. Wash off nest morning with a mild shampoo to find healthy and voluminous hair.


If still you feel that these tips are not helping you much, you may visit the link http://www.healthyhaircareonline.com/


And most importantly, see to it that you meditate every morning for atleast 20 mins so that the stress level comes domn...and see to it that you to keep off from strong teas or coffee, pickles, as well as refined and processed foods.





gudluck...!!!