Hair Loss?

DoxiePupMom
DoxiePupMom Posts: 7 Member
edited November 7 in Social Groups
Anyone going through significant Hair loss? I'm going through a terrible shedding phase (on my 5th month). I'm trying to figure out if it's a dose adjustment, vitamin defencicy, PCOS or something else. My Synthroid was adjusted late Nov and hair starting falling out late Dec. It’s not a normal shed. This is not the first time this has happened but it’s extremely frustrating.

In addition, when I had my last labs done including a CBC, my Iron, B12, and Vitamin D was so low it wasn’t even on the range. Calcium was good and I still have my parathyroid glands. I’ve since started to supplement for a few weeks now hoping it will help.

It's depressing :(

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  • hippofabulous
    hippofabulous Posts: 54 Member
    edited February 2016
    Yep. I'm in the same boat. Started when I was in treatment and it's continued even into remission. It's embarrassing but those close to me are very understanding of my circumstance yet virtual strangers will constantly offer "cures"!
  • MeepleMuppet
    MeepleMuppet Posts: 226 Member
    Sounds like a problem with the dosage. The timing seems right. If they adjusted your dose, you should have a followup blood test already ordered for 8 weeks after the adjustment. If not, ask your endo for one. Maybe the adjustment was too much. I didn't suffer hair loss, but I was short of breath all the time. So now I cut a pill in half once every two weeks. It sounds like a ridiculous adjustment but it brought my levels very close to 0 and the breathing issue eased up a little bit.

    You mentioned PCOS - it really could be that too. There would be other symptoms if you don't already know you have it.
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