Thyroid
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Hi I have an under active thyroid,I have had it for a couple of years my doctor put me on levothyroxine 175mg I have been going to my docs quite a lot because my hair is falling out a lot I have got to the stage I don't want to wash my hair as the amount of hair that comes out is quite bad ,it is all over the floors bed clothes couch etc, I am going bald on top of my head,I have got to the stage I don't know what to do , I have tried everything, and my docs says it's my thyroid, and there's nothing I can do about it except to accept it which I can't ,it is actually making me depressed and weepy ,could someone please HELP.x
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libralady13 mary06580
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I have been hypothyroid for over 20 years. Recently when I was at my gp's for something else (I have other health issues) I mentioned that I often don't feel
100% and was told that even on the right dose ( I am on 125mg) you don't always
lose all the symptoms and I was lucky I have not lost my hair. I think you should
pursue this further as it is obviously upsetting you and ask for a referral to an
endocrinologist for a thorough check. Do you still have other symptoms and do you know your last blood test results. Perhaps there is something else causing
the hair loss. Also look at Thyroid UK for information on the subject. Good luck
and let us all know how you get on. I know only too well that doctors sometimes try to fob you off so persevere. Good luck.
brewster121044 mary06580
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Scazzoh mary06580
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doreen75627 mary06580
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lisamf76 mary06580
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sorry to hear you are feeling low.my 14 year old daughter has been diagnosed with jhms through that she had blood tests,her vit level was 24 which they have put her on medication for,but the tsh was 7.5 and t4 13-,ive tryed looking on the net and reading posts on here it looks like she has a underactive thyroid she hasnt been put on medication for this,she also is very weepy her hair breaks all the time and falls out alot and is always tired i didnt realize all this could be because of her tsh ,im going to see my daughters doctor about this ,and must encourage you to see another doctor ,good luck and i hope you feeling better soon
clive86761 mary06580
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Sorry for the delay in replying. I cannot offer much in the way of medical advice, but I do know, and I think it is generally accepted these days, that our physical condition is very much tied up with our mental state. We could look at that mental state together, if you wish.
You say the doctor said there is nothing you can do except accept it, which you can't.
May I ask what do you mean when you say you 'cannot accept it'? What is it exactly that you cannot accept? You tell us that your hair is falling out, and presumably that is a fact, and your reporting it is a sort of 'acceptance', is it not? So what is it you are not accepting?
A further question: Now that you take the levothyroxine, are your hormone levels in the normal range?
Best wishes
Clive
Kiwidel mary06580
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