Thinning hair
08-11-2011, 07:34 AM
#91
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I had a garter removed 41 years ago and have taken thyroid med for about 38 years now and my hair has been falling out my hand fulls the last few weeks and I have it long now first time since teen (husband liked short hair who knows) I think, thyroid and stress I am just glad have some hair hate wigs
08-11-2011, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Grandma Phyl
You will probably laugh at this I was at the hair dressers last winter and a patron whose hair had gotten very thin now had much thicker hair, we ask her what she did and she said someone told her to take prenatal vitamins so she did and her hair thickened up, this lady is well into her 80's so I thought what the heck worth a try, I'm on my second bottle and my hair is getting thicker again, cheap enough to try.I also have my throid checked every year and take meds for it, I'm 72
08-11-2011, 10:51 AM
#94
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I too have been loosing my hair like crazy. Cleaning out the brush at least a couple of times with each brushing. I believe it is Thyroids causing this. I had gotten really sick a couple of months ago, the doc did some blood test, found that my thyroid things are low, putting me on synthroid. Since then my hair has been filling my brush.
08-11-2011, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by LittleMo
I used to have these great thick locks, but my hair has become awfully thin of late. Does anyone else have this problem and how did you overcome it? I am almost certain it is hormone related. I am interested if there is a vitamin or other supplement I can take to make it better, or at least stop the hair loss.
Thanks for any response.
Thanks for any response.
08-11-2011, 04:04 PM
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My RN granddaughter said that I have symptoms of low Thyroid problems. Thinning hair, loss of outer eyebrows, always cold, diet but can't lose weight..there are others but those are what I remember her talking about. Also hearing loss, but I think that in my family it's an inherited problem, every one of my siblings and I wear hearing aids, as do a lot of our kids. Lots of other symptoms I find on the internet now, but don't relate to me.
A chemist cousin said there's another Thyroid test beyond the TSH one, because the regular TSH one can grab onto fluorine, all the "ines" in our food and declares the result is normal, while it is really low. And he said to try to find an herbal alternative if the one Dr. prescribes doesn't work out.
. I'm going to discuss it with my DR in my next month's appointment (first doctor's visit in 6 or so years)
A chemist cousin said there's another Thyroid test beyond the TSH one, because the regular TSH one can grab onto fluorine, all the "ines" in our food and declares the result is normal, while it is really low. And he said to try to find an herbal alternative if the one Dr. prescribes doesn't work out.
. I'm going to discuss it with my DR in my next month's appointment (first doctor's visit in 6 or so years)
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