Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
I have fine hair but there's much less of it than there used to be. I'm not losing big sections of hair but many many strands. A lot of it seems to fall out after I've had a shower. I'll dry it with the towel and will have many loose strands on the towel or on my body. It's even worse when I use a pick or brush in my hair. I have long hair. I know that a certain amount of hair loss is normal, but this seems to be more than usual. My hair is very dry in the morning especially. What's the different between hair loss due to hypothyroidism and normal hair loss?
take fish oil every day
vitamin E, C, K, and biotin
basically, vitamins and fish oil will keep your hair healthy. I believe her, as her hair is quite pretty! So now I am taking fish oil capsules every day, and will soon go get the others listed
Not enough of my hair falls out at once for me to notice but I see the regrowth when the short stubby hairs start to come in again, and i know my hair is just one hank where it used to have at least twice as much.
You asked " I was on a lower dose for a while but it was increased. Could that adjustment be contributing to the hair loss?"
Your dose was increased because your thyroid hormone levels were too low. And, as a result of your dose being increased, your thyroid hormone levels start to change.
As I mentioned in an earlier post on here...Hair has thyroid hormone receptors and is therefore very sensitive to too-low thyroid hormone levels, too-high thyroid hormone levels or changing thyroid hormone levels.
This sensitivity translates into hair loss.
A member of another forum used to deal with frizzy hair. She found a series of products at Sephora that eliminated the frizz for her:
http://www.sephora.com/no-frizz-discovery-kit-P377001?skuId=1478973
http://misslizzy.me/thyroid-beauty-and-hair-loss/
I take my vitamins now and have done quite a bit of reading and your hair, as far as your body is concerned is on the bottom of the list: in terms of priority..
Thyroid expert Mary Shomon suggests Evening Primrose Oil for hair, but also concedes any oil will help, including putting it in your diet.
I take EPO, fish oil, and Vit E
I wash my hair maybe every 2 days now, dependent on whether it feels oily I sometimes just wash my hair with conditioner only. I use a detangler and gently comb with a fork. I then rub a dab of Organix-Moroccan Argan Oil prior to blow-drying. It makes my hair look shiny and healthy.