cytomel and hair loss

Will adding cytomel to your levoxyl help with hair loss? This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/263292'>Cytomel in addition to Synthroid</a>.

Hi.I'm only on Cytomel as my endo feells that the Synthroid might aggravate my hair loss (side effect). Synthroid is T4 which is a storage form of thyroid hormone and is not active, needs to be converted with certain enzymes to the T3 form to be active in your body. Many docs do not want to use it because its half life is very short. I need to take it x2/day, but it's really the important hormone in your body.

Should I increase the meds regarding hair loss? Do we think that might help? I have heard that cytomel causes hair fall. Thanks so much!

I am using 1/2 synthroid and the cytomel and my skin and hair seem better again. Thankyou for your answer.

I stopped the iodine supplement and started feeling better, but my hair loss resumed. My doctor urged me to stop using the iodine. What should I do? Should I request to be placed on Armour Thyroid? Is that a medication that can be taken with Hashimotos? I don't understand why some people continue to have hair loss on thyroid medicine like levoxyl (T4), but iodine will stop loss all together. Does iodine put more T3 out, therefore increase metabolism?

That was a pretty drastic change in Cytomel. You only lost 10 lbs, and he cut your Cytomel in half. Hair loss is often the last symptom to go away. The body heals the more crucial systems first. Hair loss is reactive and often has more to do with what was going on a month or six weeks ago than what is happening today. Is your doctor testing FREE T3 and FREE T4? Please post labs and reference ranges from before he reduced your meds if you have them.

I also lost a lot of hair when taking Synthroid and cytomel. Hair lost is usually attributed to hormonal fluctuation, maybe your hormones are still getting to a stable place. I do not take that combo anymore and even though I am still losing hair due to my change in doses I take now NT, which also has T4 and T3 as that combo has.

s your thyroid have your hair loss evaluated by a dermatologist or hair loss expert to rule out any other causes. However, make sure your thyroid is not being under treated or change thyroid drug brands. It just might be the thyroid condition itself which just needs time to heal. Hair and nails are the last to heal and take the longest to heal than all the thyroid symptoms, so patience might be the only medicine.

5 I am on 50mcg of Synthroid and 5mcgs of Cytomel T4. I am at a loss as I am doing everyting in my power to help stop this hair loss. I take a very good brand of whole food vitamins, B12, 4000mcg Biotin, B complex, Hair Skin & Nail vitamins, Vit D...I pop pills all day long. I sleep 7.5 hrs a night. I've practially eliminated gluten from my diet. I eat salmon and lean meats. No soda, coffee, tea. I drink a 1/2 gallon of water each day. I use top salon shampoos.

I have horrible pain in my body, body temp problems hair loss, extreme fatigue and exhaustion, heart palpitations low blood presure, swelling migraines, loss of concentration, and thats just to start. In the 6 months on synthoid I have chanced strength 4 times. I started with 50 mg, 5 weeks later and after a blood test I moved to 100mg for a month, no results after 6 weeks i channged to 150mg. the doc called this move trouble shooting, then or finally I was lowered to 125mg 2 weeks ago.

About 6 mo ago I was on 175 mcg of sythroid and one cytomel 2x day. I remember at the time that my Dr said I was slightly over medicated but if I felt good and was able to lose some weight it was ok that I stay there for a while. Over 6 months I have managed to lose about 22lbs. At one point we adjusted my dose of synthroid to 150 and cut back to one cytomel. My last bloodwork back in Aug had my tsh at .017. I am pretty sure my free t3 was normal but I don't know the numbers.

Is there anything besides autoimmune alopecia, lupus, hypothyroidism that could cause hair loss? I've noticed quite a bit of my hair coming out in the shower and hair all over the place today. Can being anemic cause this? I do have hypothyroidism (I've had it for years and have been on the same amount of levothyroxine for years). Last TSH was over a year ago, though. I feel like poop, too. I've had an upset tummy, very weak, and feeling odd (spacey, ears ringing super loud).

There are many things that can cause hair loss; however, hair loss associated with being hypo, normally stops and hair usually grows back, once thyroid levels are where they need to be. Thyroid related hair loss is not a side effect of the medication; it's a symptom of being hypo. Some people do, however, report that once they begin taking medication, symptoms worsen for a while, as the body adjusts to having hormones its been doing without.

my numbers are: TSH 2.3 (.40-4.00); Free T4 .73 (.70-1.8); Free T3 3.1 (2.3-5.0) My doses: Tirosint 50 mcg.; Cytomel 12 mcg/day My thyroid was destroyed roughly 8 years ago; the only problems I have is hair loss and weight gain - I don't overeat, I exercise - I don't eat processed foods - I could eat 1200 calories a day - good calories and put on weight. I grow most of what I eat. Help! I am 65.

I have used the search tool for this community to read comments about Synthroid and hair loss. I have not been able to find comments where hair loss due to Synthroid has stopped after some months or has been only temporary. I dare to say is due to Synthroid, because I have used in the past both Synthroid and NatureThroid and this last one never gave me the amount of hair I am losing on Synthroid and it also improved the quality of my hair and skin tremendously.

So this is a very silly question - but I'm having A LOT of hair loss....to the point that I'm getting some ugly bald spots (not at all pretty on women!!) When I finally get on the right meds, will my hair grow back or will I always be stuck with bald spots/thin hair?

ve been complaining to my doctors for years (literally since 2003) about symptoms of fatigue, hair loss, inability to lose weight, and weight gain. Started testing for thyroid problems in 2003, but they only did the TSH test which always came back normal. Never did the free T4 test until 2005. I'm a concerned about pituitary problems as this is what i have read from various cites (mayo clinic and a couple of other good sites).

Low B12 and low ferritin will also cause hair loss. I had low ferritin, and my hair loss has improved since taking 2 iron pills/day. My temple areas are filling back in. I would have to say I lost about 50% of my hair since May 07, but it was thick to start with and curly, so curls make it look fuller than it is. Going short helped as well. Good luck!

ve always felt my best at about ,11tsh Is it normal for it to take this long (2 months now) to feel better? And now that I am not hypo my hair loss has not subsided. Has anyone had this experience and how long did it take to perk up once tsh is in range??

After being placed on Synthroid, my hair got significantly thinner, finer. I STILL am losing hair!!! Also, why did I lose hair AFTER being place medication? Isn't the med suppose to "correct " the problem??

Just wondering if you're still taking Cytomel with the Tirosint and what time you take each? I'm new to Tirosint (formerly on Levoxyl) and to Cytomel. Things moving along digestively is one of my markers of success and it's happened one day only since Tirosint and Cytomel. It NEVER happened on Levoxyl for the entire year and a half that I was taking it. I'm wondering what time you taking your meds and if you take Tirosint and Cytomel at the same time?

Are those T4 and T3 results you mention Free T4 and Free T3, or Total T4 and Total T3? What symptoms do you have other than hair loss?

Research has shown that a large proportion of women reporting hair loss had low ferritin levels, compared with the levels generally found in women without hair loss, and interestingly in men. The main reason for this difference is due to the loss of blood during menstruation, which is just enough to cause a gradual depletion of iron stores, particularly in women who eat little or no red meat.

Thank you for response just completed 153 millicuries of my isotope, finally one hot chick this week and to be back on levothyroid today hopefully now once back on hormone will see less hair loss and scalp improvements. I will wait it out and hope for improvement after a few weeks.

I told him about my shedding hair (and I do have genetic female hair loss, that started about 15 years ago, but that is NOT the same as this clear shedding that has been happening for the last many many months) So, he asks if I'm bleeding. huh? No I"m not. He then tells me my ferritin level from last year is normal, and he can't request another one for me, and that my hair is 'age-related'. I am dumbfounded.

Please post your thyroid related test results and reference ranges from before the med reduction and after. Besides hair loss, what other symptoms do you have?

My ENT prescribed Cytomel for me to take from now until my RAI treatment (I just had total thyroidectomy 10 days ago and have a small papilliary cancer w/ follicular variant). Anyway, I'm not having any symptoms, except hair loss, since my surgery and I'm wondering if I should go ahead and start taking the Cytomel now or should I wait until I actually feel bad and need it? What is everyone's experience with Cytomel?

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