Graves disease and hair loss

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Avatar n tn I was Diagnosed and Treated with radioactive Iodine for Graves Disease in the Fall of last year. Since then I have been battling hair loss, weight gain, muscle cramps and extreme tiredness. I recently in May went on the synthroid but haven't had much change except for the muscle cramps have reduced. My question is though, how does taking synthroid effect your periods.
Avatar n tn I was diagnosed with Graves disease 5 years ago. I've always had a great deal of hair like a main. A couple years ago I had breast cancer and lost all my hair do to chemo. It hasn't grown back as thrick and what has grown back is thinning. I take 125 mg of levoxal. I also noticed that my hair is dry and brittle. Does anyone have any suggestions. Even my friends have said I see your hair didn't grow back as thick. I think it's the thyroid medication.
Avatar n tn m losing hair and have been for 2 years now off and on. I know that side effects of my meds is shedding and hair loss. But there should be away to keep my hair?
Avatar n tn But, every few years my thyroid just burns out, and I go hypo. When I do I experience extreme hair loss and brittle nails. For me, the animal based thyroid substitutes work much better when I'm in a hypo phase. Additionally, sometimes when I am not hypo, the medication I take for my Graves' just knocks down my T4/T3 levels so low that once again I start to lose a lot of hair.
Avatar n tn I was diagnosed with Graves disease in Dec. 2007 and had to have my thyroid completly removed in March. I was put on Synthoid in the beginning for about a month and the doctor switched me to Levoxyl. I was taking 88mcg of Levoxyl and started having anxiety, so my doctor changed my dosage to 65 mcg.
Avatar m tn my 8 years old daughter' eyebrow hair are falling slowly and there is no new growth in that area.This is happening with only one eyebrow. what should I do. I am worried.
Avatar n tn I went from Hyperthyroid to hypothyroid to normal levels. Lately some of my symptoms have returned i.e constipation and hair loss and blood test showed high TSH, T4 still with in normal range. My question is if you know of any interaction between TB drug and thyroid function? and if my thyroid disease is a result of such interaction would this condition pass?
Avatar f tn Hair loss is a symptom of being hypo. Why isn't your doctor putting you on thyroid replacement medication if you're hypo? Have you been diagnosed with Graves Disease or Hashimoto's?
199177 tn?1490498534 symptoms hot all of the time ,thinning hair,thirsty and hungry far more then normal, urinating and diarrhea alot .20+ weight loss and he only started at 170,moodiness.His eyes are puffy but not the doctor said the eye was in normal range I do think he think this is a big deal at all. From what I know this is not an easy thing to go threw .
Avatar f tn But since Graves treatment, weight has plagued me (along with fatigue, hair loss, vision issues, anxiety/depression at times) but ALWAYS THE DARNED weight!!! Now, new endo says RAI is what she would’ve advised originally...as I’m going to most likely end up hypO and taking synthroid/levo for the rest of my life. Ugh. Anyone manage to get their weight back under control after RAI? Or on synthroid? I’m dreading this! I’m scared of RAI.
Avatar n tn Had some blood work done within these two weeks, followed by more bloodwork, was sent to a specialist and was told that I have Graves disease along with Hep C. Needless to say I am surprised and overwhelmed. In the past three days I have started on Tapazole, 5mg a day, and I am still getting hives this whole time, along with increased fatigue. In the past 6 years I have developed allergies (hives) from many antibiotics, where before the only allergies I used to experience were seasonal.
Avatar f tn I also take Estradiol 1mg due to a total hysterectomy~ 14lbs of tumors and invasive endometriosis removal. My head hair loss has continued and expanded to legs, arms eyebrows and eyelashes- with increased facial hair. I have new hair growth on my head but the overall hair count continues to decrease as the new growth cannot keep up with the loss. Scalp is visible over my entire head.
Avatar f tn In the U.S. doctors are required, by law, to provide a copy of lab or test results, upon request. I have every one of mine, since about 1999. I use my thyroid test results as a running record of my disease. On each report, I mark my med and dosage, along with any symptoms I was having at the time. If I am symptom free, I know those are the numbers I need to target. What are the reference ranges for the results? Ranges vary lab to lab and have to come from your own report.
Avatar f tn The biopsy showed Urticaria Vasculities and blood showed my SPEP levels were off and he suggested a hemotologist...I am at loss for words and at the end of the rope. I have lots of weird things that have been going on with me besides hives, like loss of hair, major sweating, tingeling in my fingers and arms, thowing up, stomach pains, diarhea, bad memory, headaches, hallucinations, trouble sleeping, extreme fatigue.. please help!
Avatar f tn No one understands!! Not even family. And doctors do not believe anything I say about what has been going on with my body, my symptoms, and my weight. With the weight gain from graves' and graves' eye disease..I don't want to be seen or go out and run into people.
Avatar f tn It sounds like you may have Graves disease, too much thyroid hormone causes weight loss, heart palpitations, hairloss, sleeplessness, and Osteoporosis. Don't know about the B-12, but it may be thyroid related. Google Graves disease and check your symptoms.
Avatar m tn 8 weeks later she said I am in remission and reduced the Tapazole to 5 mg. Hair is falling out like crazy and having a little bit of heat intolerance. Here are my 1st and last labs. Could I be not getting enough meds? Should I increase Tapazole to 10mg. (I felt best at this dosage? HELP! 1st labs: TSH-0.003, T4-Free (direct) 3.98 and last labs were: TSH 1.070 and T4-Free (direct) 1.06, T3 119 (also had a TSH reading of 1.670 in between 1st and last labs T4 Free direc t0f 0.
Avatar f tn In the past 5 years I have experienced a substantial amount of hair loss and poor circulation in my fingers and toes. I have had blood test done several times and all levels are always normal. Any suggestions as to the cause of this or prevention?
Avatar f tn My mother was diagnosed in her early 40s with graves disease and her thyroid was removed, around the same time she was diagnosed with stage 3-4 colon cancer. I'm aware there are connections between autoimmune diseases and thyroid and intestinal diseases/conditions. As I'm getting older I'm noticing I'm following in the same physiological footsteps my mother did before she was diagnosed.
Avatar n tn she said my tsh was 0.00 and that i should come straight in to see her the next am. thus began my graves disease journey. i had RAI in 2000 and slowly but surely with the beta blocker started to feel and think healthy again. did have some collateral damage, my stomach become very, very sensitive and i am now completely gluten intolerant....bummer.
Avatar n tn Thanks for responding....and yes severe muscle cramps, extreme fatigue, hair loss, slow heart rate, I also have chronic kidney disease.
Avatar f tn While it's somewhat rare, it's possible to have, both, Hashimoto's and Graves Disease at the same time. It's also possible to have elevated TSI and not have Graves Disease; that's determined on a percentage basis. Also ask why FT3 was not tested. And remind them that Hashimoto's can be characterized by periods of hyperthyroidism. Be sure to get a copy of the report. Will definitely stay tuned.
Avatar n tn 7 of those children had Graves disease. 66 children had a positive ANA; 4 with Graves disease. Unfortunately the study does not list an ANA pattern for these 4 children. 20 of 93 children (21%) had another autoimmune disease. 3 of the 7 children (43%) with Graves disease had another autoimmune disease. "The ANA pattern was homogeneous in 61/66 (92.4%), coarse/fine speckled in 4/66 (6%), and nucleolar in 2/66 (3%).