Thyroid and oily skin

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Oily skin and acne are symptoms of hyperthyroidism (overmedication), not side effects of proper doses of levothyroxine. Perhaps your meds need to be reduced??? Do you have any other hyper symptoms? If you have recent labs, please post with reference ranges, which vary lab to lab and have to come from your own lab report. Do you know the cause of your hypothyroidism?

Regarding the hair fall, the causes of hair fall could be due to stress, fungal infections, alopecia aereata, hormonal imbalance(overproduction of dihydrotestosterone and thyroid hormones irregularities),malnutrition, telogen effluvium and sebum plugs on skin. I would suggest you to consult a dermatologist and get these possibilities evaluated.

Hi, Doctor, I've had extremely oily hair with dandruff since a couple years ago (not sure if this was caused by my overuse on conditioner), I also have thinning hair on center line now. (i have seen my doctor a few time, I have done a hormone imbalance test, and the result was Negative. So, my balanced hormone really did not give me this oily scalp and hair loss really.

I suggest you alternate that shampoo with Nizoral. It may be your oily skin has encouraged the growth of Candida. If that is the case, Nizoral shampoo (I like the 1% OTC strength, but some people like the Rx 2% version) will allow your hair to grow back.

Hello, For the hair fall, causes could be due to stress, fungal infections, alopecia aereata, hormonal imbalance (overproduction of dihydrotestosterone and thyroid hormones irregularities),malnutrition, telogen effluvium and sebum plugs on skin. Telogen effluvium is nonscarring alopecia characterized by diffuse hair shedding, often with an acute onset. There is a chronic form also which persists for a longer duration and starts with insidious onset.

Unfortunately this time when i finished the accutane...my oily hair was back within 3 days of being off it. My skin is still perfectly fine, but my hair is awful! By the end of the day my hair feels heavy and like theres that kinda wet oily feeling weighing it down. I've tried the tea tree oil shampoo, head and shoulders, clarifying and one by biolage for oily hair. None of them have worked.

I have not changed shampoos in 15 years (I alternate head and shoulders and Pantene). I have never had any problems with oily skin or oily hair ever. I wash my hair daily and condition. I have not changed my daily regimen in 2 years One thing I have tried was applied Shower to Shower powder to my hair before going to bed and washed out in the morning (not the sexiest looking thing at night but it helps). It drastically reduced the oil, but came back 2 days later.

Too much or too little thyroid may cause acne -- not common. Oily skin is seen in hyperthyroidism. Sex hormones more commonly do this -- ie testosterone, dhea...

My skin is oily, but it is also very dry. I break out easily, but if I use a good cleanser, my face becomes very dry. I also have under eye puffyness. I am only twenty, and I don't know how to fix this. There seems to be little tiny tiny bumps that are hard under my eyes. Any suggestions?

I have oily skin, mostly my face. I shower twice a day to deal with it, my dermotologist recommends using a gentle face wash because I shower twice a day. About 4 hours after my shower I can actually make my hands shin if I wipe the oil from my face. I can smell the odor of my facial oil, is this natural? I figure if I can smell it then it must be really strong to other people. Is there anyway to reduce the oil production of your skin?

My skin went through hyper to very, very hypo, and back to very hyper within a few months and I went through dry, oily, cracking, acne . . . you name it. It's amazing what thyroid hormones do to the skin. Check with your endo next visit.

I am on Armor for replacements. Lately I have been extremely tired, I have diaheria, My hair has become oily, and my skin extemely dry. I have been having a lot of headaches. I have neot been able to loose any weight. Do I need to go get my levels checked again. I know there is wide variety in the levels. What so I need to look for and what level do I need to be close to?

My mom had her thyroid removed in 2004 and she had some of the same symptoms you had, tireness, weak joints, and depressed, dry skin, I recommend you seek medical advice, when my mom feels like this I feel so bad for her, tha she just wants be be laying down, even thought her thyroid was removed sometimes she still has this sympoms, maybe is the hormones she takes. good luck and take care & take calcium.

To start with, Thyroid disease is passed down sometimes it could skip a part of the family and most times it does not, The symptoms you are having do match symptoms of both Hypo and Hyper thyroid. You could be bouncing back and forth between the two.

I had to wait 3 months to see and Endocrinologist, I went in and he informed that according to the blood test I am hyper-thyroid and is going to do a thyroid scan and blood test. I am 237lbs, I thought when your thyroid was hyper you were skinny? I am not sure what is going on with me, but this is no quality of life. I am misreable. I am a mother of four and have no energy to keep up, I work full time and by the time I get home I am exhausted and ready for bed. Please help me.

Muscle pain all over, drier skin-especially on face (used to be a little oily-this is gone), tight neck/jaw/inside mouth area and strange sensations when I swallow, have lost about 1/3 of my hair, geographical tongue look and now slightly swollen tongue with scallops or ridges on the end of it, sore hands and feet and feet more than hands are extremely intolerant to cold, body twitches, tremors, strange chemical like smell in nose that hasnt gone away for a few months.

Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin condition that causes flaky,dry, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas esp under the nose or anywhere on face. The other possibility is of alopecia totalis, ( in this there is hairfall of scalp as well as eyebrow and eyelashes), blepharitis especially seborrhiec blepharitis, icthyosis or leprosy. Blepharitis is an ocular disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the eyelid margins.

My skin changed in texture from smooth to rough and maybe even oily at times. But my face color changed also to a blotchy skin color of white mixed with red blotches and especially after shaving. My hair follicules felt different after shaving and were more irrittated. I no longer get acne on my face, but now I get these bumps that act like acne, but end up turning into hard bumps on my face and then after a month or two they will sort of go away...

I'm going crazy with depression, hirsuitism, pelvic pain, panic attacks, excess weight, slight acne, oily skin, fatigue, etc. If anyone has these symptoms please tell me what treatment you've sought and what has helped you if anything. Thanks and good luck.

I am 43 and have washed my hair daily for as long I can remember. I have oily skin and hair but never been a problem. Last week I washed my hair as normal, dried it and noticed that my crown looked really greasy and my hair around the crown extremely dull. I presumed I hadnt washed my conditioner out properly but same happened next day.

Instead of conditioner, use oil,mustard or olive or coconut.Apply Aloe Vera (fresh from leaves preferrable) on the skin many times.It is a very good moisturiser and skin healing & antiaging agent.For underlying problem chech you thyroid. May be hypothyrodism. Goodluck.

i tried to use head and sholders antidandraf shampoo, or children light shampoo. my head had oily hair. i shampooed it so that it was always clean. i don't shampoo it when it is dry or it doesn't need it. How can i stop my head itch?

It could be vitiligo-it's a condition where the skin pigmentation is lost. A famous celebrity (MJ) allegedly has it- not that this is any consolation. However, it would be best to discuss this with your doctor.

Hi! I am new here but not necessarily new to overactive thyroid symtoms. About three months ago, I began going to the doctor for other symptoms and learned that I had a stomach infection (H. Pylori). We thought I also mught have a problem with my gall bladder. Those tests came back normal/negative. During all of this testing, we discovered that my thyroid is overactive. I don't remember the exact results but I believe the blood test showed my level as .04 when .

Drink plenty of fluids and water (not caffeine), eat fresh fruits and vegetables and keep yourself busy throughout the day. Very dry skin and disorders of thyroid gland all can precipitate a crawling sensation. The other possibility is Morgellons disease often mimics scabies. The disease is believed to be caused by weak immune systems in people that have contracted the tick-borne Lyme Disease at some point in their life. It can also be a fungal infection like Tinea corporis.

I'm a 19 near old Caucasian male living in the UK that has problems with my facial skin. This will be quite extensive. Ever since till about age 17, my skin has changed for the worse. I used to have oily skin that looked very nice and was easy to maintain with cleansing the skin twice a day. Even doing so did not require a moisturizer at all. About one year ago my skin turned from oily to dry in a month.

Muscle pain all over, drier skin on face (used to be a little oily-this is gone), tight neck/jaw/inside mouth area and strange sensations when I swallow, have lost about 1/3 of my hair, geographical tongue look and now slightly swollen tongue with scallops or ridges on the end of it, sore hands and feet and feet are extremely intolerant to cold, body twitches, tremors, strange chemical like smell in nose that hasnt gone away for a few months.

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