Graves disease hair loss
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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.
Could be the synthroid. I have Graves' disease the opposite of what you have. 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.
I have been under MAJOR stress for several years (with almost constant heartbeat/ adrenaline rush + following fatigue. I wonder if this can be the reason for the hair loss? My other assumption is some autoimmune disorder. Doctors checked for it, autoimmune tests came back clear, except one of the "general autoimmunes»that came back positive, but my doctor said also many people without a autoimmune disorder got a positive result on that one.
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.
I'm desperate to find help for multiple symptoms that I feel may be thyroid related. I moved to a different state across the country 20 years ago and I have yet to find a good endocrinologist who specializes in thyroid diseases such as Graves- consequently, for the last 20 years, my health has been spiraling down & out of control. I had severe Graves disease & had a thyroidectomy leaving 2gr in '75. I've been on 125 mcg Levothyroxin for many years.
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.
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.
"In conditions of chronic urticaria, thyroid antibodies are not only indicators of chronic inflammation, but they appear to play a role in the disease process. In most cases, improvement of urticaria with thyroxine replacement hormone suggests that chronic thyroid inflammation may initiate a hypersensitivity reaction and an underlying thyroid hormone deficiency.
However, rarely, patients with chronic urticaria have undiagnosed conditions of Graves' disease.
From what I understand, hair loss is a symptom of Graves’ disease or rather your thyroid being off... just as heart rate, nausea, hot flashes, lack of focus, etc. are symptoms. The medicine isn’t the reason for it. For example I had hair loss before I was diagnosed, when my thyroid was way off. Since I’ve been balanced my hair has been fine. I’ve been on the same meds and basically the same dose for 18 years and still have a full head of hair.
I have been diagnosed with both graves and hashimotos and my endo says we will treat which ever disease is "winning" at the moment....hashi is winning right now but graves is still doing a number on my eyes and skin. I am seriously considering thyroidectomy. Any thoughts?
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.
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%).
half ago, also hv other medical conditions ie, sjogrens, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure .. I was treated for hyperthyroid/graves disease a yr ago with a dose of radiation taken orally. I've since that time been taking levothyroxine. I lost my insu shortly after my initial treatment & don't know what my levels are. Some symptoms prior to treatment were rapid weight loss, adult acne, heart issues, severe hair loss, bulging eyes, severe tremors and a total heat intolerance.
Looks like Graves' disease based on the significant elevation in T3 however to confirm this a TSI blood test or I-123 nuclear uptake would be required.
During that time I had various symptoms ranging from irregular menses, constipation and hair loss.... it wasnt until summer of 2009 that I realized I have thyroid issues as I suddenly had a painful episode of acute thyroiditis. Prior to the hyperthyroid episode, I never thought that my symptoms may have been related to thyroid and never had a thyroid test done. I have no family history of thyroid illness. It is one year later and my thyroid levels (TSH and T4) seem to be flucutating.
s merely the remnants of a cold. However, I am losing an insane amount of hair, above the average hair loss due to postpartum. Is this the combo of thyroid, meds and postpartum... I'm on tapazole 10mg daily dose. Is there something I can do? I had my blood work done on Friday and WBC was normal... does it fluctuate easily?
I appreciate your help.
Thanks.
M PCP told me i had graves disease and referred me to an endo. The endo said that all of my symptoms "were in my head and nothing was wrong". A few years go by and I see my PCP again and asked how I have been treating my thyroid problems and I said "I don't have one". He showed me the consult report from the Endo confirming my PCP diagnosis. My question is this, What am I to do now? I have lost about 20 lbs. when i only weighed 110 2years ago and hair loss.
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