Synthroid side effects hair loss
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in RARE instances, hair loss within the first few months of starting this medecine. This effect is usually temporary as your body adjusts to this medecine. Etc.
Question:
1/ I read a lot about people loosing their hair. Does it grow back to its normal state?
2/ Is it common to GAIN weight while taking Synthroid? If so, how hard to go back to normal weight and after how long?
3/ Is it more difficult to get pregnant while on Synthroid?
I was told by my doctor after a routine blood test that I have hypothyroid , I had no hair loss, weight gain or fatigue ,. tested three times same results . So I went on synthroid and the very first day I began having side affects .Horrilble headache , fatigue , nausea . and my hair started to fall out . To make a long story short , on the 7 th day of treatment I had to be hospitalized for cardiac a-fib . So the Question is why take anything if I have no symptoms of hypothyroid ?
One of the most common side effects of hypo is hair loss. It takes months to re-establish hair growth. Only when your levels are stable will you see a change in your hair.
Have you got any latest results for your thyroid? Often doctors tend to under dose and this can cause symptoms to linger longer.
I have been on synthroid for over 15 years, about 5 years ago I noticed a lot of hair on the bathroom floor, but I wasn't too concerned. Last summer I noticed that the hair on the crown of my head was getting extremely thin. Thinning hair runs in my mothers family. I saw an add for Keranique, they where offering a free trial. I thought what do I have to loose. No pun intended. In about 4 months my hair started to fill in, and the bathroom floor wasn't covered with my hair.
Has anyone on this drug experienced hair loss? I've got hair loss and I'm on synthroid and trying to get rid of the problem and was thinking of switching. I could not find hair loss as a side affect of Armour.
But if it is caused by the possible side effect of the synthroid, then if you stop the drug the hair loss stops. Hypothyroidism causes your hair to thin badly. I have that too because I am undermedicated.
No, you will not go bald, but you can get severely thinning hair. Most people that have this problem do better on a T3 T4 thyroid med. Also, make sure your iron levels are good. I take Evening Primrose Oil, which does not stop hair loss but nourishes the hair and helps soften it....
I'm on 150 mcg of Synthroid. I took Levoxyl for 14 years when I was hypo with no side effects at all. After thyroidectomy I started on Synthroid and lost tons of hair. But, it's definitely stopping now so there is hope! My doctor told me that it takes about 3 months on a consistent dosage for things to even out.
Hi,
I started taking Synthroid .075mg last weekend (Sunday),.
There are reports of side effects of T4 meds including hair loss. More frequently I think it is related to continuing hypothyroidism. People have reported having better luck with Armour, or even just changing to other T4 meds. Hard to quantify the real cause. I would suggest that you first look at your levels of the actual, biologically active thyroid hormones, free T3 and freeT4.
I read what the publish side effect say, but it does say not all listed side effects are listed and itprovides a way to get the "complte list"
I sure hope it doesn't include hair loss, I've lost enough hair already and just went on Flecainide today
I am getting ready to convert to Armor from Synthroid. Any suggestions about easy conversion without major side effects like weight gain, hair loss, tremors, or arrythmias? Don't want to go hypo, and don't want to be hyper. I have been on Synthroid due to RAI for years and have had every bad side effect their is. The Endo's always made my dose to high and went just by the numbers. That kicked me into heart arrythmias, diah, tremors for years.
I went from hyper to hypo. My endocrine had made the mistake of putting me on Tapazole and I became severely hypo. Now to rectify it, I've been on 125 ml of synthroid. I've been on syntroid for a 6 weeks and started noticing excessive hair loss within the past week. I've been tested a week ago and my levels are on the higher side of the normal range. I do feel great, but still losing so much hair. My doctor calls it Telogen effluvium? Is that possible? Or is it the medication?
Hair loss is sometimes a side effect of taking beta blockers. Not sure if there's a way to stop that other than changing medications.
You have normal sinus rhythm but it's fast? How fast? If it's consistently over 100, you should talk to your cardio about that. It's not normal or healthy. Your meds may need to be adjusted.
I've been treated for hypothyroidism for the past 6-7 years. In November, my endocrinologist said it would not cause any further harm to stop synthroid for 3 months and then recheck levels to see if my hair loss stopped. Unfortunately, my TSH level skyrocketed to 91 and my cholesterol was high as well. So I went back on synthroid (100 mcg). I'm still suffering from hair loss and am become quite concerned/stressed/depressed.
Some people experience few side effects and/or minimal side effects and others have either more side effects or more problematic side effects. In addition, many of the side effects are not constant. They tend to wax and wane, worse some days and minimal other days.
Some side effects are more common than others and appear in varying degrees in many people taking the drugs. Hair loss is not uncommon according to the statistics. Hair loss among people taking Pegasys 180 mcg. for 48 weeks is 22%.
It is really hard to determine if hair loss is a significant side effect from Synthroid, or if patients sometimes lose their hair due to remaining hypothyroid from inadequate levels of Free T3 and Free T4, due to inadequate medication. From many members we hear that when their meds are adequate, their hair loss problem goes away.
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