Experiences with

Alopecia

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Really got me down full length stands are falling out when i wash my hair and when i brush been on propylthiouracil for about 2 months now after been diagnosed with overactive thyroid and greavs disease will the hair loss stop really effecting my metal health doctors dont really care just keep saying

The issue with biotin interfering with blood tests has been much discussed. Now a paper which suggests that interference by anti-streptavidin antibodies is more common than thought. Unfortunately, whereas with biotin we can do something (stop taking biotin for a few days before a test), with these

The dermatologist doesn’t understand why it blisters and scabs first but says it’s definitely alopecia areata, and it’s following the same pattern as last time.

I have an endo appointment on Tuesday to review meds. I’ve just checked my diary and discovered that the next bloods will be drawn just over 4 weeks since my T3 dose was doubled and my T4 increased from 50 to 75mcg. I thought it was longer. I’ve asked questions recently about this describing feeling

Hi, please can someone have a look at my sisters blood tests and advise. She has recently been feeling very tired and low energy. I advised her to get thyroid checked as she struggles to lose weight and her hair has been getting thinner and thinner, little body hair. For the last few years she has

I feel exhausted, low energy, Weight gain, bloated and have Alopecia aretera. Have ordered mega food blood booster and started taking vitamin and 50,000 iu a week to see if this helps. My endo says results area within range so continue on Armour thyroid 30 mg as I have been for a few years.

I have Rosacea, fibromyalgia, ME and now tinnitus,but I also have Alopecia which is causing me so much stress and anxiety I am now on a waiting list to speak too a well been practitioner to talk too about how my loss of hair effects me I do have hair length but not at the top, sides and the back is going

Xeljanz/jac inhibitor for RA, in the news for reversing hair loss/alopecia.

But the latest last week that it looks like alopecia universal. We are thankful he survived sepsis but are devastated. The dermatologist said he thinks sepsis was just a coincidence. He didn't seem to think it was the sepsis as the white fine hair growth is too slow.

A dermatologist said yesterday just by looking at him that he has alopecia universal. We are devastated. He had a blood test back in may and no auto immune disorder popped up but doctor is saying now he's too young to test.

How much hair loss did you all experience with low thyroid levels ?i take 125mcg now and have been having a lot of hair loss 😕my once thick hair is thinning rapidly to the point where I hate to brush it or dread washing it cause I see what’s coming out ! I have been to the doctors and have to go for

I’m wondering if I may be over replaced with thyroxine, I’ve been having a few symptoms going on for a while now, the most distressing of all being diffuse hair loss. I’m also experiencing oilier skin and very very light almost non existent periods to the point where I don’t really even need to use sanitary

Hi everyone I am suffering with endometriosis and since i was diagnosed with it, i realise a extreme hairfall and since then i lost my half of my hair, i can see my hair every where in my house, there is lots of gaps in my hair and they became very thin. I asked my GP about it she said its due to hormonal

Hi Everyone I eat a smoothie every morning and I add 2 tablespoons of a protein powder that has biotin in the ingredients. Can biotin in such a small amount over extended time cause thyroid results to be incorrect?

Hi there i have suffered from alopecia for most my life in the last 7 years i developed alopecia universal.

I had my bloods done with Medicheck for Thyroid and vitamins I was on 50mg Levothyroxine since March but I went up to 75mg 6 days ago. I’m also suffering from hair loss. Can someone explain the bloods to me and if I have hashimoto and to improve hair growth. Thanks

I have become sick from taking the hairloss drug Propecia. If you know someone who is taking this drug please share my story. Propecia lowers DHT all over the body and not just on the scalp. DHT is the most important hormone to a man. It is found everywhere in a man’s body. After taking Propecia I suffered

Just wanted to share that my Gp just flagged a tsh of 3.14 as abnormal on my patient record - or the lab did, I’m not sure. Either way this is encouraging! Very grateful as I feel like death! Also that the BTF have an article coming out about biotin interference; this is significant as it could filter

Hi everyone......I've seen a few posts on hair loss and the distress it causes, and thought I'd start a new post, rather than reply on existing ones. Hopefully anyone affected by hair loss will see this. Has anyone tried Florisene? It's rather amazing. My sister alerted me to it some years ago, when