Advice needed if possible please

Tracy, Biotin and evening primrose oil are recommended but they aren't a quick fix, it can take up to a year. Low iron and zinc also cause hair loss. If you take zinc add magnesium too as they're synergistic.

Kelp is high in iodine and as Levothyroxine is mostly iodine adding kelp may overload you with iodine.

Hi Tracy, you have my full sympathy. My hair fell out fir a while when I went from being really hyper to being really hypo while I was being treated for Graves Disease. It drove me mad. Trouble was all the health workers I came across used to say I had lovely thick hair so I was so incensed that I reached the stage where I used to photograph it in th bottom of the bath and then collect it in little plastic money bags. I was intending taking my collection along to the surgery and showing it to the next person who said I had thick hair,

My endo said that when I got to the right level for me it would stop falling out and she was right it did.

I was taking sublingual B12, 1000mcg slow release vitamin C +zinc, vitamin D, Vitamin K, CoQ10, an A-Z multivitamin, 5 Brazil nuts, and I ate a lot of salmon, eggs fruit and veg and generally healthy food.

I also switched to a Kerastase Shampoo that is designed for healthy scalps - to be honest I tried to touch my hair as little as I could. I was moulting like a dog at one point - there was (my!) hair everywhere. If you haven't seen them, have a look in Boots the Chemist for a Tangle Teaser brush. There are different types, I have one with a handle and one of the ones shaped to fit into your palm. They are wonderful - I don't know how they work but the do and at least you don't end up pulling your precious hair out by the roots - especially after you have washed it.

Excuse the rant - bet you can tell my hair loss was the straw that broke the camel's back as far as I was concerned.

I would definitely check with your doctors before taking any vitamins or anything not prescribed for you though, they will be ok with the thyroxine and the B12 but you have been very ill and don't want to do anything at all that might mess things up for yourself.

Thank you Fruitandnutcase, appreciate you replying.

I have to be careful with what I eat due to only being allowed fat content of 20 grams a day. I use to love eggs with soldiers ha ha in a morning but now stick to just egg whites, an egg yolk works out at 4grams of fat and that is just for one :-(. I also cannot each nuts or any red meat as these cause me to have stomach pains, my pancreas struggles to break them down.

You mentioned A-Z vitamins, did they have B12 in them as well as I was told not have anything that has B12 in as this may interfere with getting a correct reading when I have my bloods checked for B12 and also not to have Kelp.

How much should you take of Vit K, Magnesium etc?

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I'm not sure how true this is but was told that Evening Primrose and Starflower Oil can make you start to have periods again. So am worried of starting those just in case as have am just under 2 years of having a period and would rather not have them again lol. Has anyone else heard this or experienced it?