From having a head of thick, strong hair all my life I am so fed up with what I am left with now. My hair has thinned but that's not my main problem. It's weird and unmanageable, as though the nutrients it needs to function aren't getting through. (Imagine the Incredible Hulk's wig!)
I am convinced I am not converting properly (I managed to get my GP to test my T3 and am waiting for the results) ....would horrendous hair be a symptom?
My hair is certainly worse since my FT3 got low.
I am also having hair loss I am trying vit b and selenium
I have recently increased my Levo from 100 to 125, I'm taking Zinc, Silica, Evening Primrose oil but still no luck 
My hair has gone from lovely thick well manageable hair to thin no shine dull its falling out will not keep a style it looks more like worzelgummages hair its awful and soul destroying so embaraced going out when I manage to because I can see my friends/family looking at me,,also my friend is a hairdresser and she styled my hair before I started to be ill and she can't believed how bad it is, so I do think its due to the illness also I had lovely long well groomed nails ...I don't anymore their split are thin and snap all the time....
It's awful isn't it birkie? I wouldn't have swapped my hair for anyone's so having this unmanageable haystack takes a bit of getting used to. I keep it long so I can put it up but when I first wake up I look like Winnie the Witch!
How's your iron? Hypos often have low iron, and low iron can cause hair problems.
So, four possibilities for a start!
Low T3
Low iron
Low B vits
Try evening primrose oïl - with borage oïl - because it could be the Levo causing it, and EPO will countre-act that.
I've just recently had my bloods done and my iron was fine. I take Vit B and EPO so my guess was me not converting properly. I have just had T3 tested and I'm waiting for the results so that will be interesting. I'm not looking forward to the next step though as my GP reckons she can't prescribe T3
Sorry to ask, but what does 'fine' mean? Doctors will say it's 'fine' if it's just at the bottom of the range, as long as it's in range. But to be really 'fine', it has to be at least mid-range. Low iron can also be a cause of conversion problems.
Hi Greygoose,
I'm very curious what you mean with "Try evening primrose oïl - with borage oïl - because it could be the Levo causing it, and EPO will countre-act that." Since my native language is Dutch, would you be willing to explain in simple English what evening primrose and borage oil do, or what the levo does to cause hair problems, and what EPO is? I'd be happy to learn from you! Thanks in advance!
As I understand it, levo can cause testosterone to convert to too much dihydrotestosterone, which can cause hair to fall out. It should be only a temporary effect, but during that time, taking EPV and borage oil block dihydrotestosterone.
Amazing to learn that there are such relations. Between a medication that seems quite harmless, with possible symptoms of a surprising order. Great to have people like you here, Greygoose, who thoroughly investigate things and try to see links. Thanks for explaining!
Sorry I should have elaborated!
SERUM FERRITIN - Normal no action 143 ug/L
Ferritin and iron stores:
<12 ug/1 complete absence of stored iron
<20 ug/1 indicates depletion
>60 ug/ 1 deficiency unlikely
>200 ug/ 1 may indicate overload in premenopausal women
>300 ug/ 1 may indicate overload in postmenopausal women
A couple of years ago my old GP reckoned I was borderline high so I've always assumed it was ok.
Yup - used to have very thick hair, now it's thin, wiry and frizzy for most of it except the greasy bit by my scalp (I've never had greasy hair before).
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Nightmare isn't it? I can put up with everything else but not nightmare hair!
Since taking T3 my hair has got thicker and stronger, my hairdresser noticed within the first 8 weeks it was markedly different and its carried on getting better, I am on top of B12 and iron too so they weren't the problem in my case X
That's good to know. From the outset I have always felt I needed T3 but it's got to the point where I am scared to take anything except T4 in case the gains I've made with my hair all disappear again
is hair loss due to lack of T3?
Hair loss and high T3
