Thyroid (hashimotos) and acne

[ElizabethM]

Do any of you ladies get bad acne breakouts, particularly when your period is due? Is this related to hashimotos?

[Clutter]

ElizabethM,

Acne breakouts around the time you are menstruating is very common. I doubt there is any connection with Hashimoto's.

[Kira86]

I do have it almost always, not only when with period. Acne on chin is sex hormones related, but sex hormones have a lot to so with thyroid and adrenal hormones. So I hope my skin will get better once i fix it all. I however got really better skin after going sugar/ anything sweet/gluten/dairy free, i was doing anti candida diet and my skin cleared up. Now after starting ndt it got a litrle worse, will see...

[Tiamosta]

Hi Elizabeth, for the first time in yearsss i have started to break out in acne on my face, behind my ears, upper arms and back.....this started about 3 weeks ago. I was diagosed with a large multinodular goitre 2 months ago and adrenal fatigue 4 weeks ago. I have all the hypo sypmtons, including itchy ears, a new one i disovered is linked to hypo this week! So for one I am convinced the acne must be the latest of connected symptons as there is no other reason why i should now all of a sudden be getting this! It was more acute during my period, but has continued post so whilst I agree menstrual hormonal fluctuations can cause breakout.....this is a new development for me after almost 20 years of no acne or mentrual pimple breakouts!

Interested to hear other thoughts from the more exoerienced members on this site who have been a great source of info and guidance for me on my journey since diagnosis!

[ElizabethM]

Thanks ladies. It's not just when I'm about to get my period, but it does get particularly bad then. My TSH seems to fluctuate from 1.8 - 4.3 and in between. I'm not on any medication as I'm within 'normal range', although I was slightly above the NHS max when it was 4.3. Despite this, the docs say it's not yet time to be medicated. Also, I've been feeling more tired and lethargic lately. I too have a multinodular goiter, although it's small, but the antibodies are sky high anti tpo over 1,300. You'd think that a goiter, tiredness, high antibodies and fluctuating TSH would be enough to be medicated, but apparently not.