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Hair Loss according to my pharmacist.

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At my medication review the pharmacist attached to my medical centre insisted that my hair loss is due to thyroxine and not the Hashi.s

Any opinions ?

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Clutter

Ellj,

Some people do experience hair loss because of Levothyroxine.

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ellj in reply toClutter

Thanks Clutter, in that case I think it might be that my thyroxine has been changed

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Annealise in reply toClutter

Don't tell you do on NDT too?

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Clutter in reply toAnnealise

Annealise,

If you are optimally dosed on NDT and still having hair loss perhaps you should try a different brand.

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Annealise

No, I'm about to start it for the first time...

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greygoose

That's rather dogmatic of her. How does she know? Hair-loss from levo is supposed to be only temporary. How long have you been on it?

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Not so much an opinion as a question. As she is so certain, what does she suggest you do about it? It is all very well making a dogmatic statement about cause, but being told what sensible steps you can take to overcome it is far more useful.

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ellj

No suggestion how to prevent/treat improve....just told it will probably be cyclical :(

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tritongal

My reading was 2.2 and Dr gave me Thyroxine and suddenly my hair shedded and volume has been lost, also after washing it became like Wire wool. My dr says it nots Thyroxine???? She says it should make my hair great??? Can anyone advice?

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