Hair Loss - Please help!

[Sarahlouise1980]

I'm hypothyroid. Dealing with hair shedding that started 3 months after a dose reduction. The volume of my hair has dramatically decreased as the hair loss has been going on for 18 months now. My latest blood test results on a dosage of 125mcg a day are:

Tsh 0.012 (0.38-5.33)

Free T4 13.3 (7-16)

Free T3 4.6 (3.8-6)

Before the change in dosage i was on 150mcg a day. Please any advice would be great. I have to have a medication review and they will probably try to drop it further.

Sarah.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Need to test vitamin levels

Ft3 is now likely too low

Low Ft3 leads to low vitamin levels

important to regularly test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water .

Last dose of Levothyroxine 24 hours prior to blood test. (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Is this how you do your tests?

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or thyroid antibodies or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Medichecks Thyroid plus vitamins including folate (private blood draw required)

medichecks.com/products/thy...

Thriva Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins By DIY fingerpick test

thriva.co/tests/thyroid-test

Thriva also offer just vitamin testing

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3

£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off if go on thyroid uk for code

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

monitormyhealth.org.uk/thyr...

Come back with new post once you get vitamin results