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Did anyone’s hair thicken again after switching to NDT?

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Hello all,

This time last year, my hair was lovely and thick. Then I ran out of Thiroyd NDT and went on TruThyroid which wasn’t even giving me any hormones... so to cut a long story short i had a high tsh and low t3/t4 for around 6 months before switching to another brand of NDT, In the last few months before realising i was hypo and not just knackered from work, my hair began to thin around the sides and my parting got wider and wider. My scalp became visible. I have now been on the new NDT for around 3 weeks or so.

Did anyone’s hair come back when they started NDT therapy? How long did it take? I just need some hope cos this issue is really bothering me :( xx

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serenfach

Sadly not, but my eyebrows grew back. Unfortunately they grow at right angles to my face and no amount of vaseline holds them in place.

I too can see my scalp in some places. Not the look I want.

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Lora7again

I think your hair will grow back once your levels are right for you. I have had two lots of extreme hair loss (50%) and both times my hair grew back once my thyroid levels were ok. Also check your ferritin and vitamin D are optimal because that can cause hair loss as well.

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foxglove

Like serenfach my eyebrows grew back even a missing patch on my right which had always been "bald"

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jrbarnes

I lost quite a bit of hair recently due to thyroid but I can see a lot of baby hairs around the top of my forehead.

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Polaris

I also ran out of Thiroyd last year IndigoPixie12 and changed to Metavive, which, fortunately, I seem to tolerate well. However, in May last year, I felt very ill, with two doctors suspecting Addison's disease.

Long story, but I was treated only for severe dehydration - adrenals were not tested........

Shortly afterwards, my hair began to turn very white and frizzy, with strange dark grey streaks, then began falling out. My existing levels of extreme anxiety became worse, not helped by dismissive doctors refusing to acknowledge autoimmune diseases could be involved with AD, e.g. Hashimoto's and PA.

In desperation and disillusionment, I turned to local, highly qualified, herbalist and can honestly say that the adrenal tonic he recommended has worked miracles. My hair stopped shedding, and thickened after a while, slowly becoming more manageable and less frizzy - a big bonus too was that terrible anxiety fell away 🤗

Thinking about it, Dr Skinner, always recommended treating the adrenals first in TD. Dr Chandy, (B12def. expert), also connects damaged adrenals to B12def./PA in his book, "B12 Deficiency in Clinical Practice".

PS. 40% of those with thyroid disease go on to have B12/PA and vice versa.

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