I am 48 years old and I have been feeling quite sluggish for a very long time. I used to have very thick hair, but the last couple of years, I have noticed that my hairstrands have become very thin/fine, about 1/2 of the original diameter. I started noticing significant hairfall after wash around three years ago.
- My hair is now straight, texture like candyfloss, superdry and fragile, fine strands, hairfall when running a hand through. It used to be wavy, dry, fast growing and very thick with zero hair fall.
Can anyone share their experience regarding noticeable hair texturechanges when they discovered having either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?
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Yes both hypo and hyper affect hair. As hypo, experiencing hair loss, did you notice a change in texture? Did the hair loss stop when you reached some specific T3 or T4 level? If yes, did you notice any hair texture change afterwards?
It is hypo, though? Looking at the hormones, the T4 and T3 values seem quite high range-wise compared to usual hypo values. That's why I am looking at hypo vs hyper symptoms such as hair.
You've given a result for total T3. FreeT3 (FT3) is usually what people look at to know if you have enough active hormone. Do you have those results?
I see your vitamin results look good, also no antibodies but that doesn't rule out thyroid. You have had a few high TSHs which unless you were ill at the time would indicate an issue with your thyroid. Taking a B complex too close to test can affect blood results also. Were you taking a B complex when you had the tests taken?
Other things to look at are diet. Have you tried a gluten free diet? Dairy can also cause fatigue issues.
My hair texture is very reactive to thyroid hormone levels. I have thick hair and it's now fragile and difficult to control.
My free T3 levels have not been measured, due to the usual problems with the health services not willing to do a full hormone test. However, high totals usually go hand in hand with high free levels.
My diet is both dairy and gluten free.
Yes, biotin has an influence on TSH/T4/T3 values, if taken before blood tests. However, biotin lowers TSH and raises T4 and T3. My test values are all faily close and were sampled around 9:15 am.
Not referring to density, are your hairstrands still thick as hypo? How would you describe your hair texture?
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