does anyone have a fluttering of heart on occasion, or quick pound like it is going to come out of your chest. On levothyroxine 25 mg. I think TSH was 2.45. also lost half of my hair starting November. I had Covid then so not sure if that is why. (have hashimoto). Does hair grow back?
so flutter question and hair question.....😜
Hair loss and regrowth can happen when starting on thyroid medication. Good explanation here palomahealth.com/learn/levo...
Heart fluttering may also be caused by wonky thyroid levels. 25mcg levothyroxine is usually a starting dose and most people need to increase from that. You should have been tested about 4-6 weeks after starting on that dose. If you were, post your TSH, FT4 and FT3 results to give a better idea of what might be going on.
thanks! I was being treated for subclinical hypothyroid but the Levo was started back in July 22, so I was surprised by more recent hair loss. of course they didn't test recently for the whole thyroid panel and now I need to become aggressive with a doctor. ugh.
Approx how old are you
Standard starter dose levothyroxine is 50mcg unless elderly, frail or heart condition
Levothyroxine doesn’t top up failing thyroid, it replaces it
ESSENTIAL to be on high enough dose
Dose is increased slowly upwards in 25mcg steps. Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after each dose increase
ALWAYS test early morning, ideally just before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
When adequately treated Ft3 at least 50-60% through range, usually on just levothyroxine Ft4 will be higher at around 70-80% through range
Unless extremely petite likely to need to be on at least 100mcg levothyroxine per day
ESSENTIAL to test vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin too
Being left on inadequate dose levothyroxine results in low vitamins
Hairloss strongly linked to low iron/ferritin
Also need thyroid antibodies tested
About 90% primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, (hashimoto’s ) usually confirmed by testing both TPO and TG antibodies
I have had all of these things done...many in normal range according to all the posts I read here. hashimoto positive. I am tiny and 25 mg seems just fine and took away my subclinical symptoms and brought down to 2.45 which is my normal range for years. I can't give all my results right now...I was looking for peoples personal experiences with heart palpitations and hair loss....more for support and how people feel. not for help with diagnosis at this time. going to new doc next week.
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on levothyroxine TSH should be around 1
Approx how much do you weigh in kilo
Guidelines on dose levothyroxine by weight is around 1.6mcg per kilo
palpitations common when under medicated
You likely have very low vitamin levels
Hair loss extremely common when hypothyroid due to low iron/ferritin
Request full iron panel test including ferritin
Comprehensive list of references for needing LOW TSH on levothyroxine
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu....
TSH should be under 2 as an absolute maximum when on levothyroxine
gponline.com/endocrinology-...
NHS England Liothyronine guidelines July 2019
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Test for Deficiency of any of the following: Vitamin B12, Folate, Vitamin D, Iron
See page 13
1. Where symptoms of hypothyroidism persist despite optimal dosage with levothyroxine. (TSH 0.4-1.5mU/L)
Graph showing median TSH in healthy population is 1-1.5
please add actual results and ranges for TSH, Ft4, Ft3, plus all four vitamins
With Hashimoto’s you need coeliac blood test done too
posts that mention hair loss
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posts that mention palpitations
Heart breaking hair loss can anyone give me some hope?
Need help with the next thyroid step/need to qualm hair loss/really dire:
Hair thinning and heart rate slower since change from Eltroxin to Levothyroxine
Is there anything I can do about my terrible hair loss?
