Hair Loss

[Curious123]

I am aware the thyroid being out of range can cause hair loss. Other than trying to get my thyroid back into range, is there anything else I can do to help slow/reduce hair loss and help my body to regenerate/grow new hair? Still hypothyroid, working on improving my levels and TgAB are increasing.

[beh1]

I’ve read that iron deficiency is connected to hair loss. Maybe test ferritin and whilst doing so get D, folate, B12 checked and seek advice on here re appropriate supplements. Other more knowledgeable members will help I’m sure.

[Rapunzel]

How about a topper to cover your hairloss? I think part of the probolem with hairloss is that it has such a detrimental effect on your mojo. With a clip in piece, it's as if you don't have hairloss, once the topper has been cut in by your hairdresser.

There are some nice ones here simplywigs.co.uk/hair-enhan... and also here beautifulbetsy.co.uk/shop/ I don't want to put you on a downer but my first auto-immune disease was hairloss - androgenic alopecia. Freaking hypothyroidism came later... good luck!

[meme in reply to Rapunzel]

Beautiful Betsy has terrible reviews on Trust pilot!

A Levothyroxine side effect can be hair loss. That how it affects my hair, so after an aborted trial of T3 + T4 I am back on the NDT and my hair is regrowing and I am shedding less.

[Rapunzel in reply to meme]

Alopecia is not an auto-immune disease. Androgenic alopecia is. There are dozens of types of hairloss such as telogen effluvium, which are not auto-immune diseases. While alopecia can be caused by Levo, it is not the only reason for a woman to lose her hair. Everything can't be blamed on Levo. The fact that many women experience hairloss coming up to menopause is another form of hairloss which whilst hormonal is not auto-immune. I've been losing hair for over 40 years, mostly prior to my equally abortive Levo treatment., which caused no further loss. It is furthermore hypothyroidism which is responsible for more hair loss than Levo. Whilst I won't defend Beautiful Betsey, the topper I had from them a few years ago was good quality hair; Looking to the right at the 5* Uni-Wigs rating 🙄 I have long decided that Trustpilot can't always give a fair idea of a company's quality. Uni-Wigs is beyond dire, IMO

[Betty909090 in reply to Rapunzel]

Let’s get this right! Yes and NO!🥹🤪🤣

The term, “alopecia” simply means HAIR LOSS using a medical term.

There are many causes for hair loss/alopecia as you say eg lupus in all its forms and manifestations: SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), DLE (discoid lupus erythematosus), SCLE etc, thyroid deficiency, heredity, stress, natural ageing, cancer chemotherapy side effects etc etc.

Hence hair loss OR alopecia can be autoimmune whereby one’s T lymphocytes (white blood cells) are attacking and damaging the hair follicles that should produce strong, thick healthy hair ?! But doesn’t?🙄

I’ve been diagnosed some 6 years ago with autoimmune alopecia due to SLE and primary hypothyroidism which made my hair, thin, weak and eventually falling out, shaved it ALL off, refused to wear a wig and wore a hat instead.

I got sorted with my medication, diet and now it’s slowly growing back.👆👍😆

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[Charlie-Farley]

Hi Curious

My hair started to fall out when I was initially treated because I was really badly under medicated, but thanks to this forum, I got on top of it fairly quickly, but I did have a rather wide parting, shall we say. Vitamins and minerals are so important.

I found a comment on the other thread (mentioned above) very interesting about keeping washing your hair and massaging the scalp, so that the follicles stay open to be able to grow hair again. I think sometimes we’re scared to touch our scalp when we’re having problems, but actually stimulating blood flow and allowing dead skin to be removed through washing is an essential part of a healthy scalp and hopefully healthy hair. I would definitely look at all your vitamins and minerals and your thyroid medication.

I suffered terrible anxiety when I was badly under medicated, and I think this two can feed into losing hair.

I noticed my thinning, but was so foggy and bombed out I forgot about it in amongst everything else. A year later I was walking along and the wind blew and all the new growth stood up out of my tied up hair- I looked like a dandelion clock with a ponytail. I looked a bit mad, but was delighted.

[M1ssmolly]

Ferritin levels are really important when it comes to hair loss. I, like many others had the same problem and a few years ago went to see a hair loss specialist.

Although my ferritin level was “medically” acceptable she advised me that it was very low in relation to hair growth and health.

I was given a supplement to take called Florisene. This contains among other things ferritin and biotin which is another extremely valuable component. I also was advised to use a shampoo and conditioner that contained biotin.

Within a few months my hair was much improved and now a few years later it’s shiny and no longer really fine and coarse. It’s worth a try…. It worked miracles for me 😊

[Josephineinamachine]

I had hair loss in just one part of my scalp (near the back on one side). It has grown back now although it’s a bit curly (my hair is straight). So I have to straighten that bit now 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m not complaining though because at least it’s hair and it’s come back! It took a while to come back. I just tried my best not to stress about it (because that doesn’t help) x

[Chett]

I started taking some collagen for my splitting nails, and my hair started to look thicker. I even got a compliment on my thick hair.

[asidist in reply to Chett]

Chet, if you can recall, how long did it take for you to see the effects of the collagen?

[Chett]

Hi, I’m not exactly sure how long it took, but I am on my second bottle of collagen and I have noticed the changes for a few weeks. So I would say maybe a month.

[StitchFairy in reply to Chett]

Bovine or marine collagen? And how much do you take each day?

[Chett in reply to StitchFairy]

1000mg of bovine a day.