Hi guys, 23, have hashimotos hypothyroidism. I’ve been losing hair like diffuse thinning across scalp quite quickly within months despite have quite thick and nice hair. There is baldness in my family but this isn’t typical MPB.
I can’t really afford a dermatologist but will speak to Gp to run a full iron panel. These were done a couple months ago. They seem off and ferritin can be falsely elevated with high inflammation which I have.
Anyways anyone that can help here would mean a lot.
Low transferrin saturation indicates iron deficiency as does high UIBC
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Ferritin likely false high if your CRP is high
So you need to improve low iron levels
GP should prescribe iron supplement
retest full iron panel 3-4 times a year if self supplementing.
It’s possible to have low ferritin but high iron
Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test
If taking any iron supplements stop 5-7 days before testing
Medichecks iron panel test
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Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
List of iron rich foods
Links about iron and ferritin
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Great in-depth article on low ferritin
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This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
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Posts discussing Three Arrows as very effective supplement
Great replies from @FallingInReverse
re ferritin and Three arrows
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Great reply by @fallinginreverse
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Iron patches
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Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones
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Post discussing just how long it can take to raise low ferritin
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Iron and thyroid link
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Posts discussing why important to do full iron panel test
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Good iron but low ferritin
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Chicken livers if iron is good, but ferritin low
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Shellfish and Mussels are excellent source of iron
Have u checked your vitamin b12? Low vitamin b12 can also cause hair loss.
Perhaps u could try to supplement those? I’m sure it would help your hair loss. I’m not medically trained at all. I have Hashimoto and Perncious Anemia. So know all about hair loss! But mine has recovered very well once I got my iron sorted out and my b12. I take heme iron - it is great and is easily absorbed.
And I’m another example - both hashi and iron anemic.
I’ve optimized my free T4/free T3 and my hair loss reversed, even though my ferritin is still crap.
Both cause hair loss. We are all different for which one fixes it first : )
Do I have iron deficiency?
Iron deficiency symptoms..? GP says not.. advice please ! 
Is it hypothyroidism or just iron deficiency?
Bloating - iron or Quorn?
