[QUOTE=Audrey-B;3581029]I'm aware that a lot of people suffering with a thyroid condition are experiencing abnormal and long term hair shedding. I'm curious to know whether many people have noticed a lessening of the shedding once they have become stabilised due to the right dosage/type of medication. I know this doesn't happen over night and i know it depends on exactly what is going on with your thyroid and what other things are going on with your health.

I was newly diagnosed with Hashimoto's and have only been on thyroid med's for about 6 weeks, so i know it's too soon to expect results in the hair department, but i'm tired of the shedding as it's been going on since January 2001.

I'm also on tablets for my adrenal function as well as a pancreatic enzyme capsule with every meal to help digest protein. My ferretin has gone from and 8 to 61 (did drop to 57 as i stopped taking the iron supplement regularly) and i know it's said that hair loss as a result of low ferretin takes 3 - 6 months to see results. My hormones are a bit of a mess too, which i was told are as a result of the thyroid.

So my hair loss could be attributed to any number of the above things, but just wondered about other people and whether they saw results with their hair after a certain time on thyroid treatment. Guess i'm simply looking for a light at the end of the tunnel :)





I've been on thyroid medicine, Tapazole, for almost a year now, and so far, I don't think the hair shedding has gotten any better- and it also drives me nuts! My levels haven't gotten any better though, they've stayed about the same. So maybe the medicine will help you more and get some of the hair loss under control.