Ok remember way back when I was concerned about my hair thinning?? I went to the dr (my fam dr, our cruddy united healthcare insurance will only let me see my endocrinologist unless I get referred and they aprove it, that may have to happen) my levels were this, TSH .87 norm is .3 to 4.2. My T4 is 1.6 normal is .6-1.8. I was on 50mcg till last April and my TSH was on the higher side of normal, so my dose was upped to 75mcg. My TSH was around 1.06 this summer. Anyway, my point is, for the past year my ponytail keeps getting smaller and smaller, it's half the size it was and now for the first time my hair is actually FINE, when I lose it in the shower, it's a wad of fine hair. I've been losing truckloads of hair since 2005 when this whole Grave's thing started and I didn't care since my hair got super frizzy and dry and it annoyed me anyway. The only time I noticed not losing lots of hair in the shower was when I was totally off the medication for 4-6 weeks and I went from high thyroid to low ( after my RAI treatment) long story the dr who was treating me had me on too much medication, wanted me to kill my thyroid AGAIN because they screwed up and didn't realize they had perscribed me meds yada yada, I switched docs, quit the meds till I saw my new dr. So as I was coming from high to low, that was the one time I didn't have all this hair in the shower. So I don't know if I need less of a dose or switching to a different thyroid medication, since some people on this medication levothyroxine lose their hair. GRRR cause I need one more THING!! Anyway so I'm ultra edgey lately, feeling tired and out of breath... I thought it was pms but I don't think that's supposed to last for 3 weeks. Anyway I feel that only my endocrinolist is fit to help me with this as they are into the details of the effects of thyroid disease. So feel free to pray, and let me know what you think of this freaking huge part/baldspot on my head.oh AND I noticed my eyes looked bigger in pictures since this summer vs pictures taken prior, like Christmas.. Christian's birthday etc;
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Audrey, I notice my hair receding and thinning. I can see scalp through my hair where I used to not be able to. It's just age I guess. I wondered what you put that picture on there for and even looked at it full size. I didn't notice any egregious bald spot. We'll pray for your endocrinologistics. Worrying will not add a day to your life.....or a hair to your head. :)
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