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heather

nyc,
21.05.2007, 12:24

hair loss and diet advice please!! (Diet & Hair Loss)
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i have been on every medication possible, done so many blood testpossible, ihave thyroid anti bodies but ft3 and ft4 are all normal i was also told that i was gluten intolerance? i don't really think this is the case? i was also told that being greek and having body hair can cause your hair to fall(i'm hairy but not that bad. i was on a diet a became very sick prior to the hair loss it has been almost 2yrs since it started..i went to see another derm who feels that it is from the diet and has prescribed me a prescription vitamin, he says it is not Female hair loss or male pattern balness he says i have a diffused hairloss and he has seen this before? does it really take this long for hair to recorrect it self after a diet? Will it come back and healthy if this is the reason?

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anna

21.05.2007, 18:12

@ heather
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ť i have been on every medication possible, done so many blood testpossible,
ť ihave thyroid anti bodies but ft3 and ft4 are all normal i was also told
ť

Do you have hashimotos? are you taking any thyroid medications. I am hypothyroid after the birth of my children and am taking the medication.
However, the tsh levels keep fluctuating and therefore very difficult for me to bring it into range of 1-2.
Is your tsh in range?

anna is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES

heather

nyc,
22.05.2007, 08:57

@ anna
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ť ťi'm not sure? i do have a lot of the thyroid symptoms, heart palps slow, or rapid, always colder then others, my skin is much dryer then it use to be, hair loss,dry,greytexture change brittle. i have thyroid anti bodies they are at 56 and i think the range is below 10? though my tsh is 2.5, and my ft3 and ft4 are is normal range also..no one wants to treat it. they say it's not the thyroid causing my hair to fall.

i have been on every medication possible, done so many blood
ť testpossible,
ť ť ihave thyroid anti bodies but ft3 and ft4 are all normal i was also
ť told
ť ť
ť
ť Do you have hashimotos? are you taking any thyroid medications. I am
ť hypothyroid after the birth of my children and am taking the medication.
ť However, the tsh levels keep fluctuating and therefore very difficult for
ť me to bring it into range of 1-2.
ť Is your tsh in range?

heather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES

Deb

22.05.2007, 09:33

@ heather
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I would strongly suggest you check out www.stopthethyroidmadness.com. I'm hypo but not hashis and I think I've read on there that if you have antibodies you can't really go by labs anymore and you need to dose by symptoms. You definitely do need thyroid meds if you have antibodies. Your thyroid is under attack and it will only get worse with time and you will have more and more symptoms. Go to STTM and post your labs on the "general thyroid" forum and the moderator there will help you.

Deb

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amy606

07.06.2007, 23:26

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I've had a lot of tests too, but I haven't had the antibodies test. I am going to ask for it. Doctors always get mad when you ask them to do the tests, they don't seem to like it when you're informed, but too bad. My thyroid tests are weird, the TSH is high, but my T3 and T4 are normal. How can that be, and what does it mean? I asked my doctor but was told my TSH is normal (it's 4 and I know it should be between 1-2) I was reading an interesting article in the paper a few weeks ago about how many people have undiagnosed thyroid conditions. One reason is that doctors rely on the old scales, where anything under TSH 5 is considered normal. A few, enlightened ones are using the newer guidlines, which reccomend no higher than 2.5, I believe. The article went on to say that so many people go on feeling unwell and doctors say there is nothing wrong, when in truth, they have a thyroid problem. Doctors know amazingly little about the endocrine system, its a very delicate thing and once thrown off balance, extremely difficult to correct. I'm still trying to find a holistic endocrinologist, preferable one who takes health insurance, although that is probably asking too much. I've yet to find any holistic doctors of any kind who take health insurance.

amy606 is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES

jean

29.07.2007, 00:34

@ amy606
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The TSH is thyroid stimulating hormone. It is what is needed to cause your thyroid to produce the right amount of t3 and t4. If is is high, then that means your thyriod is needing more stimulation to do its normal job, this eventually leads to hypothyroid and that is why many practioners treat for hypothyriod when this level rises.

Jean

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heather nyc, 21.05.2007, 12:24	hair loss and diet advice please!! (Diet & Hair Loss) Post reply
	i have been on every medication possible, done so many blood testpossible, ihave thyroid anti bodies but ft3 and ft4 are all normal i was also told that i was gluten intolerance? i don't really think this is the case? i was also told that being greek and having body hair can cause your hair to fall(i'm hairy but not that bad. i was on a diet a became very sick prior to the hair loss it has been almost 2yrs since it started..i went to see another derm who feels that it is from the diet and has prescribed me a prescription vitamin, he says it is not Female hair loss or male pattern balness he says i have a diffused hairloss and he has seen this before? does it really take this long for hair to recorrect it self after a diet? Will it come back and healthy if this is the reason? heather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
anna 21.05.2007, 18:12 @ heather	hair loss and diet advice please!! Post reply
	ť i have been on every medication possible, done so many blood testpossible, ť ihave thyroid anti bodies but ft3 and ft4 are all normal i was also told ť Do you have hashimotos? are you taking any thyroid medications. I am hypothyroid after the birth of my children and am taking the medication. However, the tsh levels keep fluctuating and therefore very difficult for me to bring it into range of 1-2. Is your tsh in range? anna is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
heather nyc, 22.05.2007, 08:57 @ anna	hair loss and diet advice please!! Post reply
	ť ťi'm not sure? i do have a lot of the thyroid symptoms, heart palps slow, or rapid, always colder then others, my skin is much dryer then it use to be, hair loss,dry,greytexture change brittle. i have thyroid anti bodies they are at 56 and i think the range is below 10? though my tsh is 2.5, and my ft3 and ft4 are is normal range also..no one wants to treat it. they say it's not the thyroid causing my hair to fall. i have been on every medication possible, done so many blood ť testpossible, ť ť ihave thyroid anti bodies but ft3 and ft4 are all normal i was also ť told ť ť ť ť Do you have hashimotos? are you taking any thyroid medications. I am ť hypothyroid after the birth of my children and am taking the medication. ť However, the tsh levels keep fluctuating and therefore very difficult for ť me to bring it into range of 1-2. ť Is your tsh in range? heather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
Deb 22.05.2007, 09:33 @ heather	hair loss and diet advice please!! Post reply
	I would strongly suggest you check out www.stopthethyroidmadness.com. I'm hypo but not hashis and I think I've read on there that if you have antibodies you can't really go by labs anymore and you need to dose by symptoms. You definitely do need thyroid meds if you have antibodies. Your thyroid is under attack and it will only get worse with time and you will have more and more symptoms. Go to STTM and post your labs on the "general thyroid" forum and the moderator there will help you. Deb Deb is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
amy606 07.06.2007, 23:26 @ Deb	hair loss and diet advice please!! Post reply
	I've had a lot of tests too, but I haven't had the antibodies test. I am going to ask for it. Doctors always get mad when you ask them to do the tests, they don't seem to like it when you're informed, but too bad. My thyroid tests are weird, the TSH is high, but my T3 and T4 are normal. How can that be, and what does it mean? I asked my doctor but was told my TSH is normal (it's 4 and I know it should be between 1-2) I was reading an interesting article in the paper a few weeks ago about how many people have undiagnosed thyroid conditions. One reason is that doctors rely on the old scales, where anything under TSH 5 is considered normal. A few, enlightened ones are using the newer guidlines, which reccomend no higher than 2.5, I believe. The article went on to say that so many people go on feeling unwell and doctors say there is nothing wrong, when in truth, they have a thyroid problem. Doctors know amazingly little about the endocrine system, its a very delicate thing and once thrown off balance, extremely difficult to correct. I'm still trying to find a holistic endocrinologist, preferable one who takes health insurance, although that is probably asking too much. I've yet to find any holistic doctors of any kind who take health insurance. amy606 is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
jean 29.07.2007, 00:34 @ amy606	hair loss and diet advice please!! to amy606 Post reply
	The TSH is thyroid stimulating hormone. It is what is needed to cause your thyroid to produce the right amount of t3 and t4. If is is high, then that means your thyriod is needing more stimulation to do its normal job, this eventually leads to hypothyroid and that is why many practioners treat for hypothyriod when this level rises. Jean jean is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES