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Anna

21.05.2007, 18:00

fluctuating thyroid (Thyroid Conditions & Hair Loss)
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Hello,

Ive had hairloss after the birth of my first child and then discovered I had hypothyroidism. I took meds and in a few months my shed stopped and then I became pregnant again and my hair grew back. Then again after the birth of my second child, my hair started to fall out again and its now been 2 years of hair shedding.
I am taking thyroxine, however, my tsh keeps fluctuating every month or so.
For example in Dec Tsh was 8, Jan tsh 4, Feb tsh 5 and in April Tsh 0.75. So it is very confusing and difficult to stay on the same dosage.

Please advise and help me. I have checked my antibodies- negative.
I thought it could be because my thyroid is getting attacked, but its not the case, just that I seem to be very sensitive to even tiny dosages changes.

Please if someone could help.

anna

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marie31

21.05.2007, 18:54

@ Anna
fluctuating thyroid
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Hi Anna,
I feel your pain with the fluctuating TSH. Before I started synthroid a year ago, it went from 5.5 to 8.0 down back to 3.8. My doc put me on 50mcg; I started getting heart palps, so she cut it to 25mcg, but I felt better on 50mcg. Since going on the meds, my TSH has gone from 1.4 to 2.7 to 3.5. So it's steadily going up. I'm going to try to get her to increase it back to 50mcg. (Oh, and since I cut way back on caffeine, the heart palps have decreased a lot).

I don't think I've answered any questions for you, sorry. But you're definitely not alone.
marie

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Deb

22.05.2007, 09:26

@ Anna
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ť Hello,
ť
ť Ive had hairloss after the birth of my first child and then discovered I
ť had hypothyroidism. I took meds and in a few months my shed stopped and
ť then I became pregnant again and my hair grew back. Then again after the
ť birth of my second child, my hair started to fall out again and its now
ť been 2 years of hair shedding.
ť I am taking thyroxine, however, my tsh keeps fluctuating every month or
ť so.
ť For example in Dec Tsh was 8, Jan tsh 4, Feb tsh 5 and in April Tsh 0.75.
ť So it is very confusing and difficult to stay on the same dosage.
ť
ť Please advise and help me. I have checked my antibodies- negative.
ť I thought it could be because my thyroid is getting attacked, but its not
ť the case, just that I seem to be very sensitive to even tiny dosages
ť changes.
ť
ť Please if someone could help.
ť
ť anna

If you have not already you need to have a Free T3 and Free T4 ran. These are the tests you doc should be using to adjust your dose by not the tsh. Once you start on meds tsh is not a good indicator of where you are at. To feel your best and be symptom free your Free's need to be in the upper third of the range at least. For me, I feel best with my Free T3 at the top of the range.

Always get copies of your labs as well to do your own evaluation if they are "normal" or not as docs most of the time are quite happy to call you "normal" even if you are sitting at the bottom of the range. Bottom of the range is not good with anything healthwise.

If you keep being sensitive to increases I would get my adrenals checked with a 24 hour saliva. That is one of the symtoms of adrenal fatigue, difficulty tolerating thyroid meds. If your cortisol is low you can treat with cortef and it will make treating your thyroid much easier and you will get much much more benefit from you thyroid med.

Deb

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ms.libby

27.05.2007, 02:57

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Hi-
Check out the website www.thyroidmadness.com - you'll find plenty of ACTIVE and ACCURATE postings - the Hairsite Thyroid Forum is disappointingly dead.
Good luck to you.
Ms.Libby

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anna

27.05.2007, 19:38

@ ms.libby
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thank you for replying to me.

I am in the UK, and for some reason the GPs do not do the free t3 and free t4 on the NHS. Is that correct? (anyone else from the UK)
They seem to only do the TSH.
Anyways, I will try and stay on top of this and get all my labs done.

Thanks Deb, I will try and get my adrenals checked out later, if I continue fluctuating.

thanks again
anna

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HairSite Admin

29.08.2008, 12:42

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The best way to initially test thyroid function is to measure the TSH
level in a blood sample. A high TSH level indicates that the thyroid
gland is failing because of a problem that is directly affecting the
thyroid (primary hypothyroidism). The opposite situation, in which
the TSH level is low, usually indicates that the person has an
overactive thyroid that is producing too much thyroid hormone
(hyperthyroidism). Occasionally, a low TSH may result from an
abnormality in the pituitary gland, which prevents it from making
enough TSH to stimulate the thyroid (secondary hypothyroidism). In
most healthy individuals, a normal TSH value means that the thyroid
is functioning normally.

http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/FunctionTests_brochure.pdf

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Anna 21.05.2007, 18:00	fluctuating thyroid (Thyroid Conditions & Hair Loss) Post reply
	Hello, Ive had hairloss after the birth of my first child and then discovered I had hypothyroidism. I took meds and in a few months my shed stopped and then I became pregnant again and my hair grew back. Then again after the birth of my second child, my hair started to fall out again and its now been 2 years of hair shedding. I am taking thyroxine, however, my tsh keeps fluctuating every month or so. For example in Dec Tsh was 8, Jan tsh 4, Feb tsh 5 and in April Tsh 0.75. So it is very confusing and difficult to stay on the same dosage. Please advise and help me. I have checked my antibodies- negative. I thought it could be because my thyroid is getting attacked, but its not the case, just that I seem to be very sensitive to even tiny dosages changes. Please if someone could help. anna Anna is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
marie31 21.05.2007, 18:54 @ Anna	fluctuating thyroid Post reply
	Hi Anna, I feel your pain with the fluctuating TSH. Before I started synthroid a year ago, it went from 5.5 to 8.0 down back to 3.8. My doc put me on 50mcg; I started getting heart palps, so she cut it to 25mcg, but I felt better on 50mcg. Since going on the meds, my TSH has gone from 1.4 to 2.7 to 3.5. So it's steadily going up. I'm going to try to get her to increase it back to 50mcg. (Oh, and since I cut way back on caffeine, the heart palps have decreased a lot). I don't think I've answered any questions for you, sorry. But you're definitely not alone. marie marie31 is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
Deb 22.05.2007, 09:26 @ Anna	fluctuating thyroid Post reply
	ť Hello, ť ť Ive had hairloss after the birth of my first child and then discovered I ť had hypothyroidism. I took meds and in a few months my shed stopped and ť then I became pregnant again and my hair grew back. Then again after the ť birth of my second child, my hair started to fall out again and its now ť been 2 years of hair shedding. ť I am taking thyroxine, however, my tsh keeps fluctuating every month or ť so. ť For example in Dec Tsh was 8, Jan tsh 4, Feb tsh 5 and in April Tsh 0.75. ť So it is very confusing and difficult to stay on the same dosage. ť ť Please advise and help me. I have checked my antibodies- negative. ť I thought it could be because my thyroid is getting attacked, but its not ť the case, just that I seem to be very sensitive to even tiny dosages ť changes. ť ť Please if someone could help. ť ť anna If you have not already you need to have a Free T3 and Free T4 ran. These are the tests you doc should be using to adjust your dose by not the tsh. Once you start on meds tsh is not a good indicator of where you are at. To feel your best and be symptom free your Free's need to be in the upper third of the range at least. For me, I feel best with my Free T3 at the top of the range. Always get copies of your labs as well to do your own evaluation if they are "normal" or not as docs most of the time are quite happy to call you "normal" even if you are sitting at the bottom of the range. Bottom of the range is not good with anything healthwise. If you keep being sensitive to increases I would get my adrenals checked with a 24 hour saliva. That is one of the symtoms of adrenal fatigue, difficulty tolerating thyroid meds. If your cortisol is low you can treat with cortef and it will make treating your thyroid much easier and you will get much much more benefit from you thyroid med. Deb Deb is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
ms.libby 27.05.2007, 02:57 @ Deb	fluctuating thyroid Post reply
	Hi- Check out the website www.thyroidmadness.com - you'll find plenty of ACTIVE and ACCURATE postings - the Hairsite Thyroid Forum is disappointingly dead. Good luck to you. Ms.Libby ms.libby is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
anna 27.05.2007, 19:38 @ ms.libby	fluctuating thyroid Post reply
	thank you for replying to me. I am in the UK, and for some reason the GPs do not do the free t3 and free t4 on the NHS. Is that correct? (anyone else from the UK) They seem to only do the TSH. Anyways, I will try and stay on top of this and get all my labs done. Thanks Deb, I will try and get my adrenals checked out later, if I continue fluctuating. thanks again anna anna is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: YES
HairSite Admin 29.08.2008, 12:42 @ anna	fluctuating thyroid Post reply
	The best way to initially test thyroid function is to measure the TSH level in a blood sample. A high TSH level indicates that the thyroid gland is failing because of a problem that is directly affecting the thyroid (primary hypothyroidism). The opposite situation, in which the TSH level is low, usually indicates that the person has an overactive thyroid that is producing too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism). Occasionally, a low TSH may result from an abnormality in the pituitary gland, which prevents it from making enough TSH to stimulate the thyroid (secondary hypothyroidism). In most healthy individuals, a normal TSH value means that the thyroid is functioning normally. http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/FunctionTests_brochure.pdf HairSite Admin is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO --- I offer research assistance for HairSite. email: hairsite@aol.com for free consultations ===================================== reminder: 1. FREE Hair Replacement System Worldwide