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hair loss with low ferritin and Hashimoto's TO LIBBY (Thyroid Conditions & Hair Loss)

posted by nomoresheds, 24.02.2008, 09:02

ť Hi-
ť I had the same issue and it turned out to be LOW COPPER. And by taking
ť iron you continue to deplete your copper levels as the iron is
ť antagonistic to the copper. And instead of iron anemia you could have
ť copper anemia.
ť Get a trio of serum copper,zinc, ferritin on your next blood test to see.
ť Good luck!
ť My hair is full & long again after YEARS of taking iron to no avail and
ť now taking a small amount of copper every 3-4 days along w/a multi-vitamin
ť which contains BOTH copper & zinc as they balance each other.
ť Libby

Libby - thanks for pointing this out. SO many vitamins and minerals can have a reaction with another and create a deficit of something else we need to grow hair. It's a mess. I have a bunch of mineral supplements and I rotate them a bit to try to keep things balanced. I didn't realize the copper and zinc could be done by a simple blood test. I've tested B12 and ferritin. I'm going to ask for that when I do my labs again just to make sure I am not messing my copper up while on iron.

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hair loss with low ferritin and Hashimoto's - moira, 20.09.2007, 22:47
- hair loss with low ferritin and Hashimoto's - V, 21.09.2007, 09:49
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- hair loss with low ferritin and Hashimoto's - ms.libby, 05.02.2008, 23:28
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  - hair loss with low ferritin and Hashimoto's TO LIBBY - nomoresheds, 24.02.2008, 09:02
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