Posted by SLS on September 5, 2004, at 7:54:12
In reply to Thyroid hormone and loss of hair .... experiences, posted by Tepiaca on September 4, 2004, at 22:06:25
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> Hello...
> I have been losing an incredible quantity of hair in all my body ,mainly in my head .
> I lose very easy all the hair to the point that I can even see a hole abow my ears in both sides of my head . This is rare , this is the part of the head where we supossed to have the strongest hair
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> I take Nardil 60mg and klonopin .5mg at night . None of this drugs seem to have these side effects
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> No one in my family is bold . So I think there must be something wrong with me.
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> I wonder is this could be related to the thiroid hormone ?
> does somebody has suffered this problem ????
Hair loss is more commonly a symptom of hyperthyroidism, but it can occur in hypothyroidism as well. Is there any reason you chose thyroid function to focus on? You might be right.***************************************
Symptoms of hypothyroidism are:
http://www.endocrineweb.com/hypo1.html
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism are:
http://www.endocrineweb.com/hyper1.html
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Do either of these fit your experience?
- Scott
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