Does iodine help with hair loss?

[Guest guest]

I hope so. I have been experiencing hair loss which I contributed to

thyroid and low ferritin. I am wondering if the cause even goes

further to iodine. I switched from Levoxyl to Armour in Dec. 07, I am

on iron and started iodine just 2 weeks ago. Should I see an

improvement in hair loss and see new growth? Just wondered because

this is my worst symptom now. Energy is good, etc.

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

I lost a lot of hair after RAI b/c my TSH went to over 150. It took a year

to get my hair to grow back as thick as it used to be. What really helped

me was getting on the right dose of armour. Addressing my hormone imbalance

also seems to be changing my hair growth. If you are supplementing with

iron for your ferritin, that should also help.

I know it's scary, but you should start seeing some results if you get your

ferritin up and get optimized with armour.

----- Original Message -----

>I hope so. I have been experiencing hair loss which I contributed to

> thyroid and low ferritin. I am wondering if the cause even goes

> further to iodine. I switched from Levoxyl to Armour in Dec. 07, I am

> on iron and started iodine just 2 weeks ago. Should I see an

> improvement in hair loss and see new growth? Just wondered because

> this is my worst symptom now. Energy is good, etc.

>

> Thank you!

>

[Guest guest]

If Iodine is needed for the proper metabolism of all cells, then it

would be involved in everything.

Dorothy

> I hope so. I have been experiencing hair loss which I contributed to

> thyroid and low ferritin. I am wondering if the cause even goes

> further to iodine. I switched from Levoxyl to Armour in Dec. 07, I am

> on iron and started iodine just 2 weeks ago. Should I see an

> improvement in hair loss and see new growth? Just wondered because

> this is my worst symptom now. Energy is good, etc.

>

> Thank you!

>

[Guest guest]

Hairloss is my greatest problem these days too.

I have been on Armour for almost 2 years with a suppressed TSH and

upper range FT3 readings. I have been using Lugol's for two years. I

still have a trememdous amount of hair breakage and hairloss. I have

lower range feritin levels but in the upper range serum iron so I am

afraid to take iron supplements. I am not anemic according to the

blood work I have had done.

I had some regrowth of fine hairs in my receding hairline area with low

dose DHEA but still had the hair shedding.

I have read that sometimes too much Vitamin A can cause hair loss. My

multivitamin has 7500 IU so I am wondering if that might be part of my

problem.

Whatever is causing it, I am definitely unhappy with this situation!

LOL

Dianne

>

> I hope so. I have been experiencing hair loss which I contributed to

> thyroid and low ferritin. I am wondering if the cause even goes

> further to iodine. I switched from Levoxyl to Armour in Dec. 07, I

am

> on iron and started iodine just 2 weeks ago. Should I see an

> improvement in hair loss and see new growth? Just wondered because

> this is my worst symptom now. Energy is good, etc.

>

> Thank you!

>

[Guest guest]

High copper levels can cause hair loss too. You might

try taking more zinc. Esp. if you have white dots on your

fingernails.

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:40 PM, dwarrickh <dwarrickh@...> wrote:

> Hairloss is my greatest problem these days too.

>

> I have been on Armour for almost 2 years with a suppressed TSH and

> upper range FT3 readings. I have been using Lugol's for two years. I

> still have a trememdous amount of hair breakage and hairloss. I have

> lower range feritin levels but in the upper range serum iron so I am

> afraid to take iron supplements. I am not anemic according to the

> blood work I have had done.

>

> I had some regrowth of fine hairs in my receding hairline area with low

> dose DHEA but still had the hair shedding.

>

> I have read that sometimes too much Vitamin A can cause hair loss. My

> multivitamin has 7500 IU so I am wondering if that might be part of my

> problem.

>

> Whatever is causing it, I am definitely unhappy with this situation!

> LOL

>

> Dianne

>

>

>>

>> I hope so. I have been experiencing hair loss which I contributed to

>> thyroid and low ferritin. I am wondering if the cause even goes

>> further to iodine. I switched from Levoxyl to Armour in Dec. 07, I

> am

>> on iron and started iodine just 2 weeks ago. Should I see an

>> improvement in hair loss and see new growth? Just wondered because

>> this is my worst symptom now. Energy is good, etc.

>>

>> Thank you!

>>

>

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[Guest guest]

I take 60 mg of zinc a day. There is 30 mg in my multivitamin and I

add another 30 mg to that. I don't really have white spots under the

nails. My nail problem is more along the lines of vertical lines

which I had before Armour and iodine and still have.

Dianne

--- In iodine , "

[Guest guest]

I do have white dots. Does that mean I have too much copper OR just

need more zinc? I really hope to get this figured out. I am

optimized on Armour, I take DHEA very low dose along with other

things for adrenal fatigue. I hope the iodine is the last piece of

the puzzle. I was hoping to hear about less hair loss with iodine?

Thanks!

>

> I take 60 mg of zinc a day. There is 30 mg in my multivitamin and I

> add another 30 mg to that. I don't really have white spots under

the

> nails. My nail problem is more along the lines of vertical lines

> which I had before Armour and iodine and still have.

>

> Dianne

>

> --- In iodine , "

[Guest guest]

I don't actually know the answer. I used to have

white dots AND my hair was thin. I have been taking a fair

amount of zinc (and cal/mag/k/d) and seaweed. Also I went on a GFCF

diet. My nails no longer get white spots and my hair is back.

But what exactly worked I don't know ... the seaweed chelates

copper, and so does zinc. If one is reacting to gluten or casein,

those throw off the mineral balances big time. Seaweed also

has iodine, which may well change the reaction to minerals

and/or to gluten and casein.

High copper levels though are very common in women, esp.

since we have all these copper pipes. High copper levels

are associated with depression and a lot of other symptoms.

Taking zinc is probably the easiest thing to experiment with.

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:56 PM, julie_2girls <julie_2girls@...> wrote:

> I do have white dots. Does that mean I have too much copper OR just

> need more zinc? I really hope to get this figured out. I am

> optimized on Armour, I take DHEA very low dose along with other

> things for adrenal fatigue. I hope the iodine is the last piece of

> the puzzle. I was hoping to hear about less hair loss with iodine?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>>

>> I take 60 mg of zinc a day. There is 30 mg in my multivitamin and I

>> add another 30 mg to that. I don't really have white spots under

> the

>> nails. My nail problem is more along the lines of vertical lines

>> which I had before Armour and iodine and still have.

>>

>> Dianne

>>

>> --- In iodine , "

[Guest guest]

Thank you I will up my zinc and pray for growth and less shedding!

so many pieces to the puzzle...

--- In iodine , "

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/29/2008 11:21:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, julie_2girls@... writes:

Thank you I will up my zinc and pray for growth and less shedding!so many pieces to the puzzle...

I had horrific shedding off and on for years with no explanation. All docs claimed my thyroid labs were "normal." Then I went to an internist who said all my symptoms are classic hypothyroid -- puffiness, unexplained weight gain, horrible fatigue and that awful awful hairloss. I have very long hair so it's very easy to see excessive shedding/thinning. He wanted me to try a trial of Armour Thyroid and I of course was reluctant because every other doc had claimed my thyroid tests were normal etc. But this doc convinced me that a short trial would not be harmful and may be helpful as blood tests do not always correlate with hypothyroidism. Anyway, within 3 weeks of starting the Armour, I felt like a new person and that awful hair shedding normalized.

If you are not on thyroid hormone, you may need it. I think iodine is certainly good for hair, but iodine alone is not a substitution for thyroid hormone if in fact you are hypothyroid. Dr. B says some can get off thyroid hormone when using iodine, some are able to cut down and some must stay on their normal dose but the iodine helps them feel healthier in general -- less cystic breasts, more energy etc.

Hair is made of protein so make sure you are eating adequate protein ie eggs, fish, organic meats.

You may also have a slight hormone imbalance not related to thyroid that might be causing your hair loss. So try to get your hormone levels checked.

Another thing that can cause sudden massive shedding is telogen effluvian. This is a disruption of the normal hair growth/shed cycle that can occur after a big stress to the body. This stress could include very fast weight loss from dieting or illness or use of a new medication or surgery. The shed occurs 1-3 months AFTER the stress event so it's easy to miss the cause and effect.

I hope this helps and I hope your hair loss subsides eventually. I know firsthand how devastating hair loss can be. But know that eventually, you will find an answer.

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[Guest guest]

Dianne..that looks like too much zinc to me. And just as too little zinc can cause hair loss so can too much zinc. I think Zinc should be around 25mg a day taken with copper. Hope this helps.

BarbF

In a message dated 6/29/2008 4:46:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dwarrickh@... writes:

I take 60 mg of zinc a day.

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[Guest guest]

I have been on Armour since December. I take many supplements like

zinc, selenium, adrenal cortex extract, B vitamins, hydrocortisone

(RX), vitamin C, iron, DHEA, fish oil, Vit D. I have had hormone

levels checked. Most of my low thyroid symptoms are gone except for

hair loss. I am hopeful that will eventually improve. My ferritin

is being stubborn so I am trying to increase. I was thinking the

iodine may be part of the answer. So I will be patient.

Thank you!

>

>

> In a message dated 6/29/2008 11:21:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> julie_2girls@... writes:

>

> Thank you I will up my zinc and pray for growth and less shedding!

>

> so many pieces to the puzzle...

>

> I had horrific shedding off and on for years with no explanation.

All docs

> claimed my thyroid labs were " normal. " Then I went to an internist

who said

> all my symptoms are classic hypothyroid -- puffiness, unexplained

weight gain,

> horrible fatigue and that awful awful hairloss. I have very long

hair so it's

> very easy to see excessive shedding/thinning. He wanted me to try

a trial of

> Armour Thyroid and I of course was reluctant because every other

doc had

> claimed my thyroid tests were normal etc. But this doc convinced

me that a short

> trial would not be harmful and may be helpful as blood tests do not

always

> correlate with hypothyroidism. Anyway, within 3 weeks of starting

the Armour, I

> felt like a new person and that awful hair shedding normalized.

>

> If you are not on thyroid hormone, you may need it. I think iodine

is

> certainly good for hair, but iodine alone is not a substitution for

thyroid hormone

> if in fact you are hypothyroid. Dr. B says some can get off

thyroid hormone

> when using iodine, some are able to cut down and some must stay on

their normal

> dose but the iodine helps them feel healthier in general -- less

cystic

> breasts, more energy etc.

>

> Hair is made of protein so make sure you are eating adequate

protein ie eggs,

> fish, organic meats.

>

> You may also have a slight hormone imbalance not related to thyroid

that

> might be causing your hair loss. So try to get your hormone levels

checked.

>

> Another thing that can cause sudden massive shedding is telogen

effluvian.

> This is a disruption of the normal hair growth/shed cycle that can

occur after

> a big stress to the body. This stress could include very fast

weight loss

> from dieting or illness or use of a new medication or surgery. The

shed occurs

> 1-3 months AFTER the stress event so it's easy to miss the cause

and effect.

>

> I hope this helps and I hope your hair loss subsides eventually. I

know

> firsthand how devastating hair loss can be. But know that

eventually, you will

> find an answer.

>

>

>

>

>

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