Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I had thyroid medication induced TE and it was like you described and it sucked! In , Aprilcupcake@a... wrote: > I don't think you are being rude... > > The only reason she didn't order hormone testing was that I already > had that information in hand from my hollistic doc. > Ferratin levels were ok. Actually pretty high for someone with > liver disease. > > As far as the appearance of the scalp..a normal healthy scalp is > thick, warm and dull, even waxy looking. > Mine, had become dry, thin, but still maintained the waxy look. > > A TE hair when pulled out will not be deeply rooted with the waxy > sheath attatched. The part that comes OUT of the scalp will be blunt, > not the end that gets cut. A TE hair that is forced out too soon, will > have the bulb attatched to it. This happens quite often with HYPER > thyroidism, when there is a speeding of the entire process, and a new > hair prematurely pushes out the one ahead of it. > So, taking thyroid medication when you really don't need it, or taking > too much can actually make the problem worse. > I agree it's incredibly hard to find the balance. > > I for example, can only take about 75mcg of Synthroid if I don't want my > hair to shed...but it isn't nearly enough to make me feel better in other > areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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