I am a 35 year old female who was recently diagnosed with “borderline” hypothyroidism.
I discoved this issue after I sought medical attention for sudden diffuse hair loss that had been going on for about 5 months. (I finally stopped believing people who told me it was just stress!)
I am starting with a .025 Synthroid treatment.
My question is, Is there a chance that my hair loss will stop and reverse? This is a huge concern and I have not seen very many success stories on the internet. My Dr. says it is very likely that this will happen once we treat the underlying issue (hypothyroidism) but what are that statistics of successful hair regrowth? Are there other treatments I should ask my Dr about regarding this side effect?
Thank you.
The answer is not a simple yes or no. The hair goes through cycles and the rest period between cycles is 3-7 months. That means to me that if you wait out this timing after the thyroid has returned to normal, then you will probably know the answer. The variable is your genetic clock. Are you carrying the genetic hair loss gene? Did the hypothyroidism trigger expression of that gene? No way to really tell, unfortunately.
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