What Is The Cause And Treatment For Fatigue And Hair Fall?

Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2014

Question: Hello,

I am a 27 year old male suffering from fatigue and hair loss. I have lost so much weight without any exercise. I am 5''10 and 145 lbs. Its gotten so bad that i cannot function normally at work. I am happily married and have a great job.I think this is some kind of hormonal imbalance. I don't want to wast time going back and forth with many doctors.Please help me pick the tests where (everything) can be tested not just the basics from directlabs.com, I don't care of the costs.

please help
Thansks Sincerely

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Hypothyroidism suspected, get TFTs and CBC done

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
The symptoms of fatigue and hair fall at young age point strongly towards hypothyroidism.
Thus, I am of the opinion that you should get complete blood counts (CBCs) and thyroid function tests (TFTs) initially.

If you have more queries, I will be glad to answer.
Dr Shailja P Wahal

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Follow up: Dr. Shailja Puri (39 minutes later)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

If you could please guide me, I want to get all my tests done, are there
hospitals that would do all the tests, as i said i don't care of the costs,
just want to relax my mind.

thanks

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The list of investigations is mentioned below

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
Yes, of course there are complete health check up packages which one should get twice or atleast once a year.
Private laboratories and hospitals have their complete package.
In government hospitals package may not be available but you can get all investigations.
I will give a list of investigations which assess the complete body fitness.
1. Hemogram with peripheral blood smar examination
2. Liver function tests
3. Renal function tests
4. Thyroid function tests
5. Lipid profile
6. Urine and stool analysis and microscopy
7. X-ray chest
8. Ultrasound abdomen

The above mentioned investigations cover all body systems, however, if any specific investigation is required, you can get them done on demand.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal

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