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Excessive Hair Loss. Tested Positive For Hypothyroidism. No Improvement With Medication. How To Cure?
I am having huge hair loss , mainly from back head from last few months. I tried to take supplement like calcium, Vitamin E , iron with Zinc. Then I consulted few doctors and did test for thyroid. It came i have subclinical hypothyroidism which does not need medicine. TSH is 5.63. THe doctor gave me Tayo 60K once in 2 weeks. no other medicine. I have taken 2 tablets so far. do not see major improvements. Can you please advise me what should be done
Fri, 27 Dec 2013
Hi, Hypothyroidism can be cause of hair loss but uncommon. A subclinical hypothyroidism if it is persisting in multiple tests at some duration needs to be treated with low doses of eltroxin. Hair loss which has occurred will not reverse and you need to consult a dermatologist as the area you are telling is a part of the male pattern baldness and needs to be treated accordingly. Regards
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