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What Causes Hair Fall While On Eltroxin For Hypothyroid?
hi , this bharti, im 29 year old girl. I got hypothyriod atthe age of 22, since then i m using eltroxin as medicine. Its been one year im continuous loosing my hair. I got dark pigmented skin too. Seems like the tendency of hair fall increases in due course of time. pls help!!!
Mon, 16 Jan 2017
Hi,
Dark pigmented skin, is a symptoms suggestive of Addison disease, or adrenal insufficiency. Under active thyroid at your age, has an autoimmune origin and you should be under close monitoring for other autoimmune diseases too. Addison disease may be one of them. I would suggest to check cortisol level and discuss with your treating physician about the above diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. MIrjeta
Dark pigmented skin, is a symptoms suggestive of Addison disease, or adrenal insufficiency. Under active thyroid at your age, has an autoimmune origin and you should be under close monitoring for other autoimmune diseases too. Addison disease may be one of them. I would suggest to check cortisol level and discuss with your treating physician about the above diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. MIrjeta
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