Hair Loss & Replacement Blog

I feel miserable. I’ve taken Synthroid since 2004, after undergoing radiation. My dose has uncreased from 88 mcg to 125 mcg over time, yet my symptoms still exist.
~severe joint pain
~ hair loss
~ constant hunger, I eat dinner at 10 pm and wake up in the middle of the night, so hungry that I can’t sleep. I feel no hunger pains when I stopped taking Synthroid
~ Can’t lose weight
~ Ringing in ears, constantly althought it’s not too noticeable during the day
~ Strangely enough, my eyesight has improved greatly
~Tiredness, I could sleep 12 or 14 hours a day, every day
~ Depression/mood swings
~ I’m constantly cold – I’m sitting at work right now with a hooded sweater and my hands still feel like ice
~ semi-frequent UTI’s
~ High cholesterol, both good and bad
~ Increased (slight) BP
~Frequent migraines, sometimes daily
~ Increasing sugar levels

Has anyone seen an improvement in their symptoms when switching? I see my doc tomorrow & wanted some more info.

I feel miserable. I’ve taken Synthroid since 2004, after undergoing radiation. My dose has uncreased from 88 mcg to 125 mcg over time, yet my symptoms still exist.
~severe joint pain
~ hair loss
~ constant hunger, I eat dinner at 10 pm and wake up in the middle of the night, so hungry that I can’t sleep. I feel no hunger pains when I stopped taking Synthroid
~ Can’t lose weight
~ Ringing in ears, constantly althought it’s not too noticeable during the day
~ Strangely enough, my eyesight has improved greatly
~Tiredness, I could sleep 12 or 14 hours a day, every day
~ Depression/mood swings
~ I’m constantly cold – I’m sitting at work right now with a hooded sweater and my hands still feel like ice
~ semi-frequent UTI’s
~ High cholesterol, both good and bad
~ Increased (slight) BP
~Frequent migraines, sometimes daily
~ Increasing sugar levels

Has anyone seen an improvement in their symptoms when switching? I see my doc tomorrow & wanted some more info.

My Dr. recently diagnosed my hair thinning as loss of hormones following endometrial ablation. I have just started taking Necon 1/50 (birth control pills containing 1 mg of norenthidrone and 50 mcg of mestranol). I was curious as to approximately what the time line is for when I will stop seeing so much hair falling out.
I have regrowth. I also started using women’s Rogaine and
taking hair, skin and nail vitamins for about 2 weeks now.
The hair loss has been going on for approximately 2 months. I am 40 years old.