Losing Hair, Really Tired

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Start with the basics. Better eating, vitamns, sleep, and naps are good.

My hair was falling out at the root.

Went to the dermatologist and had a blood test. I was low on vit. D, C, E and iron. Started taking my prenatals again plus extra iron and my hair stopped falling out in 3 months. I'm 41 as well, but just had two kids in the last few years.

Thyroid, adrenals...start there. Have your regular doc do standard blood tests but if those show nothing and she has no other suggestions, see a chiropractor or other "alternative" doctor. There are supplements available that can help with adrenal and/or thyroid support. One of my kids has taken a supplement called Drenamin that really kicked his adrenals into action and my mother had used seaweed and iodine supplements for her thyroid.

Something is stressing your system - please see your doc sooner rather than later.

Have the thyroid tested again.
Are you also constipated, have dry skin, feet cracking, irritable, "losing your mind", losing things like car keys or having trouble keeping track of dates, short term memory loss, gaining weight, irregular periods.
My husband calls Synthroid my "stupid pills". Yeah, not very nice, but if I miss more than a few days I am a mess.

Thyroid, no doubt. Ask for the specific tests. A regular blood test doesn't detect it always.

Ask your doctor to do in-depth thyroid testing including T3 & T4 and antibodies, specifically for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. That usually doesn't show up on the initial basic thyroid test. Good luck!

If your insurance has coverage for specialists try to get in with an Endocrinologist. That's who I see for my thyroid and they are more knowledgeable regarding the thyroid than a family doctor. At least that has been the case for me. Good luck!

Did anything traumatic happen to you about 6 months ago? Major stressor, medication issue? That can make your hair follicles freak and you can loose a bunch of hair about 6 months later. Takes about 3 months and then it will resolve itself.

I would also take a really good vitamin. Lots of us are low on vitamin D and getting more of the rest will not hurt. Try iron for the fatigue. Get RAW ones for women vitamins - they are great and you only need one per day. http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-Women-vegan-capsules/dp...

Have your thyroid checked again, and your adrenals. Also, check your iron levels. You may get tested for celiac, my hair started falling out before I was diagnosed.

Have your thyroid tested again. My mother's didn't show up low (it was actually no longer working) the first time, she actually thought she was dying because nothing showed up and she was sooooooo tired, losing weight (not the normal symptom, you usually gain weight when your thyroid is low so this threw her doctors off,) and felt altogether lousy. She went to another doctor after a few months, who told her this was his suspicion and he was right.

And, no criticism intended, but this is something you need to take time the time to do, and not wait until your schedule opens up.

Have your thyroid tested again. If the TSH is in the 4+ range, you're on the low side.

Other than that, I can't think of anything. Anemia?

It could be food sensitivities. www.betterhealthusa.com will tell you alot more. Hope you feel better soon!

My hair was thinning on top and my thyroid was low. The medicine the doctor wanted to give me had side effects. Hair loss. I didn't take it. You have to be careful and sometimes have more than one thyroid test. Do you live where there are deer ticks? Check out on web. Can be many things. Good luck.

Have your thyroid function tested. Your symptoms could be hypothyrodism.

Yup have your thyroid tested again. That is the tell tale sign of thyroid problems. I have thyroid disease and I was very tired all the time and did loose some hair, but my hair is very thick so it was hard to tell. But def get tested again. Alot can change in 10 months. Best of Luck!

Thyroid testing doesn't work. Google Dr. Brownstein's Natural Ways to Health. There is an online video by him which describes why thyroid testing doesn't work. You may want to find a naturopath, instead of a regular M.D.

Do you salt your food? The thyroid needs iodine. You could try supplementing with that. Don't do regular table salt, use celtic sea salt or himalayan salt. Also, you may want to look into armour thyroid.

Thryroid testing is difficult and there are several different thyroid tests you may need to have. You could also be anemic. I was losing a lot of hair and was very tired during a time that I was anemic.