I have been diagnosed with thyroid disease and my doctor prescribed the medication ( methimazole) so that it can regulate the thyroid. Before I lost weight and had nervous reactions, heart pulpitations and total hair loss in oneplace. After started taking methimazole everything went somewhat back to normal. However this medicine is making me loose my hair at least half of my hair is gone and keeps falling out. I read the side effects and it says its hair loss etc. I have hair loss and some dizziness. My doctor lowered my dosage from 10 mg to 5 mg but it keeps falling out. What can I do to stop this? I don’t want to loose all my hair and I can’t stop taking the medicine. Help….
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u can go for radioactive iodine to control your hyper thyroidism and stop all medications if u become euthyroid..and if in case u become hypothyroid u can take synthyroid after it doesnt cause hair falling.go to your doctor and discuss with him the option of radioactive iodine
Tell your doctor and see if they can change your meds to synthroid which is also used to treat hypothyroid. You may just be having a reaction to that certain medication. Hypothyroid itself can make your hair fall out also, but I would definatly ask if they can change your meds and see if that helps any.
Hair can fall out when you have either too much (hyperthyroid) or too little (hypothyroid) thyroid hormone. Weight loss, nervousness, and heart palpitations are associated with hyperthyroidism. It’s common to start hyper and wind up hypo, or vice versa, from medication/treatment. You should have your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and particularly the free T4 (which many docs neglect to test) measured through blood tests regularly – usually 1 or 2 months after starting a new med to check to see if the dose is correct, then every 6 months to see if the dose needs to increase or decrease. Sometimes generalist doctors aren’t very aware of just how tricky the thyroid can be, and may not check you for thyroid nodules or other conditions that could be causing your thyroid problems. Is it possible to get referred to a specialist in endocrinology, or even better, a thyroidologist? If not, do a lot of reading on thyroid (library or internet – thyroid foundations in every country put out info -the Canadian one is http://www.thyroid.ca) and then raise your concerns/ideas when you meet with your doctor. Bringing to your doctor printouts or reading material that you’ve found that relate to your condition really does help.
I don’t know much about your specific medication, but I take "synthroid" for hypothyroidism and haven’t had a problem with hair loss. We may have different underlying conditions, however, so discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist. Sometimes pharmacists have more time to discuss meds in detail.
Best luck!