Hair loss from thyroidectomy

Hi there,
My Mom had her thyroid removed 2/05, it has been a battle all year health wise for her. My question is this, she has had severe hair loss. We know some is from radiation from angiograms throughout the year. Her appetite is not good anymore from other health issues also. Every appointment she's had since the thyroidectomy shows her levels still aren't "normal". Could this be and effect with everything combined for the severe hair loss? If levels aren't correct would that be one cause amongest the others which come along with hair loss.

Hair loss is often the worst problem thyroid patients experience! More usually, people lose eyebrow hairs and hairs on other body parts as well.
Your mother should find a dermatologist who is experienced in hair loss and get examined to see if any other disorder is contributing to excessive hair loss.
Many drugs (like Synthroid) for regulating thyroid cause hair loss as well.
Improper TSH level could be another cause. This means that a person is undertreated.
If everything is checked and in order then the patient should, lets say, relax and wait. Eventually, hair loss should slow down and stop when the levels of the hormones are stabilized.
There aren’t reports of getting bald do to thyroid disease.

I had a thyroidectomy 18 years ago, a month after the sugery, my hair fell out in handfulls!! None of my physicians took me seriously when I became distressed over it. It took about a year and a half for my hair to grow back in. Today, my hair is as thick as it's always been...Oh, I also had hair loss EVERYWHERE at the time, freaked me out!!!

Genetics and horones determin the most common reasons for hair loss. Hormone imbanlance(particularly, thyroid), is one root causes


We represent "Unauthorized Ad", an on-line company supplying customized vitamin supplements to the USA and we hope this information may be of interest to you.

The following nutritional components may be beneficial. Saw Palmetto Extract contains phytochemicals, which may inhibit a hormone that is responsible for hair loss. Zinc is an essential mineral that is needed to maintain healthy follicles. Copper is needed with long-term use of zinc. Flaxseed contains essential fatty acids that can nourish the hair. Each nutrient in the Vitamin B Complex 100 performs an essential role in maintaining proper metabolic function, which is often disturbed by stress and poor diet. A Complete Multivitamin replenishes the body with essential nutrients and gives the body a good basic level of support. Chamomile is considered a calming herb and may help slow stress-related hair loss.

Dr. Balch works with "Unauthorized Ad" to provide custom-made natural remedies for anyone who wants an all-in-one daily supplement that addresses all their health concerns, as well as providing the vitamins and minerals needed for optimum health and wellness.
We include formula for 680 different health concerns in our database.

If you are concerned or unsure about your symptoms, please contact your healthcare provider for professional medical advice.

I am 33 years old female and I had a full thyroidectomy eleven months ago. It took me sixs months to get my THS back to the normal range (I am taking Thyroxine replacement 175 mcg a day). I had been losing lots of hair till I got my THS fixed, but since nothing got any better. I have very thin hair, especially in the front of my head, so thin that my scalp can be seen. The scalp has become 'shiny' and feels thin and unhealthy. I am so distressed. my hair is not growing again. I also have pulggy eye problem, which has not improved but very very little. All this is driving me crazy, and causing depression. Can this last forevever as i don't see signs of improvement?

I live in Australia, where much of what has been said in this thread has been blocked out by the government watch dog here. Drug companies here want more and more people dependent on their drugs, so, as a result, any topic discussing alternative means for treating things like Graves Disease (severely over-active thyroid disorder) is either deleted from public viewing, or severely edited (a very recent development with the Federal Government here putting up a filter on the internet at large).

In Australia, copper supplements are illegal - soil, crops and the meat industry are devoid of copper - hence, an increasing number of people here are developing related illnesses such as Graves Disease and heart disorders. Naturally, that means the medical profession pushes people like me to undergo a full thyroidectomy because "it's (thyroid) much more convenient".

Since when did health become a matter of mere 'convenience'?

Having a total thyroidectomy only ensures the 'drug lords' remain in the lifestyle to which they've become accustomed, because I would then have to remain on a synthetic thyroid drug every single day for the rest of my life, just to remain alive. I'm unwilling to entrust the rest of my life to drug lords. However, having said that, I in no way condemn those who have had it done....for many, the illness is so life-threatening, they genuinely have no other choice...but I do firmly believe there is a better, more natural and healthier alternative available...if I could just find it!

I've had Graves Disease for 5 years now (diagnosed when I was 47) and I'm not sure which has caused more stress - the disease, or the medical profession pushing, bullying and threatening me (with fearful tales of death) into having a thyroidectomy. Everyone dies eventually and I'm refusing to let myself be bullied into doing something that's not only irreversible, but woefully horrendous in consequences.

For those of us who are well enough to take a stand, I would urge everyone to do so. I contacted the TGA here (Therapeutic Goods Authority...similar to the FDA in the U.S.) and demanded they stop hiding behind their 'authority', show themselves face to face and explain to me why, when they know what copper deficiency does to people, they make sure it's illegal for anyone to obtain supplementation in Australia.

I included in my email a photo of myself together with my full name and contact details; naturally, I was ignored. More people need to stand together and make a stink, exposing industries like these. Drug companies and their 'puppet decision makers' do NOT hold your health as being of any concern to them, in fact, they don't give a damn about you and your family! If they did, they wouldn't be developing newer and more deadly strains of flu viruses every year (ever notice how quickly 'vaccines' - in very limited numbers, of course - just happen to appear right after a new virus hits the globe?).

Personally, I feel that those of us who can stand, should stand - united, strong and loud - to expose these creeps for what they are, for the benefit of ALL people the world over. Yeah, yeah, I know what I sound like.....can't help that....if only a single person reads these words and wakes up to what's going on, then it's worth looking like a nutter to the rest of you