Help..thyroid hair loss..tired and weak..?

I have hypothyroid but recently instead of gaining weight I have been loosing (isn't that hyper) that's not the only thing I have lost....half of my hair is falling out. Even worse, my head is itchy and sometimes feels like it burns. I have been to the doctor hundreds of times and he keeps checking the thyroid levels and adjusting meds to fit my needs but I still feel tired, weak, like I just can't go on anymore (not like dying but really tired and the my head just feels cloudy and pain or pressure to the sides and in the back of my neck. I am saving money to see a specialist but has anyone else experianced this? I think there may be something really wrong with me and I don't know if it is my thyroid or if they are not looking past the thyroid and looking at other possible problems. I don't know what else to do.

Help..thyroid hair loss..tired and weak..?

I can totally relate to your problems. I have been hypo for 12 years now. It will get better. You have to get regulated first and that takes awhile. Check out the below website, you need to find a good Dr. that understands hypothyroidism. Check out one in your area. Unfortunately this disease does not allow for passivity, you need to learn as much as you can and take control of your own destiny. A lot of Dr.'s will not listen to you, if they don't then dump them. There are a lot of different types of thyroid hormone replacement, don't let the Dr's tell you that you HAVE to take Synthroid. You need to find out what is best for YOUR body. I take Unithroid after many trials and errors. Please check out Mary Shomon's wesite on about.com below and take hold of your disease. Good luck.

Help..thyroid hair loss..tired and weak..?

Has your endo done bloodwork to assess for Hashimoto's thyroiditis (an autoimmune condition)? It is not a part of typical thyroid panels. If he has not, ask your doc to run thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), Thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb), and Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TRAb) tests. Swings from hypo to hyperthyroidism are possible with this condition.

Hang in there,

~M~

Help..thyroid hair loss..tired and weak..?

the thyroid part of tired and feeling just give out I had been going through that. I been with out my meds. hair lost no but a friend of mine had that the dr told her eat more meat. now I have neck pain rated10+ all the time also upper back pain and between shoulders so it suppose to be due to nerve pain.try a nerve exam with your dr.I had operation stay in pain24-7 it is no fun.take care.

Help..thyroid hair loss..tired and weak..?

You need a new doctor at this point. If this doctor has seen you hundreds of times and can't get your dose right, he is obviously not qualified.

Help..thyroid hair loss..tired and weak..?

You could be losing weight because you are hyper, yet your other symptoms scream hypo. It could be because you need T3. There are a lot of people who are hypothyroid and they do not convert the T4 into T3 that well. A T4/T3 medication like ARmour may help. I will provide related links below.