# I'm losing my hair. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-my-hair/266722 "2004-09-29T20:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-my-hair/266722/1 "2004-09-29T20:37:33Z")
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’ve had to start on Synthroid cus my throid is not working as it’s supposed to. Now I’m losing my hair. Lots of it. It’s thining like crazy. It won’t be long until I have thin, wispy, old-lady hair that I’ll have to struggle to get to cover my head. I already have a bit of a comb-over happening. And winter is coming. I guess it’s time to invest in some good toques. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-my-hair/266722/2 "2004-09-29T21:14:28Z")
> **[The Link Between Thyroid Disease and Hair Loss](https://www.verywellhealth.com/thyroid-disease-hair-loss-3231697)** > > Hair loss is a potential side effect of thyroid disease that can cause overall thinning or bald patches. It's often temporary as well as treatable. > [@](#): > > Hair loss can also result from being UNDERtreated…not being at the right TSH, or not taking the right drugs for you. An increasing number of doctors believe that a TSH of around 1 - 2 is optimal for most people to feel well and avoid having hypothyroid or hyperthyroid symptoms such as hair loss. (Note that these levels are kept lower for thyroid cancer patients to prevent cancer recurrence.) Since you just started you’ve got a lot of tinkering to do until you’re on the right drug at the right dosage. Hair loss can be a symptom of thyroid problems or a side effect of the drug. Go to your doctor and have your dosage checked. All may not be lost! ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-my-hair/266722/3 "2004-09-29T21:26:02Z")
Hey, [bald chicks can be sexy!](http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/dead/persiskhambatta1.jpg) I dated a chick who shaved her head, she was one _hot_ chick, let me tell you (screamed like a rabid chimp). 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-my-hair/266722/4 "2004-09-29T21:27:42Z")
If you get on the right dosage, it will gradually come back. One of the things that sent me to my doctor to get my thyroid checked was hair loss. After about a year it was significantly improved. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-my-hair/266722/5 "2004-09-29T22:15:13Z")
I know a woman who only got tested for hypo because she started losing hair–she went on replacement and it is now full and lovely again. Poor me had thin hair to begin with, good thing I didn’t _lose_ any before I got treatment…