http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/05/what-is-hashimotos-disease-and-what-can-i-do-about-it/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/05/what-is-hashimotos-disease-and-what-can-i-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47260 Ashley Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:34:33 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/05/what-is-hashimotos-disease-and-what-can-i-do-about-it/#comment-47260 When I first started taking thyroid replacement for my hypothyroidism, about half of my hair fell out, and there was a lot of breakage. I cut it fairly short (it started out almost waist length, so short was just above the shoulders) so that the thinness wouldn't be so obvious. It grew back as soon as my thyroid leveled out, though it was a different texture than before. So getting the thyroid meds right is the first thing you can do, and mitigating the damage is all you can do til then. When I first started taking thyroid replacement for my hypothyroidism, about half of my hair fell out, and there was a lot of breakage. I cut it fairly short (it started out almost waist length, so short was just above the shoulders) so that the thinness wouldn’t be so obvious. It grew back as soon as my thyroid leveled out, though it was a different texture than before. So getting the thyroid meds right is the first thing you can do, and mitigating the damage is all you can do til then.

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/05/what-is-hashimotos-disease-and-what-can-i-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-28022 Jan74 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:36:55 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/05/what-is-hashimotos-disease-and-what-can-i-do-about-it/#comment-28022 She needs better hormone replacement. I also have Hashimoto's and the thing is, once your thyroid hormone levels are in a good range, the hair and skin issues go away. The only symptom that doesn't seem to be completely resolved is the fatigue/sleepiness, which is still more than what it used to be, but everything else is pretty much normalized with proper treatment of the disease. She needs better hormone replacement. I also have Hashimoto’s and the thing is, once your thyroid hormone levels are in a good range, the hair and skin issues go away. The only symptom that doesn’t seem to be completely resolved is the fatigue/sleepiness, which is still more than what it used to be, but everything else is pretty much normalized with proper treatment of the disease.

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