Earlier this year I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, a form of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism means my thyroid is not making enough hormone on its own. I was alternately horrified with the diagnosis and relieved to know the cause for my hair falling out and fingernails breaking. I was put on a synthetic thyroid hormone, levothyroxine, and told to come back for semi-regularly blood tests so my doctor could monitor my medicine levels. Two blood tests later, my levels are normal.
I’m still taking folic acid to assist with my hair and nail growth and it seems to be working out pretty well. My hair is coming back full force. I am now back to regular hairbands instead of child-sized ones. I’ll be a little happier when everything gets a touch longer so it will all stay back in a ponytail rather than the mess of flyaways I get now, but I have no room to complain. At least it’s coming back!
Hypothyroidism occurs in 4-5 out of 100 people in the United States. One of my main risk indicators for hypothyroidism is my sex. Females are twice as likely to have it as men! There are certainly worse things to have, though. All it takes is one little purple pill a day to keep my healthy.
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Chin
Actually,my condition is quite common,I don’t have typical symptoms of hypothyroid such as hair losing and sweating but I really appreciate porcine thyroid for its big help.