Is There Are Reason Anyone Can Think

[emmie]

of for losing one's eyebrows and now eyelashes
thought i was imagining it, but nope they are both going.
I am not on any treatment for cancer so not sure what's going on.

[Tilly2]

Age? (Heads for the door!)

[Eleena]

Thyroid emmie?

[emmie]

could be, ain't no spring chicken, perhaps Sqad can shed some light.

[emmie]

take carbimazole for thyroid, could that be a reason?

[Zacs-Master]

http://www.btf-thyroid.org/information/109-hair-loss-and-thyroid-disorders

[Eleena]

Are you just recently diagnosed emmie?

[Eleena]

I started off on those I think, then on to thyroxine, which is why I asked. Are you not stable regards your dose yet? You need to see your doctor x

[emmie]

zacs
that's scary,
so far no loss of hair on my head, which you would expect, except when i have a haircut.
but the loss of my eyelashes is proving really problematic, in so far as dirt and dust getting encrusted
in my eyes.

[emmie]

been on thyroid meds for some time, certainly over a year.

[Eleena]

You need to be seen again emmie to check your blood . I can't understand being g on that medication for a year? May be I'm missing something, hopefully sqads will be along x

[emmie]

have had three blood test in the last month. that's how i know was low in Vit D, so now take folic acid and Vit D tablet.

[Eleena]

Testing your thyroid too emmie?

[emmie]

not too sure, will call the doc on tuesday and tell them, as they may be able to give me a clue as to why i have lost most of my eyebrows and now eyelashes.

[Eleena]

Yes do! x

[Zacs-Master]

Lack of vitamin D can be associated with hair loss also.

[Sqad]

The commonest cause is that of an under-active thyroid as suggested by Eleena but as emmie states that she has been on carbimazole it looks as though she has an over-active thyroid.
Thyroid function tests need to be repeated to make sure that she is on the right dose of carbimazole, although I suspect that they will come back normal excluding a thyroid causes for the sign of eyelash loss.

This would bring us to the favourite in my opinion and that is an anxiety state which is a recognised cause of these symptoms.

[Eleena]

So the difference between being given carbimazole or thyroxine is whether you're overactive or underactive squad? I was under the assumption all thyroid disease was controlled with thyroxine.

[Eleena]

Sqad

[emmie]

biggest problem for getting to doctors is mobility, i have osteo arthritis in both knees, the pain is unbearable, hence not getting out much. The last time the doctor came to see me>

[Eleena]

As long as you get it checked emmie x