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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Blood tests to make sure you're getting enough levothyroxine.kelp (a type of seaweed) can contain high levels of iodine, which sometimes makes an underactive thyroid worse. Do not take supplements containing kelp if you're taking levothyroxine. Can I get thyroid medicines for free? If you have an underactive thyroid, you're entitled to free prescriptions for all of your medicines (not just your levothyroxine). To claim your free prescriptions you'll need to have a medical exemption certificate.The application form for the medical exemption certificate is called FP92A. You can get this from your doctor's surgery. You will need to fill in the form, then your doctor will sign it and send it off. Will I lose my hair? It's having an underactive thyroid that causes hair loss – not treatment with levothyroxine.Because the natural hair growth cycle takes several months, hair loss related to thyroid disease might only be seen months after the condition has begun. If treatment with levothyroxine has already started, it may seem like the medicine – rather than the underlying illness – is causing the hair loss.Hair usually regrows after treatment with levothyroxine, but it may take many months.
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