Thyroid & skin?
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Thyroid & skin?
| Fri, 09-10-2004 - 6:16am |
I am wondering if my recent problem with breaking out could have to do with my recently diagnosed low thyroid levels? Is this possible? I am 38 and thought the battle with zits was well behind me!!
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marcellait

I have the same exact problem. My tsh is low - I was diagnosed with Graves disease.
My skin has breaking out terribly. I dont know if it's from all of my sweating and me touching my face or if it's something else. I was told I had PCOS which causes acne, but the doc said that may just be a symptom of my overactive thyroid making my ovaries produce so many eggs and then not finishing the job!
I just hope it clears up once I get my thyroid straightened out!
Let me know if you find anything that works!
April
(April, that's interesting about the ovaries theory!)
I have rosacea ('adult' acne) and I swear it clears up for a few days about a week after any increase in my Levothroid. It comes back with a vengance along with the other symptoms when I'm needing my dose increased. They don't really know what causes Rosacea; but haven't we all heard that acne is linked to "hormones"?
I'm convinced there is a link... but haven't ever found any evidence. The best suggestion I heard was that hypo was causing my skin to be overly dry which can aggrivate rosacea.... Does hyper cause skin to be extra oily?
Good luck!
Dee.
I figured if it isn't my ovaries that its the sweat maybe making it oily? or dirty from me wiping the sweat? Before I could get away with not washing my face at night, but now if I don't...it's a mess (like it is now, I've been lazy) I think I am a mess right now! lol I need to dye my hair too but too afraid b/c of it falling out already!
My hair is naturally dark blonde, but I usually dye it medium blonde. So between the "roots" and acne - ugh. Thyroids suck.
April