DoctorHouse
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I do believe his Hashimoto's thyroiditis needs to be factored into your equation. My hair started thinning more when I got diagnosed with the same condition and went on synthroid. Unlike him, I had genetic testing done and it shows I do carry the balding gene( father is a NW7 and started to lose his hair at 17). Otherwise I would have ditched the finasteride. I also tested that I would respond poor to finasteride too but I figured that might not be true so I stayed on it. Maybe it was true because I still continued to lose my density but over a 14 year span.Okay just read this post, this is the clincher.
The reason your Telogen Effluvium began, pushing yourself like this at 40 has it's consequences, this is what is likely to have started your Telogen Effluvium, and the meds put gasoline on the fire. A myriad of events that have lead to your current predicament.
I actually agree with you about this guy's case. I think he should drop all his treatments(finasteride and minoxidil) and see what happens. Synthroid has been know to cause hair loss too. Maybe it caused some of mine.