What causes hair loss and fatigue while having major depression?
Patient: I m a 43yr old female and for the past 3 or 4 months my hair has been falling out, fatigue all the time to the point I don t do anything on my days off and have to push myself out of bed to go to work, and have begun gaining weight eventhough I have started walking. I do have been diagnose with severe Major Depression for most of my life but I feel like this is more than just my depression Doctor: You may be right. At your age being a woman the first possibility is hypothyroidism. Therefore, you may get your Serum T3, T4, TSH levels checked. Other causes include nutritional deficiency, Vit D deficiency, cardiac problem, hormonal problems surrounding menopause if you are going through menopause. You may try Vitamin supplements.I hope this answers your question.