My experience with doctors and vitiligo is they don’t really know much about it and don’t really care. I have tried to educate myself at first but it was discouraging, no real good news only bad. I too am a need to know why person, so I tried to figure it out since I know of no one related that has vitiligo. I concluded it was Stress, but who really knows - and I am not sure it matters because this stuff doesn’t go away.

I was told by a second dermatologist I saw that since I have Hashimoto’s (which I’ve had for over 15 years) I was predisposed to have Vitiligo. I actually have (that I know of) 3 autoimmune diseases/disorders/conditions. I had my blood work done after finding out I have vitiligo and found out my thyroid is working properly. Weirdly enough I do have a few symptoms of Hashimoto’s. My endocrinologist wants to do a biopsy of my goiters before he’d suggest meds. I haven’t had a chance to do that yet. So basically if you have Hashimoto’s you’d get vitiligo but not sure of the percentage of that. Also, found out if you get vitiligo when your older you have a great chance of already having another autoimmune disease.

I have hypothyroidism and V as well. To complicate matters I also have Schambergs disease which causes blood to pool in my capillaries causing brown spots from my knees down. So I'm dealing with dark spots and splotches and white patches at the same time. I'm on a blood thinner due to a mechanical mitral valve. I struggle at times to stay positive.

I have vitiligo + Hashimoto too

I have had vitiligo about 4 years. Also hashimoto’s that caused hypothyroidism. Just found out a few months ago. Also asthma/COPD and at least one more autoimmune disease. It sure would be nice if doctors would tell us more about the causes of these diseases. I have to read on the internet to find any information.