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[Wolfy]

I think it's best to take zinc formulated with copper to avoid the copper deficiency angle.

Also, AFAIK, quite a lot of chromium doesn't contain GTF (glucose tolerance factor). If your diet/pills doesn't contain enough GTF then the chromium doesn't do anything.

[bdot1]

This sounds great if it works for you BUT please please please be careful with chromium especially so much. i read on another thread to try zinc and chromium. i must say that combo seemed to be helping my moderate/severe cystic acne a little bit and it may have steadily gotten even better but I had to STOP the chromium. After downing just 200 mcg one a day for 5 - 7 days (i cant remember it was about a month ago) I started waking up in the middle of the night with a slight muscle spasm which i ignored. then one night they got really bad. it looked like there was something trying to bust out of my side the muscle was jumping so rapidly out of my side. it hurt to breathe and i thought maybe i was having appendicitis! i was scared and almost considered asking my parents to take me to the hosiptal. the muscle spasms were so involuntary it was like i had lost total control over my right side, and i had no IDEA muscles could jump out that far when stimulated. i know it was the chromium because i still take the zinc with no problems except maybe minor stomach upset, and once i took out the chromium things were normal again immediately. i am 19 and assumed that that fairly small dose of chromium would help me since i think much of my acne is due to not metabolizing sugar properly, most persons in my family will grow up to develop diabetes (which chromium can be used for) but apparently it can build toxic stores in your liver and kidneys so be CAUTIOUS and if you have these symptoms QUIT the chromium please!

[Wynne]

This thread is 4 years old. Moved to nutrition and holistic health.

[SimplePimple]

Yes, and Dan, your voting page should also consist of "are you on another regimen as well?". Because maybe it's those two working together.. For me BP + zinc works like hell

[Believe]

zinc and chromium works great for me too

[persuadedflower]

Bump.

[DC-girl]

Bump.

Yeah no kidding bump! anyone else try this, sounds Like a super easy regamin to follow, someone try this please, I'm already taking both but im going to up my chromium dosage to see how the works......

[dejaclairevoyant]

While I will strongly agree that zinc supplements can help the skin heal faster (and therefore having a clearing effect on acne) I should warn that this isn't a cure. Getting high levels of the right skin healing nutrients definitely is important, but something is still triggering the acne itself.

In my experience if acne is coming out on your skin it's because it needs to come out. Something is happening in the body. Zinc helped me too for sure but over time, the acne still popped up again and again. You've got to aid healing while searching for the triggers themselves.

[DC-girl]

Bump, Anyone else trying this?

[lllhhk]

Tried Zinc... and my multivits had 120mg of Chromium... Was taking them at the same time, but I don't think I had any results?

Though I have to admit, I only tried it for awhile. Has anyone tried this for longer period? Say One month? Thanks

[lllhhk]

I was taking 100mg Zinc. And I just realized my chromium had not whatever factor you guys mentioned..

[Lima]

I can personally vouch that zinc and chromium are pretty amazing supplements (mostly the chromium for me) - and also my chromium has lipoic acid when helps.

[EyzzChinaDoll]

Hello. Did anyone try combining Zinc supplement with Panthotenic Acid (b5)? I'm currently taking about 3000 g / day Evening Primrose Oil, which seems to help with any hormone disequilibrium but acne. So I'm starting to think that what actually causes my acne is the tremendous sugar intake that I stuff myself with everyday. Thinking Chromium too (I get nervous insecure and can't properly think without ingesting sugar, not even sure if it's a physical addiction or just placebo at this point but I've been doing it for years so..)

Not sure what to do and which would be the right proportion.
Reviews convinced me that Zinc has high chances to work so I'll give this a ry first and maybe add up the others. Any advice coming from you guys would be invaluable.
currently dealing with moderate/severe acne, I constantly seem to have some cysts and nodules showing up everytime I stray from my vegan/ non-processed/ etc diet. I still drink tons of hot chocolate and some coffee. But that's another story.
Would really love to know about the zinc - b5 combo. and cromium too.
10x10x10x

Edited by EyzzChinaDoll, 23 September 2011 - 01:14 AM.

[Oner]

can anyone explain what gtf is? I'm going to go get some chromium but need to know what that is. thanks.
also,
bump

[Ichance23]

great post. i have been taking zinc for a while and will start taking brewers yeast everyday because of its high amount of chromium. thanks man

[Sum1killme]

great post. i have been taking zinc for a while and will start taking brewers yeast everyday because of its high amount of chromium. thanks man

Brewers yeast works. I got some supplements from Russia that were ok but I recommend the grey bottle from gnc they work man I no longer get inflamed cystic acne, it heals your skin quicker. The one in gnc says to take 12-16 per day I only take 9 and have seen good results.

[Ichance23]

great post. i have been taking zinc for a while and will start taking brewers yeast everyday because of its high amount of chromium. thanks man

Brewers yeast works. I got some supplements from Russia that were ok but I recommend the grey bottle from gnc they work man I no longer get inflamed cystic acne, it heals your skin quicker. The one in gnc says to take 12-16 per day I only take 9 and have seen good results.

oh wow awesome! thanks for the feedback. do you have no more acne it all? and how long did it take to see results?

Edited by Ichance23, 31 December 2012 - 12:29 PM.

[Sum1killme]

great post. i have been taking zinc for a while
and will start taking brewers yeast everyday because of its high amount of chromium. thanks
man

Brewers yeast works. I got some supplements
from Russia that were ok but I recommend the
grey bottle from gnc they work man I no longer
get inflamed cystic acne, it heals your skin
quicker. The one in gnc says to take 12-16 per
day I only take 9 and have seen good results.

oh wow awesome! thanks for the feedback. do
you have no more acne it all? and how long did
it take to see results?

I had pretty bad severe acne I took chromium, zinc and magnesium and reduced it significantly. When I started taking brewers yeast I noticed it has double the effect of regular chromium supplements and zinc. I still break out but nothing compared to how it was, I saw results within one week.

[whoartthou1]

Does this really work?

[Ichance23]

Does this really work?

depends on the person. for me i saw a 50% reduction in acne when i started chelated zinc 30 mg. it was amazing. it still works 4 months later too.