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these pills for stomach acid are really screwing with my stomach anyone found that? wondering if I should keep taking them
I would stop.
The low dose of RU seems to be working well with no side effects. Still shedding but definitely see new hairs popping up. Will keep you posted.
For those of you who don't know what RU is, google RU hairloss. Same potential side effects as Propecia and Avodart so use at your own risk and at a low dose.
dude RU looks like the seediest freakiest treatment ever and all the info I can find out about it is vague and patchy. Can you tell us more about it. Can women use it etc? Are you not scared of getting a tumour or something, I read that they ditched the product during the first trials 
and considering the lax safety standards of things that are actually marketed, that is alarming.
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to read this thread, but there is too much info for me to keep track of! I am a girl and I've been taking B5 for a week 1 pill / 2x day. The dosage of each pill is 500 mg. My acne didn't improve so yesterday I took 2 pills / 2x a day. I just read all this stuff on hair loss and I'm freaking out. Should I stop taking it? Have I already done permanent damage?
Would a B-100 complex be ok? Or is that still too much B5? I'm considering this one: http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-B-100-Caps-Capsules/dp/B000UX110A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423505186&sr=8-1&keywords=b-100
Also, thank you all for sharing your stories. I hope you find a way to regrow any hair you have lost. <3
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to read this thread, but there is too much info for me to keep track of! I am a girl and I've been taking B5 for a week 1 pill / 2x day. The dosage of each pill is 500 mg. My acne didn't improve so yesterday I took 2 pills / 2x a day. I just read all this stuff on hair loss and I'm freaking out. Should I stop taking it? Have I already done permanent damage?
Would a B-100 complex be ok? Or is that still too much B5? I'm considering this one: http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-B-100-Caps-Capsules/dp/B000UX110A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423505186&sr=8-1&keywords=b-100
Also, thank you all for sharing your stories. I hope you find a way to regrow any hair you have lost. <3
Sarah
It's only my opinion but I'm not sure I would recommend taking B5 to anyone because of the well documented hair loss.
Is your hair shedding at the moment? I doubt you have done any damage at all so I wouldn't worry yourself. As for the B-complex, it doesn't look excessive so I don't think it would harm you (this thread is about people who are megadosing). I took a b-complex supplement a few years back and it didn't do anything for my acne.
Quick update on my hair;
I used Nizoral shampoo for the first time today and the shed was alarming to say the least...I must have lost at least 30-40 hairs. I'm hoping these are just old and weak hairs or maybe I was just too rough in applying it, but yeah, it's kind of scared me a bit.
I'm applying the Emu oil to my hair twice a day and I don't know if its making any difference but it feels really nice on my hairline (it absorbs really well). Still taking Beta Sisosterol and zinc and vitamin d3.
By the way, if anyone can add anything to my idea about Soya as a hair growth stimulant then please let me know. I've done a few searches on the internet and as usual you get 50/50 stories of people who swear by it and others who say it actually caused their hair loss. I can only say that although my acne was persistent and my libido was extremely low while my diet was high in soya, my hair does look quite healthy and so much thicker in my pics from that time.
Hi Bosie,
Thanks so much for responding. I have not had any shedding, but my scalp is pretty dry/flakey. I think I'm just going to stop taking the B5 altogether and skip the B-100. Maybe there's something else I can find for my acne.
I'm so sorry about your shedding. Have any of you tried Nioxin? My friend had great success with that when she was thinning (but it was not due to B5). Just a thought.
Thanks again. I really hope you tackle this issue. <3
This thread is getting ridiculous now, people talking about meditation, no sex and now soya milk to cure the hairloss from b5. None of that is going to do anything. Everyone needs to start getting different types of blood tests done, people are just trying pointless shit for no reason, get a grip and go get tests done.
This thread is getting ridiculous now, people talking about meditation, no sex and now soya milk to cure the hairloss from b5. None of that is going to do anything. Everyone needs to start getting different types of blood tests done, people are just trying pointless shit for no reason, get a grip and go get tests done.
I doubt too that those are the ways to go. As I have had every blood test done that the doctors could think of (and couldn't persuade them to test all the things that have been up on this thread) I have an appointment on monday at a hair restoration clinic for a scalp test. I'm pretty skeptical though towards the potential for such a test since it is a commercial place, but it was free this month so will at least see what they have to say. Also have a non-hairloss related appointment next week at a dermatologist where I will mention the toe-nails constantly falling off.
Still (naively) hoping that someone will strike gold with some of the latest-discussed supplements.
This thread is getting ridiculous now, people talking about meditation, no sex and now soya milk to cure the hairloss from b5. None of that is going to do anything. Everyone needs to start getting different types of blood tests done, people are just trying pointless shit for no reason, get a grip and go get tests done.
I doubt too that those are the ways to go. As I have had every blood test done that the doctors could think of (and couldn't persuade them to test all the things that have been up on this thread) I have an appointment on monday at a hair restoration clinic for a scalp test. I'm pretty skeptical though towards the potential for such a test since it is a commercial place, but it was free this month so will at least see what they have to say. Also have a non-hairloss related appointment next week at a dermatologist where I will mention the toe-nails constantly falling off.
Still (naively) hoping that someone will strike gold with some of the latest-discussed supplements.
Good stuff Churchill that's exactly what this thread needs. I've got a dermatologist appointment on the 20th February. Let's hope for the best
This thread is getting ridiculous now, people talking about meditation, no sex and now soya milk to cure the hairloss from b5. None of that is going to do anything. Everyone needs to start getting different types of blood tests done, people are just trying pointless shit for no reason, get a grip and go get tests done.
Listen, I was just relating an experience with regards to soya (not soya milk) a few years back and the theory behind it is that DHT is the main cause of MPB, and soya is regarded by some as a major DHT inhibitor. I wasn't suggesting anyone try it, especially as I gave a warning, but I was just pointing it out as something I found interesting and wondering if people had any similar experiences. As I said, I was definitely noticing things about my libido when I was on a high soya diet, and my health wasn't great, but my hair was unusually thick and messy. It could just be a coincidence but It just struck me as something interesting. There are people who have had some degree of success with manufactured DHT blockers and conversely, there are some absolute horror stories about side effects. I'm working on the assumption that B5 is involved in speeding up this relationship and if there are more natural ways of helping us with hair loss.
As for blood tests, I recently had one at my doctors. I'm fine in everything. My tests came back that I wasn't diabetic, my testosterone levels are normal. Everything is fine in that respect, thankfully. To be honest I never had that much faith as to what a blood test would actually reveal with regards to hair loss anyway. If the problem was testosterone related, I imagine the treatments wouldn't be that different to the ones usually prescribed for hair loss.
Chill out Blue everyone is justifiably desperate. I find it a comfort to hear people's thoughts and theories at least it keeps the thread active. This whole saga is so random maybe the cure will be just as unlikely too. Please let us know how the scalp test goes Churchill.
Thought I'd jump in after following for so long, I'm going through the same ordeal as everyone else, I started shedding 3 months ago on my 2nd run of Clearzine (B5 knock off) after 3 weeks. My hairline stopped receding after I stopped the b5 and started nizoral, but I'm still losing around 10 or 15 hairs a day with an accompanying itch. I'll be looking into resolving this as well, hopefully I can be of some help.
Hermetic is the only one of us who has gotten his hair back! So I dont understand why nobody seems to be trying his receipe for success. He was on colostrum, potassium lodide and raw thyroid. All at the same time.
I am curretly trying colostrum but I Think raw thyroid is probobly our best shot at this.
You are suppose to take raw thyroid if you have hypothyroidism. The symptoms for hypothyroidism vary but one of them is thining hair. Thinning hair for crying out loud!
You can have blood test measuring thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyroxine levels. Has anyone had this test done?
What was the vitamin B5 dosage you all were taking before? Is anybody experiencing shedding from regular B complex that contains relatively smaller dosage compared to just B5 supplement?
I think I took about 4 or 5 500mg tabs a day. I didn't take it for long (about a week) and I just got fed up and thought there must be better ways of clearing my acne than this (it turns out there were better ways). I knew about the hair loss stuff and although I have the V shape widows peak hair line, I never thought i'd lose hair as my dad and older brother have very good hair. Either I had the incredible misfortune of inheriting receding hair from some poor guy back in my family tree or else my hair loss was triggered by this b5 experiment. Either way, it sucks.
I doubt a small amount of B5 in a B complex would cause a shred. The idea is to megadose and get rid of acne that way.
Quick update on Nizoral, the first two times caused quite a shed but I've persisted with it and this time the shed hasn't been too bad. Obviously Nizoral on its own wont help me regrow my hair but the information I've got seems to suggest it can be a good platform for other treatments. I'm still using my emu oil religiously (even as a face moisturiser). I've had no benefits so far in terms of any new hairs, but Its so much nicer on my skin/scalp than coconut oil which is a real pore clogger. If it works on my hair or not, I think I've got a good moisturiser if nothing else )
If all else fails I might as well just do the Rogaine/ Nizoral combo with some herbal DHT blockers. Seems to be the combo that works for most people.
What was the vitamin B5 dosage you all were taking before? Is anybody experiencing shedding from regular B complex that contains relatively smaller dosage compared to just B5 supplement?
No, but if you are already shedding from B5, this may exacerbate it.
Curious if anyone has tried Zinc Picolinate or Zinc MonoMethionine, since these are high potency and Zinc has been known to regulate hormones and help with hair loss to a degree.
What was the vitamin B5 dosage you all were taking before? Is anybody experiencing shedding from regular B complex that contains relatively smaller dosage compared to just B5 supplement?
No, but if you are already shedding from B5, this may exacerbate it.
Curious if anyone has tried Zinc Picolinate or Zinc MonoMethionine, since these are high potency and Zinc has been known to regulate hormones and help with hair loss to a degree.
Been on and off zinc for years ever since I took it as an acne fighting supplement. Have been on it for about six weeks again with Beta Sisosterol and its not made much difference.
I think i'm coming to the conclusion that my hair is just going to get even worse sooner rather than later and I just have to accept that my self esteem will always be pretty low if I dwell on these things. Kind of annoys me that I've had to put up with acne/scars for years and now this, plus the fact I had laser eye surgery a few years back and the eyes have regressed really badly too. Sucks to be me LoL but you just have to get on with life I guess. Will keep at my current routine more in hope than expectation.
Yes i agree Bosie. For instance i'm on a candida diet and just found out if your home has any mold inclinations you'll never get rid of your candida and acne.... cant control fucking nature lol. So just sod it, enjoy life, forget about appearances. Someone will love you for your soul 
Thanks, I can hope 
I remember being on the candida diet and it just made me ridiculously unhappy and I was at the lowest weight in my entire adult life. In the end, I thought 'sod this, I need carbs!!!'. It's funny your comment has just triggered another memory because when I quit the candida diet I actually tried a megadose of Vitamin A that was being recommended by some on this board. I tried it for a month as I was just desperate to get rid of my acne and I thought it would be like a milder version of Accutane (since Accutane is synthetically derived from vitamin A). Again this was when I was 24 and the same year I did the B5 thing. No wonder my hair is messed up :/
@Elemechanico
Not heard of those. Are you trying them at the moment? How's your hair these days?
@Bosie I did an A overdose too-lol such idiots
