Vitamin B5

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Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid).

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39.6%
4
30.6%
3
12.9%
2
7.3%
1
9.7%

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September 30, 2008

Pros:

Seems to work for others and isn't a pharmaceutical.

Cons:

Made me break out really badly to the point where I gave it up after three weeks. Also - thought it's not a pharmaceutical - it is a damn high dosage of a vitamin...so perhaps just as bad in a way.

OK I'd always noticed in the past that certain foods somehow made my skin better the next day. Once I'd finally realised that all these foods had lots of B5 in them, I did some research on the vitamin itself, thought "great, this is the answer" and started taking about a gram a day. This is perhaps where I went wrong - maybe if you take a low dosage like this, you're more likely to break out. But on the other hand, I don't know - maybe if I'd have taken really high amounts, I'd have broken out even worse. So I'm not sure. I think I had an unlucky reaction to B5 really. I broke out quite badly, especially in one area of my face (the side I sleep on). I knew this initial break out was a risk so carried on for a while, but after three weeks, and after reading that some people break out for months (or up to three months I read once) I thought sod it. Have been off it for a couple of weeks and seems to be healing up fine. So try it but be prepared. Kel x
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February 27, 2008

Pros:

Cheap,
Works as long as you use it

Cons:

Terrible breakouts once you stop

It works when you completely stick to it. But once you stop using B5 you could end up having acne which would be worse then what you had before starting to take B5. I used it and regret my decision. It was a waste of time and money. So I would advice, why not go for a non brand B5 from some reputable company which you could also find online and more effective. I feel murad would be a better option for non branded vitamin B5.
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September 12, 2007

Pros:

skin slowly starting to improve

Cons:

none that i have noticed yet

ive been taking the time release form for about 2 months now at 1 gram a day , 1 pill in the morning and 1 at night (i dont think it sounds healthy to take 20 pills a day) and it is slowly working. along with this i take a multi vitamin b tablet and eat 5 portions of fruit a day, as well as drinking lots of water fruit juice and milk.
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August 2, 2007

Pros:

I didn't upset my stomach

Cons:

but...is it working?

I have very very mild acne but very persistent, I was basicaly just looking for something that wuold take care of the excess of oil of my skin. It's been 4 weeks so far...it hasen't change a thing!I'm gonna finish up this bottle and if it doesn't start working comment back. Beware of the comments left by the companies, it is a very common practise to use forum to advertise and pilot the possible buyers' mind
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April 23, 2007

Pros:

It's fairly cheap, you can get 500 tablets for £20 from [website removed]

Cons:

Didn't help at all.
The tablets are large and awkward to swallow.
You have to take 10 tablets a day to reach the doses where it supposedly is effective.

An awkward and ineffective treatment for acne.
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December 6, 2006

Pros:

Really decreased the oil production in my T-Zone.

Cons:

Made me breakout on my forehead worse than I have in years at about week 6. Getting better now. The loose bowel movements and diarhea are incessant and really annoying. I'm about to lose my patience with this trick.

I started taking VB5 about two months ago. My forehead was perfect but my T-zone had issues. After about 6 weeks my T-zone was very stable with no breakouts at all but my forehead had a horrible breakout. By week 10 forehead has cooled but there are still areas that seem unaffected by the dosage. I take 4G per day, I've just upped it to 8G. I'm almost terified of the diarahea getting any worse with a higher dosage so I will see. The product is priced moderately but taking this many pills every day is quite a hassle. I'm looking for other alternatives. Lastly, I read in another post that the person had panic attacks. I'm as cool as a fish, have a fast paced life and love stress in general. However, I've noticed a heightened sense of "caution" lately to stimuli that would never have fazed me before. I found this quite odd so I'm taking notes. And I think 2 in 3 of these posts are real, the 3rd is being posted by someone other than a person with acne for some other purpose.
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July 2, 2021
works but hella expensive

 

The place I bought it from must have figured out it helps us and decided to rip us off. It costs literally £99 for a pouch. When I first bought it it was only around £20 (which is still expensive really). It works but you break out extremely badly with cystic spots and lots of them, on face and body, when you first start it. Then it calms down but if you stop or miss a day or few you will get cysts back again. I wish the medical community would look into this and explain why. It's not only clear it works but the cysts being caused by stopping the treatment is even weirder. This can make it even more of a commitment, chore, and disruption to your life. I had to stop it due to the price as I couldn't get any more obviously. I didn't see any hair loss but I didn't get to the mega megadosing stage yet. Do be careful if you want to do this long term, because we don't know if it's harmful or not. You can't overdose on B5 as it's a water soluable vitamin, but why would it make some people's hair fall out? This is similar to oral zinc in my experience. The skin changed to a nice clear and even looking colour on my cheeks, it's hard to explain, like the pores were smoothed out and I could actually see my skin for once. You can buy capsules and open them but be careful as mine also had a bit of calcium in them and it made the powder inside chewy (I don't swallow pills). Now foods is a good brand and you get a giant pot of it for cheap. But you can't really buy it in the UK. Do not buy from amazon or ebay unless you know the seller is a proper shop and trusted place. Pantothenic acid. 

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February 23, 2007

Pros:

This definately works for me, every time i stop taking B5 my ane comes back, you do need large doses and you must take B-complex with it or it wont work!

Cons:

be careful if you are taking B5 in the form dicalium pantothenate, because you are overdosing on clacium too, which puts a lot of strain on your kidneys! take pantothine to resolve this problem.

this stuff saved me.
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February 28, 2012

Pros:

-I would say it is clearing my skin up
-No hastle....takes less than a minute to take a pill
-reletivly cheap if you find it in a shop.

Cons:

-Taking longer than i expected
- Mega dosing ??????

i'm really enjoying using this product mainly because it is so easy to use and i am seeing a gradual difference in my skin. One thing i'm not to sure about though is the dosage. My B5 supplement is 500mg (per tab.) Now i;m constantly reading reviews that say to take up to 10g (20 tabs!!) per day. I mean i'm still only in my teens but i think i'm mature enough to know that 20 vitamins per day could be considered mega dosing. Personally i'm going to limit myself to 2g (4 tabs) per day, because i'm scared of any side affects. Preferably 2 tabs in the morning before school and 2 before i go to bed. Besides the dosage, its true, i think this supplement is working for me - slowly but surely. Although i dont see any difference to my blackheads on my nose which is a shame, but then again i have only been using these for about two weeks. Two weeks is also the time when people say that you should start seeing results which makes sense. In conclusion vitamin B5 seems to be a natural remedy for skin and acne and i would definatly reccomend it to anybody. But please bear in mind your dosage. Seriously 20 tablets per day...everyday?!?!?
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May 5, 2007

Pros:

good started working immediately and i had the most horrible acne you can imagine!

Cons:

pimples still come and go, though in smaller ammounts.
Dont know when to stop i am on my sixth bottle!!!!!!

It worked and i used it religiously. when i decided to reduce the ammounts after 3.5 months pimples started to appear again. Can't take it forever can i?
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