Vitamin B5

Ever since I was 12 years old, I have suffered from breakouts. They have always been red, inflamed, painful and ugly. I am now 22 years old and for the first time in my life I can go out without wearing make up and feel confident about myself. I take 4mg of B5 a day plus 2 zinc tablets. My skin has never looked this good. I keep getting asked what is different about me and I also have been told that I am glowing!!! For a 22 year old female, these types of compliments mean a lot, especially when I have had acne for so long. I do recommend this, however I also recommend that you stop wearing make up and stop using products on your skin. They also contribute to aggravating your acne because they have so much chemicals!! Use organic products such as rosehip oil, tea tree oil and coconut oil. GOODLUCK!!

I take 1 gram of this along with 400IU of Vitamin E. If you are trying this, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEEEEEEEASE don't megadose!! Sometimes people think it will only work if you take it in crazy amounts, and everything will be OK because you can just pee it out. NOT THE CASE. It's not good for your stomach and can cause toxicity that can give you PERMANENT hair loss and dry skin. Everything is good until taken in excess. Don't take any more than 1 gram per day. It will help your skin, but don't expect it to be the natural Accutane or anything. It helps but doesn't cure. Give it a try, though :)

After 2 courses of Accutane, my face started getting oily again and my acne was starting to return. At 28 this obviously sucked, but i didn't want to go on Tane for another 4-6 months. I gave B5 a try, and it keeps my face oil free just like the Tane did. I don't take the megadose amounts either, i use the 500mg time released ones. I take one with breakfast, one mid afternoon & one before i go to bed. That's it.

At 34, I felt like I was back in junior high again when I had to take Accutane for two rounds of treatment. After using mineral make-up (watch out-ladies!!! this is widespread!) I started getting cysts on my face, that I have never had before. I was HORRIFIED. I am too old for Acne!!! My skin had been clear since my teens, and I felt the misery of bad skin all over again!! After logging in and reading reviews on Vitamin B5, I decided to try it. Let me say, this is the only thing that has worked for me, and it works AMAZING!!! The dermatologist had given me Differin and Doryx, and both did nothing. This worked!!! People say that this treatment is expensive, but it is so much cheaper than Accutane and works just as well. My skin looks amazing, even better than before. I have read how others had addtional break outs, and I had a few, but nothing that might not have happened otherwise. Now my skin is completely clear, after two weeks!!! I am so happy and confident again!!! TRY THIS!!

Worked very well for me. My advice to anyone with persistent acne is give it a try, however:- 1) I used a non-brand Vitamin B5 bought over the internet from a reputable site. It worked for me. Why waste money on an expensive brand. 2) Ignore all the advice and find your own dosage-level. Start on 1g (two tabs) per day for a couple of days and see what happens. I settled at 2g per day. Two tabs in the morning & two at night. 3) If B5 works for you your skin will be much less greasy and more stable - so adjust your washing regimen accordingly. Do not allow your skin to become too dry. If necessary give up soap & just use hot water to wash your face. Generally you must ignore everyone except me and find what works for you - unfortunately this can take weeks/months of trial-and-error.

I used B5 for 2.5 years solid. I am still using it although I have lowered my dosage. Anything less than 5g/day doesn't do much for me. It works best when split into 4 doses. If you supplement with l-carnitine at the same time it boosts the effects. If you decide to try this make sure you are taking a Vitamin-B complex daily to prevent depletion of other vitamins. Some potential side effects are excessive thirst, hair loss, and increased appetite.

For around a month I have been taking b5. I'd say for the first week I was taking 1000mg per day but quickly realised that it was an absurd amount so reduced it to one 500mg caplet per day. First thing I noticed was that it was making me really dehydrated first thing in the morning so this was another reason I reduced the dosage to one slow release caplet taken in the morning rather than taking one before I went to bed as the dehydration was causing me to wake up with headaches every morning. After a couple of weeks my skin seemed to be getting slightly dry in patches which I took as a sign of it working - hallelujah! This kept me going and helped me to remember to take a caplet every single morning without fail. I am now about a month in and the change in my skin is remarkable. Yes it is very dry and this does worry me, but as soon as I'm completely happy with my skin I'm going to halve the rest of the b5 tablets I have so I will be taking 250mg daily so hopefully this will decrease the dryness. I must add though that I am also nightly using a topical lotion called adapalene 0.1% cream which was prescribed to me. However if I were asked which I think were working I'd say it was the b5 for sure. One think I have read though is that a continuation of taking a b vitamin for a long time period can reduce your levels of other b vitamins. So I may buy a multi b vitamin once I have ran out. I definitely recommended trying it if you've been prescribed tons of other things like me and they didn't work. (Both topical and antibiotics).

The recommended intake for adults is 5mg, you guys are talking about grams! Please do your research before taking that much. Too much of a good thing is always bad.

First of all, I've read several reviews, and I have to say...I've been taking this for 10 weeks, and my hair has NOT fallen out. I also take 2 B-Complex tablets per day to avoid deficiency issues. Results took much longer for me than others have experienced. Oil was reduced somewhat after 2-3 weeks, but came back sporadically. It wasn't until about the 7-8 week point, that I completely dried up. By dry, I mean DRY. I'm not complaining about that, as my skin was very oily. I'd give it a shot.

My english is poor i know. Anyway i want to let u know about this, I had acne for more than 10 years, acne ruined my teen ages. Iam 23 now. I had severe acne, and i still have severe acne if i dont take this vitamin. I tried so many things in my life to cure my acne but they never worked or were very expensive like the antibiotics. I tried this vitamin with very low hope, because i tried many vitamins and minerals before and they did not worked. Well, i started taking 1 gram for 3 days, then 2 grams, then 5 grams daily...5 days later i noticed my face with less less oil, 2 weeks later and most of my acne was gone, i am using sulfur soap too and my acne is 95% gone . One more thing. i stopped taking the vitamin for more than 1 month and then the acne came back. And guess wut, now i have to take 10 grams every day because 5 grams dont work anymore. So please, dont stop takin the pill cause for too long because then u will have to take moar pills to have the same effect.