Vitamin B5

a little more energy for a little more acne is not worth it.

I am 36 years old and feel like I would have to take these for the rest of my life. To me it's not a long-term solution, but I also still don't have any better ideas.

It worked for me. My acne, especially on my back, is completely clear. I was worried it wouldn't work at first (as nothing else ever has), and I was worried about the hair loss as some people have mentioned, but I didn't see any. This is after 7 months on 3 grams/day (and 2 months on 2 grams/day before that). It's very cheap; check out the 3 pack on Amazon: [link removed] luck!

I've only been taking this for a week or so and I've seen miraculous results. It is as if I am changing into the person I knew I could be all these years.. In part because my acne and the marks it has left are going away and the happiness that these pills instill in me by beating up the depression caused by my previous round of accutane. I have only been taking 2G a day with 2 500mg pills in the morning and 2 500mg pills at night. Megadosing can lead to hairloss and arthritis and even more problems from what I've heard and seen so I've been trying to avoid large quantities and honestly 2G a day has been perfect. These pills even stimulate dream function so I've been having awesome dreams lately too haha. I take them with a meal or at least a snack so it has food to be absorbed with. Seems to be working better that way I believe. I'm hoping to lower my dose here soon but I am so nervous because I don't want my acne to come back even for a second.. This stuff is just amazing and I didn't have to megadose or anything. Just a few pills a day and they're making me a whole new person. I definitely recommend these! :)

B5 has worked wonders for me. I found that 6grams daily (four 500mg tablets three times or 3 pills 4 times a day) is the right amount to control my acne. If I eat greasy/oily foods, I'll add another gram. And that's the beauty of this supplement. Once you find your ideal dosage, adjust for abnormal food intake. This isn't an excuse to have a bowl of fries, but if I do, I just increase the dosage the next two intakes. It's not an overnight cure. Start with about 4-6 grams a day, and adjust until you feel the oil production is controlled. In my case, my lips started to feel really dry... Not scientific, but you'll have to judge your own body. If it works, buy the generic B5 (pantothenic acid) online. I buy mine from puritan's pride and its fairly inexpensive for 3-6 bottles of 100 500mg tablets. Good luck... Control your diet and don't go crazy with the dosage.

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 :)

I use this site a lot and have never felt compelled to write a review before, but I want to for B5 because while I think this obviously works wonderfully for many people, I think those with hormonal, cystic acne should be warned. My first month on this I had somewhat of an initial outbreak, but they were small pimples and I was fine with it. However, I did notice that my period came two weeks late, which has never happened to me before. In my second month, I broke out with 6-7 cystic pimples at a time (this has NEVER happened to me...I usually have 3-4 in a year) and my period once again came two weeks late. After three months, I quit because things were not getting better and I was three weeks late for my period and decided to start Accutane (b5 was my last resort before I started Accutane). I am 31 with hormonal acne (never had much acne as a teen or early 20's), so please do plenty of research if you are also in your late 20's/ early 30's and have similar symptoms.

I have had stubborn acne since I was 10 or so (face, neck, back, chest). I am now 26 so you can believe me when I say I've tried it ALL with the exception of Accutane. I was seriously considering Accutane out of desperation. I even had to post-pone my wedding planning for a year because I desperately wanted clear skin for the big day and honeymoon. My acne has had its ups and downs. Ironically, my skin was at its most manageable state when I was 19-21. It spiraled out of control when I turned 23. I felt hopeless... I started getting more nodules and cystic acne as I got older. Thank God that I have mastered the art of covering up my blemishes with make-up! After useless visits to the derm trying every expensive creams, antibiotics (not expensive), and washes, I decided to do some research on my own. I saw the many posts about Vitamin B5 so I decided to try it. I had about 20 cystic acne and nodules the day I started. I was completely desperate and prayed before starting. I started with 5grams per day and worked upto 10grams within 3 days. I got the 1,000mg pills so I only had to take 10 pills a day instead of 20. I also purchased it from Vitamin Shoppe. I take it with a 50mg zinc supplement, a multivitamin, and B-5 Complex whenever I remember. After about 3 or 4 days, I got cysts and nodules almost all over my face and some on my back. However, I stuck with it b/c most products do have initial breakouts. I treat the cysts and nodules with an Ibuprofen mask, apple cider vinegar, and BP, which help reduce the size by 50%. It has been 2 weeks and I am slowly seeing the results. Skin is less oily (I have SEVERELY oily skin), less whiteheads and blackheads, and I'm losing weight! =) I will stick with the megadose for 3 months to see my final results and hopefully decrease to 3-5 grams a day. I am very hopeful that this will work even if it takes a bit longer. You know what they say a good thing is worth waiting for. =) Worth a try, folks!!!

I used to have extremely oily skin and a lot of acne and tried everything from prescription to OTC to get rid of it but nothing worked. Now I consider vitamin b5 the miracle pill for acne. After you start taking vitamin b5 your skin gradually became less oily and your acne starts clearing up until eventually(like 4-8 weeks) you get super clear smooth skin. But you do need to take a B-Complex vitamin supplement to avoid deficiency. DO NOT take supplements with BIOTIN because you will get oily skin and acne again.

hey there...so i'm updating my status from 2 weeks ago and i currently have clear skin...keep fingers crossed. here's what worked for me and if you have hormonal breakouts try my regiment. i did copious amounts of online research.. -wash twice a day with purpose face wash -use Country Life pantothenic acid 1000mg time release tablets (whole foods or u can buy them online) ...i started w 10g now down to 6g and will be decreasing 1 g every week. -now here's the best part...use a topical cream called Desitin (diaper rash cream, CVS or Walgreens) it has 40% zinc oxide and was a miracle for me....research zinc oxide for the skin if you don't believe me -in addition, use a multivatamin and a good bcomplex -good luck everyone!