Is there anybody who is experiencing TOO MUCH GROWTH from supplements?

[JazzyDez]

I dont remember why I stopped taking the biotin but continued with the MSM. That may have been part of the reason. I didnt notice any breakouts myself though. Also the fact that I felt like I had a disease or something the amount of vitamins I was taking! It may not seem like a lot to some but i never used to take vits. I had increased from 1 (my multi) to 6 (3 1000mg msm and 2 5mg biotin). I am considering the powdered MSM though because I dont like popping pills.

 

[Candy_C]

Candy- Did the Biotin break you out. I bought some when the Vitamin Shoppe had them on sale 2 weeks ago - 5mg. I could not search the forum zbout them because they where updating the search function. I took them for 3 days and then the search function came back on. I freaked out when I read about the severe breakouts. I stopped emmediately, I was scarred. Now, I have 2 bottle of 120 Biotin pills but I don't want a bunch of pimples (I love my face)!

well i've suffered form acne in the past was was put on birth contro lto stop them..trust me they were baaaaaaaaaaad.

anyway,. my skin cleared beautifully, and when i took biotin i did get a few pimples, but i knew this was the initial cleanising period, biotin REALLY washes out your body. i still get the odd pimple b4 my period, but once i'm back on my BC again my skin is wonderful. biotin and flax have made my face able to clear up 100% faster and NO scarring (i had lots of scars too)

 

[Victory1]

well i've suffered form acne in the past was was put on birth contro lto stop them..trust me they were baaaaaaaaaaad.

anyway,. my skin cleared beautifully, and when i took biotin i did get a few pimples, but i knew this was the initial cleanising period, biotin REALLY washes out your body. i still get the odd pimple b4 my period, but once i'm back on my BC again my skin is wonderful. biotin and flax have made my face able to clear up 100% faster and NO scarring (i had lots of scars too)

Thank you1 I feel better and will start taking them again and see.

 

[Wildchild453]

This was a good thread

 

[JustKiya]

One the real for real, I need to get on that biotin.

Umph! I guess that's one benefit of being natural - no worries about new growth!

 

[nadine1977canada]

I think i either need to cut back, or just drop one of my pills as i'm getting too much regrowth..which means more relaxers...

- does anybody have this issue, you may think i'm being stupid and be happy, but i think too much of a good thing can be bad...

- also, will relaxer every 2 months be detrimental to my scalp? i usually go 3 months, never ever been less.

i'm getting problems such as, non of my scalves fit my hair in, and i actually have to stuff it in, which causes headaches. 2 spots of my back (which i hope doesn't mean i get my teenage acne on my back again) washing my hair is mad, i cant even reach my scalp more time, which equals more clarifying. I really cannot find a durag big enough to fit my bed time style, and my bonnet isn't tight enough to keep my regrowth flat. i'm really stressing!!!

Dang! What are you using? Please fill me in with all the details, I want to experience that growth...My growth has been super slow lately....so what are you using?

 

[Dannygirl]

One the real for real, I need to get on that biotin.

Umph! I guess that's one benefit of being natural - no worries about new growth!

im welcoming the new growth!

 

[miss Congeniality]

So, I am guessing from the posts that it takes 8 weeks to really see any increase in growth. Ummm, I think that is long enough for me to form a habit.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

From your pictures and your hair type, I think you can safely slow up on the supplements and save your pocket book some change...

Your hair is simular to my son's, his hair is shinny, big ole curls, no friz ever... he got the best of all hair wolds, ain't God funny...(I'm a fuzzy cotton puff ball) I would like to say sometimes less is better.. Just focus on keeping the "slip" as I call it now, which is a smooth cuticle and healthy ends, keep the heat down and you will grow.... You are a grower !

Just one Newbie's opinion with a son with.... like 2 or high 3 hair...his dad looks like Tiger Woods(Asian hair) and his hair came out straighter than is dad's with big body curls, it's crazy!! No frizz ever... you should see this child's hair!!!

I'll post pictures soon...

Go easy and be happy...

 

[chayil0427]

I think i either need to cut back, or just drop one of my pills as i'm getting too much regrowth..which means more relaxers...

- does anybody have this issue, you may think i'm being stupid and be happy, but i think too much of a good thing can be bad...

- also, will relaxer every 2 months be detrimental to my scalp? i usually go 3 months, never ever been less.

i'm getting problems such as, non of my scalves fit my hair in, and i actually have to stuff it in, which causes headaches. 2 spots of my back (which i hope doesn't mean i get my teenage acne on my back again) washing my hair is mad, i cant even reach my scalp more time, which equals more clarifying. I really cannot find a durag big enough to fit my bed time style, and my bonnet isn't tight enough to keep my regrowth flat. i'm really stressing!!!

I wish I had this problem. erplexed

Chayil

 

[HKW53]

Candy C what are the vitamins you are taking? I didn't see them listed in your signature.

Who is that dancing girl? Your hair is so long and healthy.

 

[shunta]

Hello? Candy, where are you??

 

[MzOptimistic]

Candy C,

I just wanted to say that I have been following your vitamin regimen and upped my Biotin to 5mg and my hair is growing like crazy....

 

[Candy_C]

sorry ladies!!!


i 4got about this thread...

i take b50 complex
biotin (5mg now, but at the start of this thread i was taking 1,000mcg)
flaxseed oil
Super Multi...

i've been taking 5mg for over 2 months now, and here is my results.

My ends are THICKKKK thick THICK. my hair has grown at a standars rate (1/2 inch per month since being on the 5mg) but that could mean any number of things...maybe my hair is in resting stage, or the thickness that 5mg has provided is hiding growth..4. i have NOT been taking my vitamins consistently due to stress and clubbin too late to take em. my bad....i should have 3 inches more from june, i only have 2 inches of growth. but my hair has thickened up into a perfect U whereas in my sig, u can see my hair was trying to be a V shape.

i'm going to keep taking these 5mg until they're finished, but now i know the higher the biotin the more thickness, and the lower the biotin the more growth (i would say 1,000mcg + is needed for growth...and maybe 10,000mcg is good for super growth but 5,000mcg/5mg is a thickener for me)

i have 2 pics of my hair from when it was relaxed (monday) so i will post them asap i also haven't trimmed since april 2005 at ALL, and my ends r great.

ps. 5mg biotin has made my hair very VERY strong, i also think this is due to washing less (7-10days)

 

[divya]

Well, give the 2 months a try and if that it too often, then return to 3 months. But your hair looks beautiful!

 

[KiniKakes]

You know, since starting my Biotin (5 mg) about a month ago, I have found that my hair has thickened up too!!!! It's crazy! I love it!!!!

 

[e$h]

sorry ladies!!!


i 4got about this thread...

i take b50 complex
biotin (5mg now, but at the start of this thread i was taking 1,000mcg)
flaxseed oil
Super Multi...

i've been taking 5mg for over 2 months now, and here is my results.

My ends are THICKKKK thick THICK. my hair has grown at a standars rate (1/2 inch per month since being on the 5mg) but that could mean any number of things...maybe my hair is in resting stage, or the thickness that 5mg has provided is hiding growth..4. i have NOT been taking my vitamins consistently due to stress and clubbin too late to take em. my bad....i should have 3 inches more from june, i only have 2 inches of growth. but my hair has thickened up into a perfect U whereas in my sig, u can see my hair was trying to be a V shape.

i'm going to keep taking these 5mg until they're finished, but now i know the higher the biotin the more thickness, and the lower the biotin the more growth (i would say 1,000mcg + is needed for growth...and maybe 10,000mcg is good for super growth but 5,000mcg/5mg is a thickener for me)

i have 2 pics of my hair from when it was relaxed (monday) so i will post them asap i also haven't trimmed since april 2005 at ALL, and my ends r great.

ps. 5mg biotin has made my hair very VERY strong, i also think this is due to washing less (7-10days)

Where'd you get your biotin from and bout how much did it run you?

 

[nadine1977canada]

You know, since starting my Biotin (5 mg) about a month ago, I have found that my hair has thickened up too!!!! It's crazy! I love it!!!!

Where did you buy your 5mg Biotin? Where can i buy it on line?

I bought some biotin at the GNC store and all they had where 500 mcg ones.erplexed It says on the bottle that i should one take 1 per day. but now that i saw some of you got up to 1000 mcg...i decided to take 2 last night...i was scared but im ok, nothing happened.

 

[bluediamond0829]

i just went out and brought my biotin...i got the 1000 mcgs by Sundown from Walgreens for 4.50 with 60 in each bottle...so i picked up 2 of them....they also have another brand that has 5000 mcgs and 1000 mcgs by this same brand but the 5000 mcgs was for 9.99 and the 1000 mcgs were for 10.49...that was kind of strange...because i wouldve thought the more mcgs that they wouldve been higher...but i decided to buy the sundown ones since ive used them before with no problems....

 

[KiniKakes]

Where did you buy your 5mg Biotin? Where can i buy it on line?

I bought some biotin at the GNC store and all they had where 500 mcg ones.erplexed It says on the bottle that i should one take 1 per day. but now that i saw some of you got up to 1000 mcg...i decided to take 2 last night...i was scared but im ok, nothing happened.

I take 7.5 mg per day (which is 7500 mcg) + whatever amounts are in my Nexxus and Futurebiotics hair multivitamins.

I have the GNC brand that is 2500 mcg (2.5 mg). I take that along with the Puritan's Pride brand Biotin, which is 5000 mcg (5 mg). So that totals 7.5 mg. Initially I did experience a few pimples, but they went away after the first week or so. After that, my skin has been clear and smooth.

I would increase ure dosage if i were you, at least by a bit.

I ordered the Puritan's Pride brand on line. They were having a great sale.... buy a bottle, get one free. Naturally, i stocked up!

 

[shawniegee]

I have this problem, and believe it or not its caused my hair major problems. My hair comes in fast and it coils around itself, needless to say I've had problems retaining length. So as a result, I can only stretch relaxers with my hair braided. When you don't know how to manage new growth it really really sucks.

 

[JustKiya]

Okay - I got me some biotin last night from Whole Foods - 1000mcg Lozenges (I cannot DO pills - the Omega 3/6/9 is enough) and I plan on taking three a day.
It should be interesting seeing what sort of growth I get....

 

[mppaul2]

You know, since starting my Biotin (5 mg) about a month ago, I have found that my hair has thickened up too!!!! It's crazy! I love it!!!!

hmm.. this is an excellent discussion, CandyC...great summary of how the increase dosage has affected length/thickness

I just added Biotin to my regime and purchased Natures Bounty brand at CVS. These are 1000 mcg and 100 tablets in the bottle. So far I have taken one a day, I think I will increase that to two/day. There is also some biotin in the Shen Min vitamins I take, 1400 mcg, so that will bring my total up to 3400 mcg or 3.4 mg. I hope to see a difference in about 2-3 months if not sooner.

KiniKakes, you must have bought out the entire biotin 5000 mcg stock, when I went to the PP site, there were only 300 mcg and 1000 mcg left. That's okay, soror got there first...and I'm not mad

 

[KiniKakes]

KiniKakes, you must have bought out the entire biotin 5000 mcg stock, when I went to the PP site, there were only 300 mcg and 1000 mcg left. That's okay, soror got there first...and I'm not mad

Yeah soror, when i find a staple i dont PLAY!!! I do the same thing w/all my other vitamins and my MTG. When the price is RIGHT, I buy those suckers in bulk.... i think i have this secret fear/fantasy that 1) they are suddenly gonna jack the prices up WAY high and i wont be able to afford it anymore or 2) They will suddenly and abruptly discontinue the product, then i'll be *** out.

Plus, i dont have extra money often, so when i do i like to get all the bare essentials, ya know?