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Message started by fisher2 on Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:18pm

Title: biotin daily doseage
Post by fisher2 on Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:18pm
hey everyone just wanted you input on how much biotin  ya'll take a day i take 1000mcg-2000mcg a day sometimes 2 if i have an elder moment and forget i took onebut some places i read it says like 2500mcg a day what do ya'll think i should take?

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by Curlgirl64 on Jan 30th, 2009 at 8:10am
I take Biotin for about 3 months now.  I take 300 mcg. a day.  It's a low dose,but I'm happy with the reduced amount of hair loss after I wash and condish.  
It's better to be safe than sorry.  I'd start with a low dose after checking with the doctor to make sure there isn't any interaction with any meds. you might be on or have been or recently.
HTH  :)

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by LadyOfGold on Jan 30th, 2009 at 8:46am
The dosage on my biotin supplement is 3 pills, or 3,000 mcg per day. To me, this seems a little high, and it's so inconvenient to try to take 3 pills a day! So I usually take one or two (1,000 to 2,000 mcg): always one in the morning, and sometimes one at dinner, assuming I remember.

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by Skyfire on Jan 30th, 2009 at 9:19am
My multivitamin has 100% of the daily RDA for Biotin.  I'm not sure how much that is, but it's certainly enough to counter any defficiency.  I've read that Biotin your body doesn't use just gets flushed out of yr body anyway, so taking more won't hurt you.

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by cera on Feb 14th, 2009 at 3:27pm
Hey, I'm new to this whole 'trying' to grow my hair long and healthy!  I've read up on the vitamins and started taking a bunch!  (been meaning to do that anyway)  I found biotin in 5mg capsules (5000mcg) which just seems like a LOT!  Daily recomended dosage is 300mcg, so even though biotin is water soluble, could I possibly be doing damage taking so much?

-cera

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by Tanai on Feb 14th, 2009 at 4:35pm
cera, biotin is a B vitamin which also works on your nervous system. I experience problems when I have too many B vitamins, which is why I cannot take a B complex nor more than 1,000mcg Biotin, or I feel very on edge, nervous, and cannot sleep. Everyone's tolerance is different, due impart to whether they have a B deficiency and/or whether they are already taking vitamins. Since you are taking vitamins already I suggest not taking more than 2,00mcg. Anything less than 1,000mcg will not influence hair or nail growth.

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by cera on Feb 14th, 2009 at 5:32pm
Well, that explains the jitters  ;)  Thank you, I think I'll cut back a bit then!

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by Midnight Angel on Feb 14th, 2009 at 7:23pm
3,000 mcg per day works fine for me. :)

Title: Re: biotin daily doseage
Post by AgentOrange on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 11:28pm
I take 3,300 mcg a day..to be honest I'm not sure if it does anything special for my hair, but it's worked wonders for my nails!

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