biotin and levo

[joannagof]

i was wondering if anyone who had hair loss took any supplements and have helped the situation.Also if i decide to take biotin what is the best time to take it during the day

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[bluebug]

Biotin is in most vitamin B complexes.

One issue with taking biotin on it's own in large doses is that it can cause imbalances in other B vitamins. This is ignoring the other side effects which can include acne and false results on other blood tests.

In regards to when to take it when do you normally take other B vitamins? I take mine with meals.

[joannagof in reply to bluebug]

no i dont..is it better to take b complex supplements?

[bluebug in reply to joannagof]

Have you had your vitamin B12, folate, ferritin and vitamin D levels tested?

If not don't take any B vitamins until they have been done.

[Hidden]

Can I draw your attention to the following, biotin taken in large (mega) doses can interfere with tests for TSH, T4 and T3 giving false results (depending on the method the lab uses in the assays):

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

I'm not sure how long before any scheduled test you should stop biotin, perhaps someone else here knows.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Officially I have seen it stated as 2-3 days. Personally I stop my B complex 4-5 days before test

[BadHare]

I now have exceedingly long eyebrow hairs, & a few more lower eyelashes, but that's about it.

[infomaniac]

Proceed with caution! I took Biotin 4 years ago and broke out in Acne (never had spots before even as a teenager) and I still have the scars now

It's tough when you have to decide whether to have nice hair or zits....

[joannagof in reply to infomaniac]

i m sorry for this..i read soewehre that you have to drink a lot of water so this wont happen and thanks for the info