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Posted 3/20/2011 6:05 PM (GMT 0)
im on asacol and pred and starting to lose my hair. i want to do something about it before it gets to bad so ive bought biotin and a hair loss shampoo.

i know theres past posts on here about both, im just checking the biotin tabs ive bought are only 300ug, someone said on the past posts id need to take 5mg a day to see a difference in hair. so id need to take like 16 tablets a day?? i only get 100 in the pack and they recommend 3-4 300ug tabs a day. confused! lol

also how long does it take to notice any difference , to anyone who has tried it. also read that biotin isnt absorbed in people with blood type A. just a thought because of the `thread before this, i dont know my blood type. hoping its not A though!

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Posted 3/20/2011 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
I took biotin when I had bad hairloss (not sure of the dose). I thought the hairloss was due to Asacol but now I am thinking it was due to being anemic. Anemia is known to cause hairloss. You may want to get your iron checked. I have a lot of hair, it was never noticible. If you knew me you could tell that my hair was thinner but if you met me, you wouldn't think anything of it because I still had a lot of hair. Eventually the hair grew back and now I have quite a bit again. I am not sure if it was from getting more iron or if my body got used to Asacol. No one can giive you a straight answer about these things.
Posted 3/21/2011 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
Biotin is a natural occurring substance primarily found in the large intestine. Everyone has Biotin that is produced naturally regardless of blood type. When you have large quantities of D and/or for long periods of time, your Biotin can be depleted. I was on Biotin for a few years to help with some horizontal ridges in my nails and I found that anything less then 5mgs or 5000mcgs does not work. Also you can not overdose on Biotin, whatever your body doesn't need gets eliminated naturally.
Posted 3/21/2011 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
so i should take 16 a day then next time get th larger dose pill? or just like 4 a day n get the bigger ones next time, do u think?
ah i am anemic see, i hope it is because of that then, i didnt even think of that. because of its the asacol and im those for life I will be gutted. i love me hair!
thanks for yur replies guys xx
Posted 3/21/2011 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure what ug stands for so I can't compare the mgs. Are you in the states? But whatever the equivalent of mcg's or mg's, you should be on at least 5mgs or 5000mcgs. A smaller dose might work too especially if you are already on a multi-vitamin.

Btw, Biotin has nothing to do with anemia; it won't help nor hinder.
Posted 3/21/2011 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
I was taking what you were taking and had hair loss for a year and half no matter what I did (biotin included). Biotin, I think, stops working after a while.

Anyway, I attribute the hair loss to just being sick and Asacol, but it eventually grew back in full force. I would hang in there. It'll come back.
Posted 3/21/2011 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
yeh am not taking it for anaemia im on iron. im on biotin or hair growth reasons only.
no im in uk. ug is microg. its 1000th of a g. im just hoping my hair loss was due to anemia and not asacol coz il always be on that but wont always be anemic. .

thanks guys. i used the thickening shampoo today and im quite happy with the results,. better then when i dont use it anyways :)

x
Posted 3/21/2011 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
I have also heard that folic acid is good for hair growth, or preventing loss. For me it was the pred. I lost 1/2 my hair on it. It is growing back nicely now though.
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