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JenaOnTrack74
JenaOnTrack74 Posts: 443 Member
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Ok so I remember this came up in another thread, (I've searched and can't find it again) and when I went to a support group the other day both ladies there said to start taking Biotin now. I go onto Amazon.com and there are like a million and one to choose from!

Can anyone recommend which Biotin I could start with now, I am PRE-OP. I am reading reviews and pretty much they all get good reviews I just don't know if I should take 1,000, 5,000 or 10,000 mcg???? Maybe a lower 'dose' now and higher POST Op?? Any help is greatly appreciated

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  • sue100194
    sue100194 Posts: 129
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    go low - 1,000 mcg a day. You are preventing, not treating a problem. That's my opinion :)
  • kglowins
    kglowins Posts: 111 Member
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    I am one month out from surgery. I took biotin for years before my operation. I really like Nature's Bounty. I was taking anywhere from 5,000-10,000mcg. I have a follow up appointment tomorrow with my surgeon. I am hoping he says I can start taking it again.
  • DJRonnieLINY
    DJRonnieLINY Posts: 475 Member
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    Started 2,500 one month before surgery and have continued that dose since. No hair issues at all (7 months out) and if i do not clip them I can use nails to climb trees!
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
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    I did not take any before surgery but started 2000mcg after surgery and now take 5000mcg. I started losing my hair at 3 months and it is very thin now, you can see my scalp. at almost 6 months I feel it has slowed. but I really struggled to get more than 60 g of protein in a day and I have lost 83 lbs in 5 1/2 months. Most B vitamins wash out fairly fast so I doubt how much preloading will help. I really think hitting your protein goals will help the most. I lost a huge amount of hair while breastfeeding and it all grew back. I have much better protein intake now. I would still do it again in a heartbeat. I just wish I had had access to pure protein 30g protein shakes back then. Most of my buddies in support group grew all their hair back.
  • novagramma
    novagramma Posts: 7 Member
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    Biotin seems to help some, but not others. I have taken 5000 mg for 3 years now and my fingernails are still a mess (weak, ridges, splitting, etc.). I lost some hair at the 4-6 month post op. So, I'm not convinced that it really does any good, but I still take it.

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