Biotin and excess hair growth? - Hair Problems Message Board

kittywitty · 01-26-2007, 09:29 PM

I'm considering taking biotin to help my hair get healthier and make it grow out faster. I've taken it before for about five months straight (5mg) and it didn't do anything for me, it was like taking aspirin. However, at that time, I was taking three different medications that caused me hair loss. One of them even changed the texture of my hair, making it more dry than normal. I'm no longer on any medications and I want to try the biotin again and see what happens. But, I'm a little scared by what I've read here about it causing hair growth elsewhere. Does that really happen? That's the last thing I want being a female.

kittywitty · 01-30-2007, 09:13 AM

Anybody?? I know I read something on here about it.

littlebunnyfoo · 01-30-2007, 10:22 AM

I don't know...yet. I just started taking biotin last week. I hope not.

kittywitty · 01-31-2007, 11:13 PM

Thanks, bunny.

Let me know what happens.

Emily55555 · 02-04-2007, 07:17 AM

hi there, your currently taking 5mg? this isn't enough. I firtst bought biotin in 5mg but later i read on the interenet that to benefit your hair you can take up to almost 5000mg a day! i take 2000... it just says that it needs to be in high doses for it to work so that would probably be the reason why it didnt work. I've been taking it for a few week and have experienced no weird hair growth, i never even really thought about it, if anything happens i'll keep you updated .Good luck, Emily