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How much Biotin do you take? Do you use what the bottle says or do you increase it? I haven't lost any hair, but I find it is difficult to manage lately. Thanks

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I take 4 x 300 over the day. Not noticed an improvement yet but it's early days! Losing do much hair is scary!

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I haven't loss any hair yet either. Thank God but its still early!!! It's only been 3 weeks on tomorrow though but I did go to Walmart & they had Biotin 1000 mcg & 5000 mcg. With 1000 I would have to take so many a day & 5000 only 2 daily with meals. I don't like to take a lot of medicine so I just got the 5000 mcgs.

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i had my surgery over a year ago, i have lost all of my hair just started taking Biotin 5000 mg on monday

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@ Byrd I have a question for you.....why did you start taking Biotin so late? I was told that I needed to get that immediately

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I take 2 Biotin tabs a day each 5000 mcg. My hair was thinning before I got banded 12/18/12. I've had no issues. I'm not seeing much of a difference but I'm told it could take a few months.

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Not everyone loses their hair. Some people's hair thin, some doesnt. Bioten is awesome, I took that with a Gelatin pill and I can say that it did make my hair thicker.

I have not had the surgery yet and yes the idea of losing my hair FREAKS ME OUT!!

But I can always buy extensions or wigs right?

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As far as I'm aware it's 'thinning' of the hair rather than full on loss. I may be wrong and I'm sure ill get told if I am. I think it's a result of less Proteins etc. some people say its the anaesthetic but I've had several over the years and never experienced any hair loss/thinning before. If you haven't had your surgery start taking it now. That would probably help a lot.

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I had my surgery a month ago! :/ where can I get Biotin? ! Im still not confident with taking pills, is it a small pill? Im not sure if my hair is thinning or not, but I absolutely refuse to allow it to happen!

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My hair thinned out so now I dont cut my hair as short. Taking Biotin 1000 2 times a day.

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thanks everyone!

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I had my surgery a month ago! :/ where can I get Biotin?! Im still not confident with taking pills' date=' is it a small pill? Im not sure if my hair is thinning or not, but I absolutely refuse to allow it to happen![/quote']

The ones I take from Holland & Barrett in UK are

Tidy and dissolve immediately x

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I had my surgery a month ago! :/ where can I get Biotin?! Im still not confident with taking pills' date=' is it a small pill? Im not sure if my hair is thinning or not, but I absolutely refuse to allow it to happen![/quote']

I take Holland & Barratt (UK) and they are tiny x

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