Biotin And L-Lysine Question

[Lyra 43]

So I've read on this site that some of you take Biotin and lysine to help with your skin/nails and hair regrowth after it falls out post-surgery. I'm trying to get myself into good shape with lots of Vitamins and whatnot going into surgery to hopefully have a better recovery time. I'm also really worried about looking like I have mange after surgery. My hair used to be really thick but because of an extremely serious health problem 10 years ago a lot of my hair fell out and never grew back. The doctors blamed it on my medication but even though I had bigger problems at the time I was still traumatized at having my hair come out by the handful. I cannot begin to express how much I would like to keep my hair! I've already cut it shorter so that it'll need less care and maintenance (it was past my shoulder blades and now it barely touches my shoulders) and am starting to take Biotin and L-lysine.

So my question is; How many mg do ya'll take? The biotin I have said 1-1000 mcg of biotin per day a 2-500 mg l-lysine per day. Does that sound about right to ya'll? I thought I had remembered people saying that they took a lot more than that...

Thanks for the help, guys!

[lunarose 97]

I was extremely worried about my hair too I have very thin and fine hair so the thought of losing any had me so freaked out. I started to take Biotin (I want to say 650mg it was the highest amount I found at Walmart), multis and some collogen supplements I found a month before surgery. I also started using Nioxin shampoo/conditioner system 4 "for noticibly thinning color treated hair) still use it it is great and I swear by it. I also worked extra hard on getting in my Protein post op. I ended up with little to no hair lose which I consider a minor miracle because normally the smallest amount of stress physically or emotionally makes me lose hair.