I want to try B5 again but I'm afraid of Hairloss and Inso..

When I tried B5 a couple months ago, I got some insomnia. Now I wasnt
sure if it was the B5 or not causing the insomnia because I started
taking Propecia for thinning hair at about the same time. I stopped
the B5. I think my sleep patterns have improved somewhat, but it could
be that I'm adjusting to the Propecia and could have nothing to dow
ith stopping the B5 (i.e. the Propecia was causing the insomnia, not
the B5).

I want to try B5 again but I'm scared. Not only do I not want the
insomnia to come back, but I've also heard that some people experience
HAIR SHEDDING while on B5! Well, since I'm already thinning, and
already taking a prescription medication to prevent hairloss, the last
thing I want is for my acne treatment to CAUSE hairloss.

Anyway, I'm just venting and wondering if anyone can relate to my
fears. (by the way I was only taking about 2 grams of B5 a day, and no
additional B vitamins, so that might have been part of the problem).

ArtVanDelay wrote:

> When I tried B5 a couple months ago, I got some insomnia. Now I wasnt
> sure if it was the B5 or not causing the insomnia because I started
> taking Propecia for thinning hair at about the same time. I stopped
> the B5. I think my sleep patterns have improved somewhat, but it could
> be that I'm adjusting to the Propecia and could have nothing to dow
> ith stopping the B5 (i.e. the Propecia was causing the insomnia, not
> the B5).
>
> I want to try B5 again but I'm scared. Not only do I not want the
> insomnia to come back, but I've also heard that some people experience
> HAIR SHEDDING while on B5! Well, since I'm already thinning, and
> already taking a prescription medication to prevent hairloss, the last
> thing I want is for my acne treatment to CAUSE hairloss.
>
> Anyway, I'm just venting and wondering if anyone can relate to my
> fears. (by the way I was only taking about 2 grams of B5 a day, and no
> additional B vitamins, so that might have been part of the problem).

B5 often disrupts sleep.

You can try taking it all before 5pm. Otherwise, sometimes it goes away
on it's own. Taking biotin will help, IF a biotin deficiency is the
cause of the hair loss.

At <2g/day, I noticed hair thinning, but my hair grew faster.. It might
have been interconnected (faster growth=faster "shedding") but I am
pretty sure my hair was thinning overall.. I was taking biotin.

BUT YMMV..