Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) and Hair Loss Revisited

Hello guys!

A couple of months ago I posted a thread on this group asking if any
of you experienced hair loss while supplementing with Vitamin B5. Many
people suggested that I had a biotin deficiency, and that I should
drop Vitamin B5 and add Biotin + Opti-Zinc and B-50 Complex.

Unfortunately, this hasn't helped, and the amount of hair that I lose
has multiplied to say the least.

I also posted a message on www.absoluteacneinfo.com forums, and along
with a couple of sufferers we engaged in trying to find a cure for our
hair loss. However we had little success thus far. BTW, if any of you
suffer hair loss from Vitamin B5, please join us on this thread:
http://pub106.ezboard.com/fabsoluteacneinfofrm1.showMessageRange?topic...12232.t
to discuss the hair loss and possible solutions.

Through all of our research the following things had been pointed out
as the cause to the hair loss:

- Vitamin B5 interferes with our blood pressure and either drops it,
or increases it.

Source: http://acne.org/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=16186

- A lot of sources indicate that Vitamin B5 interferes with our
Cortisol levels.

- Vitamin B5 causes Biotin deficiency although my regimen of 5mg of
Biotin a day didn't really work

- Calcium depletes Zinc count and thus causes hair loss. Taking
Opti-Zinc didn't help that much

- Vitamin B5 interferes with out adrenal glands, and thus causing hair
loss

- Vitamin B5 interferes with our Nitric Oxide which causes our hair
loss since not enough blood gets to our scalp.

- Vitamin B5 causes fat to metabolizing too fast, and thus one
doesn't have enough healthy fats to maintain hair growth.

- A thyroid problem called hypothyroidism since thyroids and adrenal
glands work closely together. Some symptomes include:

dry hair
hair loss
weakness
fatigue
cold intolerance
constipation
weight gain (unintentional)
depression
joint or muscle pain
thin, brittle fingernails
thin and brittle hair
pale color
slow speech
dry flaky skin
thickening of the skin
puffy face, hands and feet
decreased taste and smell
thinning of eyebrows
hoarseness
abnormal menstrual periods
overall swelling
muscle spasms (cramps)
muscle pain
muscle atrophy
uncoordinated movement
absent menstruation
joint stiffness
facial swelling
drowsiness
appetite loss
ankle, feet, and leg swelling
short stature
separated sutures
delayed formation or absence of teeth

In hypothyroidism, the thyroid is not producing enough thyroid
hormone. These hormones are T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine).
Extra T3 improves hair on some people.

Did anyone manage to find a proper solution to this? Any ideas how
Vitamin B5 can cause hair loss?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks a lot!

Sundin13 wrote:
>
> Hello guys!
>
> A couple of months ago I posted a thread on this group asking if any
> of you experienced hair loss while supplementing with Vitamin B5. Many
> people suggested that I had a biotin deficiency, and that I should
> drop Vitamin B5 and add Biotin + Opti-Zinc and B-50 Complex.
>
> Unfortunately, this hasn't helped, and the amount of hair that I lose
> has multiplied to say the least.
>
> I also posted a message on www.absoluteacneinfo.com forums, and along
> with a couple of sufferers we engaged in trying to find a cure for our
> hair loss. However we had little success thus far. BTW, if any of you
> suffer hair loss from Vitamin B5, please join us on this thread:
> http://pub106.ezboard.com/fabsoluteacneinfofrm1.showMessageRange?topic...12232.t
> to discuss the hair loss and possible solutions.
>
> Through all of our research the following things had been pointed out
> as the cause to the hair loss:
>
> - Vitamin B5 interferes with our blood pressure and either drops it,
> or increases it.
>
> Source: http://acne.org/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=16186
>
> - A lot of sources indicate that Vitamin B5 interferes with our
> Cortisol levels.
>
> - Vitamin B5 causes Biotin deficiency although my regimen of 5mg of
> Biotin a day didn't really work
>
> - Calcium depletes Zinc count and thus causes hair loss. Taking
> Opti-Zinc didn't help that much
>
> - Vitamin B5 interferes with out adrenal glands, and thus causing hair
> loss
>
> - Vitamin B5 interferes with our Nitric Oxide which causes our hair
> loss since not enough blood gets to our scalp.
>
> - Vitamin B5 causes fat to metabolizing too fast, and thus one
> doesn't have enough healthy fats to maintain hair growth.
>
> - A thyroid problem called hypothyroidism since thyroids and adrenal
> glands work closely together. Some symptomes include:
>
> dry hair
> hair loss
> weakness
> fatigue
> cold intolerance
> constipation
> weight gain (unintentional)
> depression
> joint or muscle pain
> thin, brittle fingernails
> thin and brittle hair
> pale color
> slow speech
> dry flaky skin
> thickening of the skin
> puffy face, hands and feet
> decreased taste and smell
> thinning of eyebrows
> hoarseness
> abnormal menstrual periods
> overall swelling
> muscle spasms (cramps)
> muscle pain
> muscle atrophy
> uncoordinated movement
> absent menstruation
> joint stiffness
> facial swelling
> drowsiness
> appetite loss
> ankle, feet, and leg swelling
> short stature
> separated sutures
> delayed formation or absence of teeth
>
> In hypothyroidism, the thyroid is not producing enough thyroid
> hormone. These hormones are T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine).
> Extra T3 improves hair on some people.
>
> Did anyone manage to find a proper solution to this? Any ideas how
> Vitamin B5 can cause hair loss?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot!

no, thank you!
best post i've seen in a while. aside from mine i mean..duh.