Hi all. I am 4 months postop and am finding my hair to be falling out in fist fulls. I have been taking 1000 mcg of biotin for the last 2 months but have a friend who is taking 5000 mcg (she had gastric bypass). What dose are we supposed to be taking? What is everyone else taking? Should I be taking more each day? I don't have that much hair to be loosing. Thanks in advance for any advice.

I take 5, 000.

Treating and preventing biotin deficiency. Symptoms of deficiency include thinning of the hair (often with loss of hair color), and red scaly rash around the eyes, nose, and mouth. Other symptoms include depression, listlessness, hallucinations, and tingling in the arms and legs. There is some evidence that cigarette smoking may cause mild biotin deficiency.

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30 mcg for adults over 18 years

I take 5000mg of Biotin

I think I remember my doc saying that since Biotin is water soluble if we take too much it will just be excreted into urine and not poison us

I also take 5000mg of Biotin daily

I took Biotin before when I had lost weight and my hair was falling out in fist fulls! I took 5000mcg capsule which I have almost a whole bottle of, I have been emptying out the capsule and mixing the powder with a bit of water, because I am afraid to swallow the capsule whole because it is pretty big. What size pills do you all take, and can you swallow them just fine?

I take Nature Made 2500mcg and they are little softgels, no problem to swallow at all.

I Take B-50 which contains Biotin and another Vitamins my hair is growing so nicely!!! Also Eat Avocado its great for the hair!!!

I take Biotin 5000 mcg daily purchased from Walmart.

I take 5,000 twice daily.

I take Biotin 5000, B50, and Zinc. Hair filling in nicely.

I take biotin 5000 and am also four months post op. I am losing hair also but I know that the surgery and weight loss cause stress for your body and this happens. For the good news..... Hair follicles lose in cycles. The hair you are losing now is from the stress three months ago or so. Most hair loss occurs between months three and five after surgery. If you take your vitamins and eat protein, it should get better after month five. I am not a doctor but this is what I have been told by others;)

Thanks everyone for your replies. I have increased my dosage to 3000 mcg a day. I am taking the melt-aways from Walmart. I am still too afraid to take the capsules. I might have to throw some B50 and Zinc into my routine. As I said before, my hair was already starting to thin so this isn't helping any at all. My only hope is that it will start filling in soon.

I take 5000mcg too. I get the capsules, open them up, and dissolve them into some sugar-free popsicles in a bowl or if you're able - sugar free puddings. I too am afraid of getting something stuck. I suffered hair loss at 3 months post-op, and wow I couldn't believe how much was coming out. I hated washing my hair it was so depressing. I find now that my hair is really sensitive to protein fluctuations. If I go through a lot of stress and don't eat much protein, I'll see the hair loss a few months later. Interesting how our bodies have adjusted so much!