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Posted by Johnnybaklava on November 23, 2011, at 13:50:30
What herbs or vitamins are known to have an adverse affect on hair? I know that, anecdotally, fish oil can be a culprit, as can St. John's Wort. And-of course-too much zinc or selenium can cause some shedding. Any others?
Posted by torrid2 on December 29, 2011, at 17:53:33
In reply to Hair Loss, posted by Johnnybaklava on November 23, 2011, at 13:50:30
YES! I lost my hair on wellbutrin, scary amount of hair loss. NAC with B's especially B6, C and magnesium. My hair came back, it's about 6-8 months now since I started NAC and I hardly loose any hair at all. I stayed on wellbutrin at a lower dose for a good part of that time and still the hair loss decreased even with wellbutrin. I ran out of NAC for maybe 1 month and noticed a bit of hair loss so I went back on it. The NAC also thins mucus and when I was off it I had a flemmy throat all the time.
Posted by Johnnybaklava on January 2, 2012, at 13:06:36
In reply to Re: Hair Loss » Johnnybaklava, posted by torrid2 on December 29, 2011, at 17:53:33
Thanks! How much NAC are you taking? I took it for about a year but stopped and switched to reduced glutathione. I thought it might be a good idea to take a break, thinking that maybe I was chelating minerals out of my body (nothing to support this, just paranoia). I was only taking 500mg and didn't really notice anything hair-wise, but I think I may have had some loss a few months later. I'm a middle-aged guy so it's hard to gauge what is normal loss and what is abnormal.
Posted by torrid2 on January 2, 2012, at 13:24:55
In reply to Re: Hair Loss, posted by Johnnybaklava on January 2, 2012, at 13:06:36
jarrow sustained release, 1,200-1,800mg/day. The clinical dose studied is 1,200-2,400mg. I take it with high dose B's too. everytime I take one I take the other and now I've added 1-2 g of C with it.
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