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What Causes Hair Fall While On Biotin And Zinc Supplements?
Question: Hello Doctor,
Based on the your prescription, for my Vitamin D, Calcium and Vitamin B deficiency, I am taking Shelcal 500mg -once a day.
Becosule-Z capsule-once a day
Calcium and vitamin D3 sachet-once a week.
For hair fall, I was taking Biotin + Zinc (5mg) once a day.
However my hairfall is not stopped and I am loosing around 30 hairs each day. So currently I have started taking Biotin (10mg) twice a day and using below shampoo (earlier 2 times a week but now alternate day):
Name: CapKlen
(Piroctone olamine,ZPTO).
Please suggest if I should continue to check the impact. It has passed only 1 week to taking the above medicine.
Regards
xxxxx XXXXXXX
Based on the your prescription, for my Vitamin D, Calcium and Vitamin B deficiency, I am taking Shelcal 500mg -once a day.
Becosule-Z capsule-once a day
Calcium and vitamin D3 sachet-once a week.
For hair fall, I was taking Biotin + Zinc (5mg) once a day.
However my hairfall is not stopped and I am loosing around 30 hairs each day. So currently I have started taking Biotin (10mg) twice a day and using below shampoo (earlier 2 times a week but now alternate day):
Name: CapKlen
(Piroctone olamine,ZPTO).
Please suggest if I should continue to check the impact. It has passed only 1 week to taking the above medicine.
Regards
xxxxx XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Take biotin once a day.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
30 hair fall per day is a good number. Don't worry. I would suggest you to take biotin 10 mg once a day. Twice a day may be high dose as you will have to take it for 3 months. Take it once a day.
Rest you can continue as prescribed previously.
Also ensure you have healthy diet including fresh fruits and vegetables and esp green leafy vegetables.
You can also apply neem leaves (grind it into a paste) to your hair for 30 mins before hair wash. It is said to increase hair growth as well as reduce hair fall.
I hope this answered your query.
With regards,
Take biotin once a day.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
30 hair fall per day is a good number. Don't worry. I would suggest you to take biotin 10 mg once a day. Twice a day may be high dose as you will have to take it for 3 months. Take it once a day.
Rest you can continue as prescribed previously.
Also ensure you have healthy diet including fresh fruits and vegetables and esp green leafy vegetables.
You can also apply neem leaves (grind it into a paste) to your hair for 30 mins before hair wash. It is said to increase hair growth as well as reduce hair fall.
I hope this answered your query.
With regards,
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