Biotin

How much do I need to take ? they have to be small because at 3 months still can't swallow some pills, when I will I just don't know but I wish I could swallow pills like I used to.

I take 2000 mg a day and they are fairly small and very thin. I think they are "Natures Way". They work great for chin and upper lip hair growth!  Heck... Even my eye lashes and nails look great. They have done nothing for the head on my hair though. Actually, maybe they have and I don't realize it. : )

Unless you have a biotin deficiency, which is very very rare, you don't need any more than what's in a good multivitamin.

What Kelly said.  biotin doesn't help prevent hair loss, and there is no medical evidence that it actually causes faster/stronger re growth, so unless you are deficient there is no need to take it.  

Taking too much, BTW, has been known to cause excess (or darkening of) facial hair.  Definitely not for everyone, but the hir issue appears to be permanent, so you don't want to be one of the few!

Lora

I was taking one that has 7500 mcg in it, I had to stop because it was making my face break out something awful. Thanks for sharing about the darkening of facial hair, I won't take anymore of it, I already have a problem with facial hair. LOL!

I did not know that Biotin causes acne...but it makes sense because I have been taking it for a couple months due to hair loss from lack of protein and I was hoping it'd help my nails, but I've been breaking out like crazy! Since I really haven't noticed that much different in hair and almost nothing in nails, I'm gonna stop taking it. I'd rather have thin hair than a face full of adult acne!!

You and me both!! My hair has been thinning for years due to hypothyroidism, my old man said I should go Sinead Oconnor, even offered to shave my head. I told him NO! haha I'd rather have thin hair than no hair and no acne ;) besides, the most biotin you need is supplied in your vitamin intake anyways, right?

I take biotin--lots of it.  I also use Rogaine--doctor says my hair loss is inherited, that is why he recommends the Rogaine--it is not for the average WLS person.  I do not think either has effected my facial hair.  My hair is coming back but starts to falling out when I stop using the two products.  I do not intend to ever stop again.  I can deal with facial hair better than bald spots.      

I may end up using that before all is said and done. I just don't want to look like my grandmother did, she had a severe problem with facial hair. Its very annoying when you look like a man more than a woman LOL 

I'm 3+ months out and I have now switched to pills.  Just take them one at a time and if need to (and can), break them in half.

And if you can't do it now, you will soon.  Have faith.