b5 for acne

**jgg1221** · 02-04-2005, 10:39 AM

how effective is it?

just mildly? like comparable to an anti-biotic... or extremely effective?

**Rob** · 02-04-2005, 11:46 AM

not bad, it helped me clear some of it up

**ace ventura** · 02-04-2005, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by jgg1221

how effective is it?

just mildly? like comparable to an anti-biotic... or extremely effective?

It's not like accutane. B5 prevent acne from happening in the same way, as it makes the glands to produce less excessive oil. Anti-biotics attac the acne/bacterias, not the source..

Not everyone responds well to B5, www.acnemiracle.com claims 90% do. Also you must give the b5 some time to be effective. In fact it can be worse before it gets better. If it gets worse it means it will be effective since you responds to it. It can take three days, three weeks, or months..we are all different and it depends on the acne.

I'm on my fith day now. I think it's getting worse now...not sure.. but I don't give a ****, I hope it will get better eventually..

**IronAdam** · 02-05-2005, 01:02 AM

For me results were visible within a week and just kept getting better. I tried everything under the sun and the B5 cleared it right up. The longer you use it the better it gets...the key is taking 10g a day split 4 or 5 times throughtout the day. Definately worth a try.

Only downside is I got the sh*ts for a while when I first started.

**blown** · 02-05-2005, 02:37 AM

It helps me, doesn't clear it up totally, but definitely helps.

**ace ventura** · 02-05-2005, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by IronAdam

Only downside is I got the sh*ts for a while when I first started.

What do you mean?

I'm doing about 5g now. Maybe I should up the dose - freaking expencive but not comparing to other medicines though. acnemiracle.com says you should suply with other b-vitamines if you take that high doses (10g) cause it can lead to b vitamine deffensies (sp?).

**01dragonslayer** · 02-05-2005, 07:15 AM

I used it in my last cycle with good results. I didn't run it as high as 5g/day though. I think the most I used was 2g split throughout the day. Then once I cleared up I ran a maintinance dose at 1g throughout the rest of my cycle....had no more probs.