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Chris had hardly any acne but an oily skin. she took B5 for 4 months, the first month only 0.5 gram but then 7 grams daily. The B5 got rid of 80% of the oil and improved her complexion, but she did experience headaches and a sore throat.

B5 hase very much improved Chris' complexion. Her face is still reddish and she stil gets an odd pimple.

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Jazzfan99 took 8 grams daily for two months. did not notice lear results but broke out when (s)he ran out of B5. (S)He only broke out while on B5 when also taking zinc.

Jazzfan99 reports that (s)he's back on B5 for 1.5 months with great results, but not totally clear.

The originating thread has been removed, but on Jul-30-01 Jazzfan99 reported that his/her face is almost completely clear.

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Elbarto000 takes 5 grams B5 a day. He does not have any new spots and his face is clearing up.

At this stage he has been taking B5 and zinc for 4 months and reports that he breaks out less frequent.

Reports that his skin is clear most of the time but could be clearer if he would watch his diet better.

Elbarto000 reports that his skin is clear and that certain foods make him break out.

Reports that his skin has been clear for 3 weeks but sees a new spot on his chin.

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She reported that she had been on 4 grams B5 daily for 3.5 months. That the B5 had cleared her moderate (and lately cystic) acne and had improved her complexion.
If she eats the 'bad' foods in moderation she can eat anything she wants.

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Madtowngirl hardly breaks out anymore after having been using 5 gram B5 daily for 2 months. The B5 did intially make her acne worse.

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Daftpunk17 has been supplementing 3g B5 for nearly a year. He reported to barely have a pimple anymore within 4 months and has no active pimples at the moment.

On
he writes that he once supplemented B5 a long time ago

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Philip had moderate acne until he came accross B5. He took 5 grams B5 daily in 1999 and his acne totally cleared
He now takes 2 grams daily and has had no zits for 6 months.

Blr reports bad swelling up due to taking the 7.5 to 8 grams daily that wa srequired to clear his/her acne; is now taking 2 to 3 grams daily.
(S)He now rarely breaks out.

Blr has been on B5 for 4 to 5 months and reports that (s)he weirdly enough gained weight recently and (s)he is tired all the time and not able to concentrat. (S)He referred to someone reporting hypothyroidism linked to taking B5.

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She had moderate acne since the age of 11.
For 3 months she first took 5 to 6g and then 4 grams B5 daily. Her skin got much less oily
and after 5 days no more pimples surfaced.
Her whole complexion is much better now and she only gets a small pimple every now and then.

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Slyvester has been on B5 for about 3 to 4 months. Initially he experienced bad breakouts. He is now taking about 3 grams daily and has adapted his diet, which works.

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In the third month of taking 1.6 gram B5 (and Red Clover) daily Rianne's skin has improved a lot. Before the B5 her face was covered with lumps.

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Jim had moderate acne and tried all kind of treatments. The first 3 months he took 10 to 12.5 gram daily. In his first week his acne got worse, but after 3 months he only had one small pimple on his forehead left. After 4 months Jim still got an occasional pimple now and then. Since his doctor told him that taking more than 12 grams daily will not hurt him, he has been taking up to 18 grams B5 per day and he only experienced diarrhea and gasses which subsided when he lowered that intake to 10 to 12 grams daily. Now after 7 months he 'only' takes 4 gram daily, still with great results.

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1_4B had moderate acne. His/her acne cleared up on 5 gram B5 daily and now only needs to take 2 grams B5 daily. (S)He did not have a single pimple in 12 months.

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Macy12 took 2 to 3 gram B5 daily for 2 months and she is now zit-free for the first time in 1.5 years; she had no new zits for the second day in a row.

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Brandy had moderate acne. After 10 days of 5 gram B5 daily her face is almost completely clear.

She has been taking B5 for 2 months and is almost completely clear.

Brandy reports less hair loss than normal.

Brandy reports that she got red spots since she started taking B5 and some acne in places where she did not get acne before.

When she tried to lower her B5 dose from 8 to 3 grams a day she broke out.

Feb-06-01
She reports that after 4 months of B5 her back and chest are clear for the first time since summer. Her face is almost clear and thinks she needs to adapt her diet.

Mar-14-01
Brandy reports to break out in her neck when on 8 grams B5 daily, which subsides when she takes 7.5 grams, which however makes her face more oily. Alternating these dosages seems to work.

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In week 2 of supplementing with B5 Maggie's daughter's skin improved.

On she wrote that she had to adapt her daughter's diet and supplemented her with zinc, saw palmetto, calcium, and beta carotene, and that her daughter was virtually clear and only experienced a set back once in a while.

Maggie attributes her daughter's clear skin to change of diet, the added supplements and a different skin care routine.

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Sennacherib initially took 4 to 5 grams B5 daily and noticed a big improvement within a few weeks.
3 months later his/her skin is the best since 8 months, taking about 3 grams B5 daily.

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Beachbuff first took 3 gram B5 daily, but still broke out so he started taking 7 gram B5 daily, which worked. It took about 3 months to totally clear. Now 3 grams a day is enough.

Took B5 for 4 months, is down at 3 grams daily now and has no more acne.

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Plur 101 is on 2 grams B5 daily for 2 months and has not broken out since.

He ended his Accutane course in December and was clear since that day, using 2g of B5 daily.

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In_Love is a 17 year old male that has been taking B5 for 2 months; 3 grams daily in the 1st week and after that 6.5 grams daily.

He reports a great improvement after 2 months. He is worried about the great amount of whiteheads that keeps appearing.

He found 'a huge monster' on his cheek.

after 3 months he reports that the B5 pretty much has cleared him up.

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Annabelle has taken B5 for little over 3 months. At first 10 grams daily, clearing up her back completely. After a month she got diarrahea and lost weight, so she lowered the dose to 5 grams daily. Her face cleared up until she raised the dose again, which made her break out.

On 10 grams she did not notice any improvements. On 5 gram she did.

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Viona is on 9 grams B5 daily for 1.5 months and did not get a new pimple since over a week. She is also on Minocycline. Three weeks later she is succesfully on 7.5 grams daily.
Two weeks later she is on 6.5 grams and still not breaking out.
Two months later she is on 4.5 grams B5 and she has not had one bad pimple for over 3 months.

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Cleetis was recommended B5 by her dermatologist. After 10 years of acne, she has now been clear for 6 months on 2 grams B5 daily.

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Robin had mild to moderate acne. She had good results after 2.5 weeks on B5.

On 4 gram B5 daily she has no new zits after 1.5 months.

Robin had stopped the B5 and broke out again. After two weeks of taking 5 grams B5 daily she got cysts on her jaw, neck and back. After one month she started seeing results again.

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After 3 weeks of B5 Tom is basically clear.

His acne is mostly gone after one month of B5.

He hardly ever posts anymore, since he is clear now, taking 5 to 6 grams B5 daily.

Tom had generally small zits all over his back, chest and face, also big ones.

Since 5 months on B5 Tom has no oily skin anymore.

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After over 3 weeks her skin is less oily.

Annette started using Proactive and over one month ago she started using B5. She has no active pimples at the moment.

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Curious had no more oily skin after 5 weeks of 5 grams B5 dail. She experienced no side effects.

Curious reported good results after 2 months on 5 grams B5 daily.

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Emmapeel reports a 50% improvement of her skin after 2 weeks 7 gram B5 daily.

One week later she is on 10 gram B5 daily and has less oil, fewer breakouts and a flattening of the bumps under her skin.

9 days later she reports that on 8 grams B5 daily the ilyness and breakouts have reduced; about 50% improvement

On Feb-02-01 she reports to have broken out badly in the last few days, which she contributes to the milk and cheese.

Feb-05-01
She reports that she breaks out when she consumes dairy or sugar.

Feb-06-01
Emmapeel reports that the B5 works in some way to reduce oily skin

Feb-22-01
She broke out after eating after dinner chocolates.

Mar-16-01
She thinks that you need to adjust your diet in addition to taking the 10 grams B5 daily.

Mar-19-01
Besides the sugar and dairy products also wheat products make her break out.

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