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What is Biotin?

Category: Supplements

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Biotin is a vitamin found in small amounts in numerous foods. It is used for preventing and treating biotin deficiency associated with pregnancy, long-term tube feeding, malnutrition, and rapid weight loss.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Hair loss 92 30
General health 75 27
Hair thinning 75 23
Multiple sclerosis 24 22
Brittle nails 15 7

Show all 46 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1131 patients that have taken Biotin

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 1
Mild 5
None 92

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Biotin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Hair loss 2
Blurry vision 1
Constipation 1
Diarrhea 1
Feet tingling 1
Keratosis pilaris 1

Show all 8 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Biotin

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 14
Did not seem to work 12
Expense 11
Course of treatment ended 5
Doctor's advice 3
Personal research 3
Side effects too severe 3
See all 39 patients who've stopped taking Biotin

Duration

Stopped taking Biotin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
1 - 6 months 9
6 months - 1 year 11
1 - 2 years 10
2 - 5 years 7
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 74
Usually 18
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 5
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 7
A little hard to take 11
Not at all hard to take 80
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 2
$100-199 2
$50-99 6
$25-49 13
< $25 38
Not specified 39
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7 patient evaluations for Biotin

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Jun 4, 2019 (Started Mar 14, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hair thinning)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Three times daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pyroluria syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 30, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pyroluria syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pyroluria)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 7, 2015 (Started Mar 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hair thinning)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Four times daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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