Bryan:high-potency vitamins adverse effect/Propecia,Avodart?

[nizoralad]

Hi Bryan or anyone else,

Do you think taking “high-potencyâ€￾ multi-vitamins has an adverse effect on medications like Propecia or Avodart, as far as side effects or making side effects worse? I just recently (a few days ago) switched to Walgreen’s Finest Natural Multi Vitamin & Mineral Supplement basically having 100% to at most 333% of the recommended daily allowance. And today I feel great. Now I'm not sure it’s because I cut back on Avodart to once, twice a week or it's the lesser potency vitamins. Nature's Plus was in the 100% to 1000's% range of the recommended daily allowance – mainly with the B vitamins.

“Vitamins are either fat-soluble or water-soluble. The fat-soluble vitamins can be remembered with the mnemonic (memory aid) ADEK, for the vitamins A, D, E and K. These vitamins accumulate within the fat stores of the body and within the liver. Fat-soluble vitamins, when taken in large amounts, can become toxic. Water-soluble vitamins include vitamin C (see How Vitamin C Works) and the B vitamins. Water-soluble vitamins taken in excess are excreted in the urine but are sometimes associated with toxicity. Both the B vitamins and vitamin C are also stored in the liver. “

http://www.howstuffworks.com/vitamin-b.htm

Thank you.

 

[David77]

Another question I have, is if anyone has been on any other sort of medication whilst on finasteride? I have mild acne on my back and have been prescribed minocycline (other antibiotics have done bugger all). I haven't started the mino yet as I'm not sure about taking them both, even though the dermatologist seemed to think it would be okay. Anyone else been on a similar antibiotic (any of the tetracyclines) whilst taking finasteride and been fine?

 

[David77]

Can anyone re-assure me that this is okay?

 

[Cassin]

Can anyone re-assure me that this is okay?

Here ya go

http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg= ... ction&log=

type in both drugs one after another and see for yourself. As far as I know, I don't believe there is a single drug that is bad to take with it. I am sure there is some obscure one out there, but I haven't seen it yet. This is a good link for everybody to bookmark.

 

[David77]

Thanks a lot Cassin. That's a good site. Seems I'm okay.

 

[sonicthehedgehog]

Hey David,

I have been on Minocin for....well about 4 years. It's the best antibiotic for acne by FAR. And if you're in the UK you won't be paying any more. It is considerably more expensive if you have to pay for it. Before that I was on the other random tetracyclines.

Started 1mg of finasteride about 6 weeks ago.....

...had the worst outbreak I have ever had. WARNING. lol I really wish I had slowly worked up to 1mg a day.

But the big flare has gone and now all I am concerned about is finasterides potential in providing me with consistently greasier skin. Thus prone to more acne than I would off it. Hopefully it wont. If it does there is a high possibility I will come off it.

Also even if finasteride doesn't provide me with consistently greasier skin....if it has the power to seesaw my hormones then my skin will be up and down too.

Also noticed slight eye ache just recently. I had to take minocin 1 every other day when I started it because of eye ache. Adding finasteride into the mix seems to have brought a similar but not as bad response as first going on minocin.

Good luck. If you haven't started already I would SERIOUSLY recommend working up to that 1mg finasteride a day. finasteride causes outbreaks in people who don't have an acne problem. So for those with one, boom.

 

[David77]

Thanks for the reply... I've been taking finasteride (1/4 Proscar) for a few days now but I'm okay so far.

I started minocin a couple of days ago. Sorry to go off the subject of hair but did you really have good results with it? I've never had a problem with acne on my face, just my back and chest area. This is my last try before I consider accutane. Fingers crossed.

Someone else here actually spoke about his acne getting better during his time on proscar so it's different for everyone I guess.

And yeah, I'm in the UK :salut:

 

[sonicthehedgehog]

Thanks for the reply... I've been taking finasteride (1/4 Proscar) for a few days now but I'm okay so far.

I started minocin a couple of days ago. Sorry to go off the subject of hair but did you really have good results with it? I've never had a problem with acne on my face, just my back and chest area. This is my last try before I consider accutane. Fingers crossed.

Someone else here actually spoke about his acne getting better during his time on proscar so it's different for everyone I guess.

And yeah, I'm in the UK :salut:

I think I'm better off on Minocin. That's my take on it. Yes, I still get a few spots but I'm still sure I would get more if I wasn't taking it. And it has an anti inflamatory effect added to the regular bacteria killing. So the spots you get are definitely going to be less inflamed.

Accutane. I lost 1/3 the weight of my hair on the drug in the space of the last month on it. It's a big causer of hair loss in different ways to DHT I believe. It can shed a womans hair easily, it has no probs with a guys. And if MBP runs in the family, do not take it.

My take on accutane is this.....ONLY take it if you feel you cannot leave the HOUSE because of your acne. It's a NASTY drug on your system. And if you only have back acne, do not take accutane. Do not. The drug cannot cure acne for good. It will definitely clear your skin while on it and several months after. I had perfect skin for 3 months on the drug and 3 months after stopping. Then my skin returned to normal. Normal being not bad enough to be taking accutane. (only knowing this after my experience on the drug)

Accutane can buy you time. Say if your skin was going to naturally clear up 6 months from now. And you went on accutane now.....your acne would never come back. But if your skin was not going to clear up then it will return to it's normal problematic self. WITH a possible bonus......accutane can cause / increase keloid scar formation. So the spots you get after acctuane....for a year....have a good chance of leaving you with considerable keloid (raised) scars on your back. Doctors wont let patients who have been on accutane have laser skin resurfacing until at least a year after finishing the drug for this very reason.

Accutane is dished out way too easily. You need to have disfiguring acne to be on that drug.