who has taken hair growth pills? need advice

I have never taken specific hair growth vitamins to grow my hair. I do take multis and get adequate amounts of protein. i also try to reduce stressors in my life. When I first started growing my hair (this last time) I did a lot of reading about the vitamins, just as you have. I ended up coming to the conclusion that less is more when it comes to growing hair. Lots of the simple things are what it needs to grow. Oh, and patience! Start treating your hair as though it is as long as you wish it to be. Take loving care of it, enjoy it. it will be there before you know it.

P.S. I get about 6 inches a year of growth and try to avoid the hair salon like the plague.

jacqui

Heres some info i found on horestail/foti. In addition to these side effects, they are not fda approved, which means the quality of the herb is not guaranteed(unless you trust the company) and i dont believe much research has been done on the effects.

The unprocessed roots may cause mild diarrhea.6 Some people who are sensitive to fo-ti may develop a skin rash. Taking more than 15 grams of processed root powder may cause numbness in the arms or legs. http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Herb/Fo-ti.htm

Horsetail has been well tolerated in studies. Some people experience stomach discomfort or nausea and more frequent stools. Nerve damage has occurred. Symptoms may include confusion, difficulty walking, visual disturbances or amnesia (loss of memory). These symptoms are believed to occur because horsetail lowers the levels of vitamin B1 (thiamine) in the body. Skin irritation may occur and may be caused by horsetail allergies. Horsetail may also cause low potassium levels or low blood sugar. Another possible side effect may be muscle weakness, but this has not been studied in humans. Be aware that many tinctures contain high levels of alcohol and should be avoided when driving or operating heavy machinery. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402/348993.html?d=dmtContent


Horsetail is generally considered safe. The only concern would be that the correct species of horsetail is used. Equisetum palustre is another species of horsetail, which contains toxic alkaloids and is a well-known livestock poison.
http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Herb/Horsetail.htm

So it makes hair black? Does it increase the growth rate or is there nothing that does that?

What has been your experience after taking such pills? Do you notice a considerable difference? Where do you buy them from? If you say its good, I'll start buying them too :D

I don't think Fo-Ti turns hair /black/ unless that's your natural hair color, but it might help restore pigmentation. (Nothing you injest will turn your hair from, say, red to black.) PABA is said to do this too.

The herbal supplements you're describing are taken by a lot of people, including me. The side effects mentioned are just "possible" side effects that could be attached to any medicine or supplement. (Read the insert on allergy pills or birth control.) They have to be recorded if even one person claims to experience them in a study.

People can have adverse reactions to binding agents in the capsules or to the herb itself, just as they can have bad reactions to Twinkies or Diet Coke. If you react badly, stop taking the supplement.

I've tried the hair formuala 37 and I wouldn't bother again. I know it's received rave reviews on some sites but frankly, I didn't notice a difference in speed of my hair growth. I think it has more to do with genetics than anything else....