Posted by sundog on March 3, 2001, at 8:42:20
In reply to Re: Hair?? » sundog, posted by Sunnely on March 2, 2001, at 19:38:10
The multi I've been taking (a NatureMade brand) has 50 mcg selenium and 15 mg zinc, so I'll work upwards from that. I just checked the selenium supplement I've been taking on and off, and it's 100 mcg, not 200 as I'd been thinking. I've seen upper limits for selenium given as 400 - 1000 mcg in various sources, so am assuming 250 won't cause problems (50 in current multi plus two 100 tablets).
I had been kind of unhappily semi-resigned to this hair thing, but now I'm going to try this regimen. Thanks very much, Sunnely!
sundog
> Use the combination of selenium and zinc (200 mcg selenium and 100 mg zinc), daily. Works well for Depakote-induced hair loss. Worth a try for other psychotropic hair loss.
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> FYI, the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for selenium is 70 mcg daily while the RDA for zinc is 15 mg. Those who are already taking a multivitamin could change to a brand called "One Source" from WalMart, which already contains 200 mcg of selenium. However, it only has the RDA for zinc, so it would still be necessary to take an additional zinc supplement.
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