Biotin Question.......1000mcg or 5000mcg????

Went to walgreens to get some biotin.  They come in 1000mcg and 5000mcg.  I didn't buy it cause I was not sure which one to get.............any help here?

HI CONNIE.   IN THE VERY BEGINNING ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO I TOOK 1000 THEN I WAS LISTENING TO EVERYONE AND THEY WERE TAKING 5000 SO I STARTED TAKIG 5000 ONCE A DAY. MY HAIR STARTED GROWING LIKE A WEED AND MY NAILS ALSO GREW LIKE CRAZY. SO I STUCK WITH 5000MCG. HOPE THAT HELPED. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. OH BTW... MY HAIR USE TO HAVE LIKE 7 STRANDS OF HAIR BUT NOW IT'S REALLY GROWING AND HEALTY. IT DOESN'T BREAK OFF ANY MORE. TAKE CARE AND GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

Hi Connie, sorry about your hair issues. I've been taking 5000mcg a day for the past year and my hair and nails are growing great.

I take 3 of the 1000 mcg's per day. Spread out thru the day. Have taken them since about 18 months post op.

From everything I've read, Connie, Biotin is water soluable, meaning your body washes out what it doesn't need.  So I'm taking the 500 mcg (5mg).  Just my 2 cents.

make that 5000 mcg....oops

Thanks everyone for your input.  I am trying to do all I can to help my hair issues (understatement..LOL) and not lose my mind!!!   so, as of today:  no more caffiene! (it slows hair production, AND its an appetite stimulant) Taking 5000mcg of Biotin Massaging my scalp every day........or get my girlfriend to do it!  ( i prefer the latter) Conditioning the S#!+ out of the hair that is left and trying to smile while doing it! Tomorrow I go back to my natural color....(i will have to do some reasearch on what color that actually is....lol)  as darker hair tends to look healthier when its severly damaged. I bought alot of super cute hats.........although i cant bring myself to wear them.  I don't feel cute in a hat but oh well.  Its a chance to re-invent myself yet again!! Thanks for all your help!

Hi,  I do the 5,000mcg a day. I barely have any hair as it is and when it started falling out, I was very depressed. My friend at work brought pics of her getting her head shaved when she had cancer and was going through chemo. Kind of changed my outlook on my hair loss. Your hair grows in 3 month cycles and it will grow back, I swear.  Lauren