How do you have to be to take to take thiamine?

I'm 17 years old really stress out my hair is falling out please

Also known as vitamin B1, thiamine plays an important role in helping the body metabolize carbohydrates and fat to produce energy. It is essential for normal growth and development and helps to maintain proper functioning of the heart and the nervous and digestive systems. Thiamine is water-soluble and cannot be stored in the body; however, once absorbed, the vitamin is concentrated in muscle tissue.

I recommend a B complex instead, B vitamins work better when taken together. Also, most of the other B vitamins help with stress and support healthy hair.

Talk to your parents about any vitamins you plan to take, since you are only 17.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_vitamins

This link might help.

Stress, a poor diet, and hormonal changes (such as those accompanying pregnancy) can all contribute to hair loss. Some hair conditions may also be the result of nutritional deficiencies, environmental circumstances, an underactive thyroid gland, immune disorders, or genetic factors.

Most doctors agree that if you have a oily scalp with thinning hair, frequent shampooing is advised. Shampooing can reduce surface sebum, which contains high levels of testosterone and DHT that may reenter the skin and affect the hair follicle.

Specific foods or vitamins don't regrow hair, although good nutrition is essential for healthy hair.

The recommended supplements, which can be taken together, may help your hair grow stronger and healthier by nourishing it at the roots. Though there's no miracle remedy that can guarantee a luxurious head of hair, you may notice improvement within six months, when new hair has had time to grow in.


Flaxseed Oil : 1 tbsp. (14 grams) a day. Can be mixed with food; take in the morning.

Evening Primrose Oil : 1,000 mg 3 times a day. Can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day.

Zinc/Copper : 30 mg zinc and 2 mg copper a day. Add copper only when using zinc longer than 1 month.

Biotin: 1,000 mcg a day. Can combat excessive oiliness and flaking; take with vitamin B complex.

Vitamin B Complex : 1 pill twice a day with food. Look for a B-50 complex with 50 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin; 400 mcg folic acid; and 50 mg all other B vitamins.

PABA : 100 mg a day. Promotes the health of the skin and scalp.

Selenium: 200 mcg twice a day.Don't exceed 600 mcg daily; higher doses may be toxic.