Biotin Dosage

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> My son is 28 #, how much biotin should I give him to help with yeast?

Most kids seem to need 5-10mg. I would start lower, like 1mg or even

4000mcg [1mg equals 1000mcg] and work up from there. My kids needed

much more than these doses, but 5-10mg seems about average.

Dana

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> Hello Dana,

> I would like to know what dosage of BIOTIN I should start giving to my

> boys(7 and 8 years). I have Thorne Biotin-8 8000mcg capsules, but have

> not used them yet.

I started my kids with 400mcg per day, and worked up from there. Most

kids tend to need 5-10mg [your biotin 8 is 8mg, but I would not start

that high]. My son needed 20mg 3x per day for a while.

You might start by giving a small sprinkle of the biotin 8. Biotin

does require magnesium for proper absorption.

Dana

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How much Biotin would you recommend for a 40# child. He cannot swallow

pills so I would have to find a liquid form. Any recommendations? I

would like to try to see if this will help some of his stemming. Thanks

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> How much Biotin would you recommend for a 40# child.

I would start with 400mcg and work up from there as required.

>>He cannot swallow

> pills

Teach him how

http://www.danasview.net/capsules.htm

>> so I would have to find a liquid form.

It comes as tiny capsules, so it would work well to teach him to

swallow them. Or you can open the capsules and mix with something.

> would like to try to see if this will help some of his stemming.

What are the stims?

Dana