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Regarding PABA, I have been taking 500 mg/day for years, and it hasn't done anything at all for restoring my hair color or even for freezing further change. A m

Regarding PABA, I have been taking 500 mg/day for years, and it hasn't done anything at all for restoring my hair color or even for freezing further change. A much higher dose of it can be risky and it's not worth the gamble. I have also been taking B5 as both calcium pantothenate at 500 mg/day and also as pantethine at 300 mg/day for years, neither of which has done anything either in this context. Similarly, B12 hasn't visibly helped either. I suspect that copper is the issue with me. The lowest dose of MitoQ, a 5 mg capsule per day, had lowered my blood pressure significantly after a month of use, well below normal, approaching an unsafe low. Moreover, it took another month after discontinuation of MitoQ for the blood pressure to normalize. I shudder to think how much more powerful SkQ1 would be if taken orally. My first impression is that SkQ1 seems more relevant for local use than for systemic use.

hackernewds 2y ago
seems like unnecessary dangerous experimentation with the hopes of something cosmetic. why not just color hair?
- OutOfHere 2y ago
  Just because you are uninformed about certain things doesn't mean everyone else is too. For example, driving on the highway could look dangerous to a person from the jungle, but it isn't to someone who knows what he's doing. Your comment is the same way. If I try or take something, it's because I have studied it reasonably. The things I named are not untested high-risk substances. In fact, hair colors contain toxic harmful chemicals that even increase the risk of certain cancers. I do color my hair, but I don't like it, and I do it as little as necessary.
  - naught0 2y ago
    The highway is remarkably dangerous for even excellent drivers
    - edu 2y ago
      Dangerous compared to what? Because in terms of driving highways are safer (have less accidents) than urban and rural roads, and the most dangerous areas are intersections.
      - OutOfHere 2y ago
        You are absolutely correct, of course, but that's clearly not the context I used it in.
- Cumpiler69 2y ago
  >why not just color hair? Or if you're a male, why bother with coloring at all? Just own the young silver fox look and rock with it. Or shave it and grow a huge beard. As a male you have a lot of natural workarounds against imperfect hair color..
  - chownie 2y ago
    Some of us don't grow beards, so you just end up looking like a tall child struggling on hard times.
- freehorse 2y ago
  If the gray hair indicates an underlying health issue/deficiency, dying them is not going to help with that.
notamy 2y ago
> I suspect that copper is the issue with me. Prolonged copper deficiency can cause irreversible neuropathies and CNS damage. You should try to get tested for it if you can.
keyle 2y ago
Thanks for your account of these supplements. I thought PABA looked interesting until reading this. Hopefully some day we can have an over the counter drug that restores or slows graying. I don't have issues with mine beyond it being patchy, distracting.

hackernewds 2y ago

seems like unnecessary dangerous experimentation with the hopes of something cosmetic. why not just color hair?

OutOfHere 2y ago
Just because you are uninformed about certain things doesn't mean everyone else is too. For example, driving on the highway could look dangerous to a person from the jungle, but it isn't to someone who knows what he's doing. Your comment is the same way. If I try or take something, it's because I have studied it reasonably. The things I named are not untested high-risk substances. In fact, hair colors contain toxic harmful chemicals that even increase the risk of certain cancers. I do color my hair, but I don't like it, and I do it as little as necessary.
- naught0 2y ago
  The highway is remarkably dangerous for even excellent drivers
  - edu 2y ago
    Dangerous compared to what? Because in terms of driving highways are safer (have less accidents) than urban and rural roads, and the most dangerous areas are intersections.
    - OutOfHere 2y ago
      You are absolutely correct, of course, but that's clearly not the context I used it in.
Cumpiler69 2y ago
>why not just color hair? Or if you're a male, why bother with coloring at all? Just own the young silver fox look and rock with it. Or shave it and grow a huge beard. As a male you have a lot of natural workarounds against imperfect hair color..
- chownie 2y ago
  Some of us don't grow beards, so you just end up looking like a tall child struggling on hard times.
freehorse 2y ago
If the gray hair indicates an underlying health issue/deficiency, dying them is not going to help with that.

notamy 2y ago

> I suspect that copper is the issue with me. Prolonged copper deficiency can cause irreversible neuropathies and CNS damage. You should try to get tested for it if you can.

keyle 2y ago

Thanks for your account of these supplements. I thought PABA looked interesting until reading this. Hopefully some day we can have an over the counter drug that restores or slows graying. I don't have issues with mine beyond it being patchy, distracting.