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Opponents of high-dose B5 acne treatment cite the possibility of deficiencies in other B vitamins due to the disproportionably higher amount of B5 that is present in your system. These concerns are typically voiced in relation to mega-dose B5 acne treatments, which use an average of over 3 times the dosage of Clear5. However, if B5 includes this risk at any dosage at all, it’s worth looking into why it might occur and what you can do about it.

It helps to have a basic understanding of the way vitamins work. Vitamins are similar to enzymes: catalysts for chemical reactions within the body. In order to be absorbed, vitamins must join to receptor molecules. The problem lies in the fact that there are a limited number of available receptor molecules, and usually many more vitamin molecules. Different vitamins may compete for absorbance, and receptor molecules can also have a higher affinity for one particular vitamin over another. Thus, a higher concentration of a particular vitamin which receptor molecules have a preference for can lead to low absorbance for competing vitamins.

Although there has never been a medically documented case of vitamin deficiencies or any harmful side effects resulting from high-dosages of B5, it’s understandable that some might be concerned. The good news is that the possibility of this problem is easily remedied. For Clear5 users, there is almost no possibility of it occurring in the first place, largely due to the mechanism of our time-release formula. Vitamins are typically broken down and absorbed for the most part within the stomach, joining with the receptors present there. However, Clear5 uses a coating that resists the action of stomach acids, so that the B5 from Clear5 tablets is mainly absorbed within the small intestines. Therefore, there is almost no competition with other vitamins absorbed from food or normal supplements, since these are absorbed by the receptors in your stomach, while Clear5 is absorbed by different receptors. The chance of deficiencies is almost nonexistent. Of course, a multivitamin and/or B-complex is still a good idea for your overall health.

For those who use traditional mega-doses of B5, the important thing is to take a B-complex in order to make sure you get enough of those other B-vitamins that B5 can compete for absorbance with. This is most effective if you take your B-complex at a separate time from your B5. In this way, you avoid the chance that the higher presence of B5 will out-compete other B vitamins and cause a deficiency in any of them.