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Selenium sulfide is a skin-related agent.

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

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Selsun • Exsel

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A 19-year old female asked:

I'm consuming a suplement tablet which contains selenium 100mcg + vit.E 200i.U + vit.C500mg + vit.A 5000i.U every morning. Is it good or too much? Tx

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A 39-year old asked:

What are the heath benefits of taking selenium?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Is selenium harmful ? Does it lead to death or any other disorders ?

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A 51-year old asked:

Can selenium increase dopamine?

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Could selenium increase dopamine levels?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Does taking selenium pills heals gastritis?

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A 76-year old male asked:

Then why stopping selenium does BP rise and taking sel. It drops?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I'm on Levothy 100mcg-Liothy 50mcg. In addition, my DR wants me to start taking:Tyrosine 500mg, iThroid 6.25mg,selenium 200mcg,zinc 30mg. Is this ok?

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A 47-year old asked:

Can selenium affect warfarin?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Is selenium supplement good fr the body?

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A female asked:

Hi can I take the vitamin selenium with throyxine?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Hi, i put 8 brazil nuts in a green smoothie, should I be worried about selenium toxicity? I don't take any selenium suppl and i never ate the nuts b4

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A 76-year old male asked:

Why does selenium in me control blood pressure?

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A 49-year old female asked:

Selenium and manganese supplement for hyPothyroid how helpful?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Hi doc, Im TTC for 4months (33yrs old). Im troubling with which multiV to take, fertility support multiV or prenatal multiV. Iv seen selenium & CoQ10 are not available in prenatal multiVs but in fertility multiV. Plz help me to find whats best?

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A 22-year old male asked:

If I was diagnosed with ringworm and the selenium lotion didn't clean up my light patches since I'm black, and my skin still itches. What should I do?

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A member asked:

Hi ... I just discovered I am deficient in chromium and selenium ... My research has led me to trying brewer's yeast as a nutritional supplement ... I'm struggling understanding the difference between brewer's yeast and nutritional yeast ... I believe the

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A 37-year old male asked:

I'm taking pms-risperidone 1.5mg, cipralex 10mg & aprovel 150mg is it ok to take supplements that contain niacinamide, vitamine e & d, selenium?

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A 35-year old female asked:

I have scalp psoriasis but not sure if this is the right diagnosis. I'm not sure what prescription I need for my scalp psoriasis problem. Last year, I was diagnosed with the ringworms but it cleared up. I was prescribed Selenium Sulfide shampoo?

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A 30-year old male asked:

I was prescribed selenium sulfide 2.5 shampoo and think i'm having an adverse reaction (skin irritation, no rash), how long before it goes away?

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A 45-year old female asked:

I'm hypo-thyroid & just got supplements 4 my swollen glands, it sounds like ALL could b dangerous! Alpha Lipoic Acid,Co Q10,Cod Liver Oil & Selenium!

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A 43-year old asked:

Does selenium treat parotid cancer?

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A 24-year old male asked:

I prefer natural and i want to take selenium and vit e and milk thistle however i don't want pills. Is it possible that i would get enough from diet?

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A 65-year old male asked:

Do zinc, selenium and magnesium help with BPH?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Is it good to take selenium tablets for tinea versicolor?

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A 76-year old male asked:

Why does eliminating selenium supplement increase my blood pressure?

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A 33-year old male asked:

What dosage of Selenium is effective toward slowing the speed of HIV disease progression?

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A female asked:

I just bough selsun blue with selenium sulfide how to apply ?, how long till you rinse it?, and how often i need to re do ? 1every week, 1 every 2 week

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Can selenium helps with erectile dysfunction?

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What are the consequences/effects of long term use of selenium sulfide shampoos?

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