Do you take vitamins?

CharonCharon

I started when I started this.
I call it insurance.
For one, I knew I was not getting enough calcium.
The 50% the vitamin offers gives me peace of mind.
I take a multi, fish oil, vitamin c, and ginkgo (for my ringing in the ears -I'm old).
Sometimes I take zinc when the ringing gets too bad.

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IsaackGMOON

Have you not gone to a doctor to see if it's Tinnitus? I've had it for as long as I can remember and I thought everyone could hear it... yours could be anything, I'm not an M,D. so I can't really say anything

I do not take any multivitamins or fish oils... but I've been looking into it.

WeddedBliss1992

i take ALIVE vitamins, cinnamon capsules, Omega-3, and garlic tablets.

GSixZero

I take Orange Triad from Controlled Labs.

macgurlnet

I take fish oil (has really helped keep my skin clear, obviously in combination with other stuff), as well as a probiotic and a magnesium supplement.

I don't take a catch-all multivitamin, though, and never have lol.

~Lyssa

OldHobo

The thread title is. "Do you take vitamins?"

No.

Maybe I should take a multi-vitamin, but I've seen so much ridiculous hype of all types of supplements of the years that I'm predisposed against them.

healthygreek

I just take 1000 mg D3 cause my doc did a blood test and said I need it and 400 mg magnesium citrate for anxiety and regularity-works great!
Other than those two I eat a very balanced diet so I get everything else I need through food.

Madame_Goldbrick

Multi vit, fish oil, Vit C, Chromium

jgnatca

Medically ordered. I take a multivitamin that contains folic acid, therapeutic iron, calcium and vitamin D.

On my own I take Black Cohosh for menopausal symptoms and Glucosamine for my running.

kk_inprogress

I eat my nutrients. Multivitamins are pointless if you don't have a deficiency and if you don't know how your body processes vitamins.

Madame_Goldbrick

My diet is pretty crappy. Hence I take multi vit's. Yay for me!

kk_inprogress

Madame_Goldbrick wrote: »

My diet is pretty crappy. Hence I take multi vit's. Yay for me!

Have you had tests done that show you are deficient?

Madame_Goldbrick

Nope!

kk_inprogress

Madame_Goldbrick wrote: »

Nope!

So how do you know you need them? And how do you know your body is even absorbing them? Seems like a waste of money.

Madame_Goldbrick

I don't know I need them. It's probably completely a placebo effect. It makes me feel better. To my mind that's PRICELESS!

Mistraal1981

I take Berocca and a fish oil tablet daily

Timelordlady85

I take vitamin D, was tested for it and dr said I had a deficiency in vitamin D and I take a multivitamin for her, hair,nail and skin vitamins and a cranberry supplement.

abatonfan

I only have a prescribed vitamin D supplement. My endo tested me a year or so ago, and I was severely deficient (which makes sense, because T1DM and vitamin D deficiency tend to go hand-in-hand).

I've been keeping a close eye on my micro intake, and I'm debating whether to take a small multivitamin to help me meet my calcium and iron goals (I tend to be 50% under on both). Then again, it would be cheaper for me to crush up half a serving of total cereal and throw it into my yogurt.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

I take a lot of supplements for a spinal and bone problem I have, I do have multi vitamins but only take one now and again if my iron has been low in my diet for a few days.

oneluckiegirl

Nope.

LKArgh

No.
And I am confused by this thread. Neither calcium not iron are vitamins.

runwithtoppa

A few years ago, I was diagnosed with anaemia and needed iron tablets and b12 shots, but recently all my levels checked back out, so I no longer need them.
I was borderline with my iron, so I would take iron tablets during periods if I haven't got enough from food. To help keep my levels topped up.

However, since I decided to start eating more healthy and do more activities, I thought it would be worth while taking some multi vitamins designed for females. It is more a short term safety net. Once I gain more knowledge and become more aware of the nutrients I need and what I am getting, I will ditch the multi vitamins.
Probably is a waste of money as I am a healthy fit young lady, but right now 19 pence a day for a few weeks/months wont break the bank.

However, looking at the levels of each vitamin on the box, some are around 900% my daily needs and others just 25%. Which makes me feel it is more a gimmick.

As an example.
The magnesium in the multivitamin is at 25% my daily need. And doing a spot of research on the internet.. my previous diet would have put me in the category of low magnesium intake. Not only that but I the stuff I was eating/drinking would have been reducing my magnesium levels further. My heavy intake of carbonated drinks, full of phosphates, would have been binding with the little magnesium intake and rendering them useless.
I note eye twitches are one sign of low magnesium... that might have explained the long periods of eye twitching I used to get then....

I would be foolish to think taking multivitamins long term would be healthy, especially if I was taking them because I wasn't eating a healthy variety of foods to gain all my nutrients. But for a short term until I gain more knowledge, it will help to keep my mind at rest and my body stores stocked in some areas.

And if you'll excuse me, I am going to find out what foods are high in magnesium *twitches eye*

LKArgh

runwithtoppa wrote: »

A few years ago, I was diagnosed with anaemia and needed iron tablets and b12 shots, but recently all my levels checked back out, so I no longer need them.
I was borderline with my iron, so I would take iron tablets during periods if I haven't got enough from food. To help keep my levels topped up.

However, since I decided to start eating more healthy and do more activities, I thought it would be worth while taking some multi vitamins designed for females. It is more a short term safety net. Once I gain more knowledge and become more aware of the nutrients I need and what I am getting, I will ditch the multi vitamins.
Probably is a waste of money as I am a healthy fit young lady, but right now 19 pence a day for a few weeks/months wont break the bank.

However, looking at the levels of each vitamin on the box, some are around 900% my daily needs and others just 25%. Which makes me feel it is more a gimmick.

As an example.
The magnesium in the multivitamin is at 25% my daily need. And doing a spot of research on the internet.. my previous diet would have put me in the category of low magnesium intake. Not only that but I the stuff I was eating/drinking would have been reducing my magnesium levels further. My heavy intake of carbonated drinks, full of phosphates, would have been binding with the little magnesium intake and rendering them useless.
I note eye twitches are one sign of low magnesium... that might have explained the long periods of eye twitching I used to get then....

I would be foolish to think taking multivitamins long term would be healthy, especially if I was taking them because I wasn't eating a healthy variety of foods to gain all my nutrients. But for a short term until I gain more knowledge, it will help to keep my mind at rest and my body stores stocked in some areas.

And if you'll excuse me, I am going to find out what foods are high in magnesium *twitches eye*

Don't you have this backwards? Eating more healthy would mean less need for supplements, right?

melimomTARDIS

I take "one-a-day women's" brand multivitamin, because I dont eat red meat, or much iron fortified food. Its a painless way to get that iron in.

It also contains B vitamins, which are important for me, as I have an absorbtion issue, and must consume MORE B-vits than the average person to meet my RDA.

Lounmoun

Sometimes I take a multivitamin or vitamin E.

7lenny7

kkenseth wrote: »

I eat my nutrients. Multivitamins are pointless if you don't have a deficiency and if you don't know how your body processes vitamins.

^^ Exactly. I used to take a multivitamin, just because, but after discussing it with my doc, he convinced me it wasn't necessary. I finished the bottle I had and won't buy any more unless there's a specific medical reason for it.

arditarose

I just started taking fish oil and I'll pop an iron supplement a few times per week. I have no clue if they are doing anything but I have to say, I did not struggle as much during my period this month and I think the increased iron helped.

mwyvr

No, I don't take multi-vitamins.

I do take an iron supplement most days. I'm a regular blood donor and have found I need the supplement to keep on top of my body's iron needs.

runwithtoppa

aggelikik wrote: »

Don't you have this backwards? Eating more healthy would mean less need for supplements, right?

That is what I thought when I changed my eating habits, and multivitamins never even crossed my mind!
Then I looked at my new eating habits and realised I was not getting quite as many nutrients as I thought.
I had flash backs of B12 shots and 3 iron tablets a day... so I went into panic mode and brought some multivitamins.

I'm well known for being impetuous, and I'm cool with that.

When I see my new eating habits being more balanced with vitamins, I will ditch the vits

emereey

I was having muscle spasms/cramps/twitches pretty regularly (and I'm well hydrated) so I started taking magnesium and potassium. I take them a couple of times a week.