MFP, I'm taking too many pills at once... HELP!

This is worth a look ... http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-supplements/

Be careful when telling someone to stop taking supplements...find out why they take them first.
I'm thinking OP is just taking hers because she's heard good things about them since she says she 'likes' taking them.

That being said, I take a multitude of pills a day, several of which are supplements, physician-ordered for health conditions, so ask before telling someone to just 'stop' taking something. Could be detrimental to her healht.

And this is why people end up with eating disorders, mental issues, along with other conditions. There's absolutely NO REASON why she is taking cinnamon, CLA, caffeine, and L-Glutamine for one. You can get all of this from a normal diet without the unknown crap loaded into pills.

You load all this **** into your body and wonder why things start to happen......


And secondly.... if all of this crap was prescribed to her, she wouldn't be on MFP forums asking for help instead of asking a doctor, unless she's mentally incapable of thinking rationally.

^ Agreed.

So I have a lot of vitamins I like to take daily bit I'm not sure what the best time of day/combinations are. I'm tired of taking most of them in the morning and ending up with a stomach ache. I'll run you down the list. Please help with how to break these up!

Niacin
Sam-e
5HTP
Cinnamon
L-Cartinine
L-Glutamine
Caffeine
Fiber
B12
Fish OIl
Magnesium
CLA
Multivitamin
Vitamin C
Calcium


Any help is appreciated.

A bowl of Cinnamon Roll Mini-Wheats, a glass of OJ, and a cup of coffee takes care of about 90% of that list ...

Oh good god just eat some ****ing food

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If your diet is balanced and healthy you do not need any of these unless you are serverly deficient in something.

Not true. There are many medical reasons to have a need to add supplements, even with a healthy diet.

I agree that is a lot of vitamins to take unless the doc is telling you too but at the same time has anyone herd or constructive criticism on this website? the whole reason for these type of forums is to be able to get helpful advice. Lets not send someone into freaking depression with the curse words and rudeness.. I notice this is a trend on a lot of the forums there is no reason to not want to help her but at the same time people need to learn a few communication skills and not be so rude about things. Not everyone knows everything about fitness and health hince the reason they are asking. Sorry about the side note but geeze!!

I agree that is a lot of vitamins to take unless the doc is telling you too but at the same time has anyone herd or constructive criticism on this website? the whole reason for these type of forums is to be able to get helpful advice. Lets not send someone into freaking depression with the curse words and rudeness.. I notice this is a trend on a lot of the forums there is no reason to not want to help her but at the same time people need to learn a few communication skills and not be so rude about things. Not everyone knows everything about fitness and health hince the reason they are asking. Sorry about the side note but geeze!!

If typed up words "depress" her she has a lot more issues than the amount of pills she's consuming.

Putting godly amounts of unknown crap into your body and expecting good results is idiocy. SHE DOESN'T"T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY DO... or she wouldn't be trying to condense them down if she "really" needed them.

I have a heart murmur, do you think I'm going to ask you guys, over a heart specialist, if I can compete in a 15k marathon?

So I have a lot of vitamins I like to take daily bit I'm not sure what the best time of day/combinations are. I'm tired of taking most of them in the morning and ending up with a stomach ache. I'll run you down the list. Please help with how to break these up!

Any help is appreciated.

Cinnamon -- Just add some real cinnamon to something you eat during the day.
Caffeine -- WHY????
Fiber -- Eat some berries every day (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries)
B12 -- Are you a vegetarian? If not, this is likely not necessary.
Vitamin C -- The berries and a raw tomato in a salad will cover more of this than your body can process.
Calcium -- Do you eat dairy? If so, likely you don't need this, either.

If she has both Type II Diabetes *and* GI issues or other digestion issues, that might be a reason for a cinnamon supplement instead off eating cinnamon.

But I'm not a doctor.

Possibly. But the likelihood that a 23-year-old woman who appears to be a normal weight based on her profile photo makes it unlikely. But cinnamon isn't sugar, either, so I'm not sure why she would need a supplement for that, anyway.

True.

My husband takes 500mg. It helps regulate blood glucose and normal A1C levels. But he can only eat cinnamon in tiny doses or else he'll get heartburn.

No one in the world needs to take all of those.

I take some supplements. Because I need them. If she has some serious need for one or two of them then by all means. But there is no way she needs all of those.

Especially the carnitine and glutamine. Those are common amino acids. No one in the world needs to supplement with common amino acids.

And no one needs 5-HTP either. It's another amino acid sold as an appetite suppressant.

And cinnamon? Who has a medical need for a cinnamon supplement?

OP is clearly not taking these for medical reasons. She's just taking a boatload of supplements.

5-HTP is actually one of the ones I take for depression. It might be sold as an appetite suppressant, but it also stimulates serotonin production. It's good stuff. You say "no one in the world needs to supplement with amino acids." Hm. I do. Ok, I guess I don't NEED to. But in order to function at a normal level, I really like to have them.

I'm with you on the cinnamon. I'm just saying that there's more to some of these things than you might realize.

*Edit* And yes, I eat real, healthy, whole foods. Just for the record. No, I don't always log them all.

No one in the world needs to take all of those.

I take some supplements. Because I need them. If she has some serious need for one or two of them then by all means. But there is no way she needs all of those.

Especially the carnitine and glutamine. Those are common amino acids. No one in the world needs to supplement with common amino acids.

And no one needs 5-HTP either. It's another amino acid sold as an appetite suppressant.

And cinnamon? Who has a medical need for a cinnamon supplement?

OP is clearly not taking these for medical reasons. She's just taking a boatload of supplements.

5-HTP is actually one of the ones I take for depression. It might be sold as an appetite suppressant, but it also stimulates serotonin production. It's good stuff. You say "no one in the world needs to supplement with amino acids." Hm. I do. Ok, I guess I don't NEED to. But in order to function at a normal level, I really like to have them.

I'm with you on the cinnamon. I'm just saying that there's more to some of these things than you might realize.

*Edit* And yes, I eat real, healthy, whole foods. Just for the record. No, I don't always log them all.

What specific amino acids do you need to supplement with and what are you eating that you're not getting them from food?

cinnamon?

So I have a lot of vitamins I like to take daily bit I'm not sure what the best time of day/combinations are. I'm tired of taking most of them in the morning and ending up with a stomach ache. I'll run you down the list. Please help with how to break these up!

Niacin
Sam-e
5HTP
Cinnamon
L-Cartinine
L-Glutamine
Caffeine
Fiber
B12
Fish OIl
Magnesium
CLA
Multivitamin
Vitamin C
Calcium


Any help is appreciated.

pick up a multi vitamine and fish oil and ignore the rest

It's sad that a healthy person thinks they need to take 20 pills a day to be healthy.

So I have a lot of vitamins I like to take daily bit I'm not sure what the best time of day/combinations are. I'm tired of taking most of them in the morning and ending up with a stomach ache. I'll run you down the list. Please help with how to break these up!

Any help is appreciated.

Cinnamon -- Just add some real cinnamon to something you eat during the day.
Caffeine -- WHY????
Fiber -- Eat some berries every day (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries)
B12 -- Are you a vegetarian? If not, this is likely not necessary.
Vitamin C -- The berries and a raw tomato in a salad will cover more of this than your body can process.
Calcium -- Do you eat dairy? If so, likely you don't need this, either.

If she has both Type II Diabetes *and* GI issues or other digestion issues, that might be a reason for a cinnamon supplement instead off eating cinnamon.

But I'm not a doctor.

Also, GIT irritation can be greatly helped by taking powdered glutamine.

I do like how so many people tell her what she needs or doesn't need, and how few actually asked her about her health, goals, or whether she has had discussions or advice from a doctor or health professional.

For the OP, you can get a B complex vitamin with C in a timed release forum. And yes, peanut gallery, if she's not vegan she probably gets enough baseline B vits to meet the RDA, but that wouldn't apply if OP has a high stress job, works where there's high exposure to the common cold (schools and hosptitals, etc.), or trains heavily. That combines the B12, Niacin, and C in one pill.

You should take to your doctor or a health professional about what to take when, and with what. Generally, there's no need to take all of your vitamins at once and it probably is lessening efficacy in addition to unsettling your tummy. Take your 5-HTP before bed. Take your B complex with C on an empty stomach in the morning with your Sam-e which needs B to work. Take the multi and fish oil with breakfast. Dont take the calcium with your multi if it has iron, because calcium impairs iron absoprtion and use. Take your CLA and carnitine before lunch and/or dinner.

It may look like a lot of supplements, but depending on the OPs health status and goals, it may or may not be and still may be preferable to multiple prescription medications.