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Do you take vitamins/supplements?

pinkwblingplz — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:42:13 GMT

Maybe it's the labeling on the bottles, you know vitamins for 50+ and all but I guess I sorta assumed that most people over, I dunno 40ish, took vitamins. I take them because my diet isn't what it's 'supposed' to be. But I've talked to a few friends lately and the subject came up and they don't take them. I was a little surprised. Anyway, so I'm wondering if you do, what do you take and why and if you don't, how come? I take a multi but also magnesium because it seems to help keep my head clear and a B-complex. I could def get more hardcore with it but after everything I've read online about it all, I'm not sure they're really even doing anything. Except that my hair & nails grow faster when I take a multi so I guess it's doing something. Anyway, I'd love to hear what you're doing and what helps you.

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missy1 — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:43:59 GMT

No. Only if the Dr. tells me I need too.

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brii — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:45:13 GMT

No, I don't believe in them.

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ROMARY — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:47:42 GMT

They never did agree with me. I've tried many in my lifetime. But, who knows.......just maybe the newest ones would........It's just that now-a-days, I'm just too lazy to try 'this and that' vitamin. All of my patience with vitamins has disappeared!

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:50:06 GMT

On 1/22/2015 missy1 said:
No. Only if the Dr. tells me I need too.

Me too.

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Cranberries — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:50:51 GMT

Tried taking a multivitamin and something about the iron(I think) made me want to hurl. Even if I ate something.

I was taking a flax oil pill but switched to occasionally using ground flax.

Otherwise I don't believe in all that stuff.

I did take Flintstones vitamins as a kid.

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RedTop — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:56:41 GMT

I only take what I am known to be deficient in, based on lab testing.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:00:14 GMT

The only thing I take is something for my digestive tract because I have issues and these have greatly helped.

If I was tested and found to be deficient in something, I would consider a vitamin or supplement. Other than that, I don't believe in them. I think if one is eating properly, the need for all these vitamins and supplements isn't there.

I used to take a vitamin for my hair, skin and nails and then realized, I didn't want to put anything unnecessary into my system for the sake of vanity. I personally think all that stuff is very hard on the liver. Then they sell vitamins, for the health of your liver!

I cringe watching the Andrew Lessman shows and hearing the hosts and callers talk about all the stuff they are taking.

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brii — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:21:16 GMT

The liver things hits really close to home with me, LD.

My mom had non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. By the time she was diagnosed, it was Stage IV. She only lived 9 months then.

She was obsessed with vitamins and cleanses. I believe that contributed to her illness. All those vitamins and supplements are very hard on your liver.

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bikerbabe — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:22:40 GMT

Multi, D3, omega 3, alpha lipoic acid, Andrew lessman circulation and vein

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chickenbutt — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:23:39 GMT

I have a few things that I kind of try to take. I have to say, however, that I HATE taking vitamins. Hate it hate it hate it! Consequently, I'm kind of bad at it. But I do know that I need a few things that help with some of my conditions. Still hate it, though!

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PIT-HAG Melissa — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:27:28 GMT

c, e, calcium, multi,Glucosamine,biotin and a few others...

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:30:14 GMT

On 1/22/2015 brii said:
The liver things hits really close to home with me, LD.

My mom had non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. By the time she was diagnosed, it was Stage IV. She only lived 9 months then.

She was obsessed with vitamins and cleanses. I believe that contributed to her illness. All those vitamins and supplements are very hard on your liver.

Brii, I didn't know there was such a thing. Is it the same as fatty liver disease? I'll have to do some research on that. My dad died of cirrhosis but his was from drinking. Unfortunately, like your mom, by the time he was diagnosed, he only lived 6 months. I think he had symptoms and just let them go.

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Shorty2U — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:32:47 GMT

The only vitamins I was told to take are Vitamin D and Calcium because my Vitamin D gets checked through blood work and its always low. And I have a bad back, hip, etc. At one point I was on prescription Vitamin D for a short time because my Vitamin D level was critically low.

Other wise no I don't pop vitamins. I eat food to get my vitamins.

My husband was taking all kinds of vitamins. He told his Dr and she said theres no one on earth that needs all of those vitamins. So he stopped.

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brii — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:33:02 GMT

On 1/22/2015 LipstickDiva said:
On 1/22/2015 brii said:
The liver things hits really close to home with me, LD.

My mom had non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. By the time she was diagnosed, it was Stage IV. She only lived 9 months then.

She was obsessed with vitamins and cleanses. I believe that contributed to her illness. All those vitamins and supplements are very hard on your liver.

Brii, I didn't know there was such a thing. Is it the same as fatty liver disease? I'll have to do some research on that. My dad died of cirrhosis but his was from drinking. Unfortunately, like your mom, by the time he was diagnosed, he only lived 6 months. I think he had symptoms and just let them go.

It's not fatty liver disease. It's cirrhosis. She didn't drink, so it was classified as non-alcoholic cirrhosis.

Looking back, she had symptoms too and ignored them. By the time she got the courage to go to the doctor, it was too late. She always boasted that she didn't need a doctor because she took such good care of herself.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:35:28 GMT

Thanks Brii. Did the docs ever say what causes cirrhosis when it's not alcohol related?

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bikerbabe — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:38:15 GMT

On 1/22/2015 LipstickDiva said:
Thanks Brii. Did the docs ever say what causes cirrhosis when it's not alcohol related?

Hepatitis is one cause.

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brii — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:40:08 GMT

On 1/22/2015 LipstickDiva said:
Thanks Brii. Did the docs ever say what causes cirrhosis when it's not alcohol related?

They couldn't really give us any definitive cause. They sent her liver biopsy to a few research hospitals, and they said that there simply isn't enough case studies to conclude what it was caused from. She brought up the vitamins with every doctor she talked to. They all said it was a good possibility that that's what it was from. They found unusually high amounts of metal in her liver. They said vitamins contain trace amounts of metal. If you consume vitamins for as long as she did and as many as she took, it was a possibility.

Obviously, people who take vitamins don't succumb to cirrhosis. Every person is different and has different reactions to everything they take.

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brii — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:40:37 GMT

On 1/22/2015 bikerbabe said:
On 1/22/2015 LipstickDiva said:
Thanks Brii. Did the docs ever say what causes cirrhosis when it's not alcohol related?

Hepatitis is one cause.

Hepatitis is one cause. They ruled that out in her case.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:43:10 GMT

Thanks for the info. ladies. I definitely learned something today.