Vitamins?

[Emmsmom]

I was just wondering how many here take vitamins or supplements? I take one pill that has Magnesium, Calcium, and Zinc in it. Then I also take Fish oil. Recently I saw that taking 1 Selenium pill a day can prevent certain cancers. SOOO.. lol Since cancer runs in my family I decided to give it a try. I figure it can't hurt!

[Dobie]

I take a multivitamin and Vitamin E.

[DianaB]

I take several vitamins. I take the Magnesium, Calcium, and Zinc (it helps with leg cramps and restless leg problems) and the vitamin E too. I also take Vitamin A because I read that if you have night blindness that it will help. (We'll see!) I started taking a Super B Complex Vitamin and L-Carnitine and, man oh man, I feel so much more energetic!!! I don't know which one is helping me but I can really, really tell a difference. I also take a fiber pill to help control my appetite. It's called SlimStyles PGX.

My Mom always took a handful of vitamins and I always told myself that I'd never do that, but I find as I get older that I tend to gravitate toward the vitamins to help me with my ailments. I think that if I would be really happy with a doctor that used vitamins instead of prescriptions, at least some of the time.

[Emmsmom]

I have heard that Vitamin E is good for infections too. That tip came from Tink. It worked for me. I think that we rely to much on Medicines. I know that some are really needed but I think others are used to quickly.

[Dobie]

I had never heard of the zinc with restless legs - I'm going to have to try it!

[Ponyup]

I take a woman's multi-vitamin & a magnesium/calcium suppliment. according to my gyno magnesium helps lessen the severity of PMS symptons & depression.

[HALEY]

I take a multi-vitamin, cause i don't eat right, and also 500 mg of vitamin C cause i smoke...

[Janet]

I take a Centrum Silver multi-vitamin every morning, but that's it as far as vitamins. I also take meds for blood pressure, gerd, thyroid and hormones. Which reminds me....I need to find that thread Tink had about an over the counter hormone.

Diana, how did you know what other vitamins to take and for what?

[Emmsmom]

I was watching Oprah,which I can't stand, and Dr.Oz was on. I really do like watching him. He said that if you have a heart condition you should take it with your heart meds. I noticed a difference when I started to take it. My chest flutters calmed down even more when I took it with my regular medicine. Then I read online that taking Fish Oil is good for your heart and can somehow help you loose weight. Well I figured I would kill 2 birds with one stone! LOL

[Gina]

Recently my blood work came back low white blood count. The dr. took further tests and found out that I am anemic this was in June. I am to take an iron supplement along with vitamin C and retake blood in Sept. I also take vitamin B-6 for carpal tunnel, since I have been taking it I feel better with my hands...

[Janet]

B-6 helps with carpal tunnel? I sometimes wake up with my hands asleep, I wonder if it would help me?

[Gina]

B-6 helps with carpal tunnel? I sometimes wake up with my hands asleep, I wonder if it would help me?


Janet it has helped me I asked the dr. and at the vitamin shoppe what it does. They both answered that it helps settle the nerve endings, also great if you have trouble sleeping it calms nerves. I sometimes get numbness on occassion when I sleep so when that happens and I wake up I wear the splint and that helps..

Try it Janet you have nothing to lose it won't hurt.. Ask the pharmacist next time you go in...

[Janet]

I will ask...thanks.

[DianaB]

I had never heard of the zinc with restless legs - I'm going to have to try it!

It's not the Zinc, Dobie, but the Magnesium and it needs the Calcium to bind too to make it more effective. You could get by with a Calcium/Magnesium vitamin.

[DianaB]

........Diana, how did you know what other vitamins to take and for what?

You can look on the labels and it will briefly tell you what they're good for. Also, you can check on-line. Here's a page with a few vitamins on it.


http://bodiesofstone.homestead.com/vitaminfunctions.html

You can get books that also tell how to treat things with vitamins. My daughter has a book that she picked up at a garage sale and that's how I found out about night blindness and vitamin A.

[Janet]

Thanks Diana, I added it to my favorites and when I have some time I will be reading this good. Who knows...maybe I'll start feeling younger....LOL