What Vitamins or Supplements do you take regularly?

[Mr. Ected]

Do you ever wonder if it's worth the expense?

I'm spending at least $25 a month on whole food multi-vitamins and fish oil supplements, as does my wife. Maybe if I spent that money on credit card debt instead of faith pills, I'd have less stress and live longer too.

Hmmm.

[Glassunion]

1. Beer... It has all the B vitamins.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. All of them. n/t

[spinbaby]

3. Here's my list

1 Centrum for women over 50
2 glucosamine chondroitin
2 fish oil

[pokerfan]

4. Just one

* Heart Health with Vitamins B6, B12, C, E and Folic Acid
* Healthy Blood Pressure†† Vitamin C, Calcium, Magnesium, and more† Vitamin D
* Immunity with Vitamins A, C, E and Selenium
* Physical Energy with Vitamins B6, B12, Pantothenic Acid, Chromium, and Folic Acid
* Does not contain iron

A $10 bottle of 100 tablets last me three months.

[Minimus]

5. 50,000 units of vitamin D

once a week. I only take it because it is prescribed by my doctor. Also have taken prescribed iron, folic acid, and recieved B-12 injections in the past.

I am not a big believer so I do not buy any OTC vitamin supplements.

[Crystal Clarity]

6. If your lipids are high, your doctor can prescribe Fish Oil

Not all insurance co's will pay, but many will.

As far as the other stuff? I hate to sound like 'Aunt Haggie' but... Supplements can do alot of good or harm. You've really got to read up on the stuff and consult your doctor. Many people don't take them as seriously as they should. And they can interact with any meds you may be taking.

But if you have the right info, you can taylor your supplements to your own specific needs, thus cutting out stuff you don't. Believe me, it's worth the try. :-)

[auntAgonist]

7. I have malabsorption syndrome and iron deficient anemia, here's my list...

3x a day...

4- 400 IU of dry Vitamin D3
4- 400 IU of dry Vitamin A & D
1- Centrum Silver for women
3- 300mg Calcium
Iron - Proferrin hema iron (greater absorption)
Zinc
1 ADEK vitamin combo.
B complex
-----------------
2x a day ...

1- 50000 Drisdol (Ergocalciferol) by prescription.

1 vitamin B12 shot per week.

[applegrove]

8. Sea Kelp pills for metabolism, multivitamin and vitamin D.

[BuddhaGirl]

9. I take quite a few

Multi, vision complex, CoQ10, fish oil, turmeric, vitamin D, DHEA, coleus forshkoli, hyaluronic acid, liver formula, phosphatidyl serine.

Those are the basics - sometimes I add others as needed :-)

[RiffRandell]

10. Mine

Multivitamin, calcium/magnesium/zinc, fish oil and milk thistle (for the liver)

[nickinSTL]

11. I take a pretty standard multivitamin/multimineral

men's formula.

Aside from that, I take fish oil prescribed by my doctor and prescription levels of niacin (vitamin B3) - both for low HDL and high triglycerides.

Don't know if the multivitamin does much, but I have a somewhat limited diet and my dietitian recommends it. :shrug:

[Doeed]

12. Every morning I eat my usual

bowl full of nails, and I'm good until at least lunch.

[auntAgonist]

13. $25.00 isn't bad if you're getting good results from them.

[flvegan]

14. I spend around $125/mo on supplements.

Worth it? Every cent.

[Curmudgeoness]

15. None. I try to eat right and hope that is enough.

Don't know that I even believe that most of the supplements are effective. (I know, at my age I should be taking something.)

But years ago, I always did a multi-vitamin daily, used kid's vitamins because they were so much cheaper (or when on sale more often), and they had the same things in them as the adult vitamins. Didn't hurt me. I don't think.