What are your current supplements?

[Stephanie]

Mine are ever changing, but this is pretty much my typical routine.

Spirulina tablets (immune system, oxygenation, and general health)
Biotin (huge dose, hoping to coax my cells to regenerate fast enough to give me a new body)
5-HTP (depression - this stuff rocks my world)
Omega-3 complex (works hand-in-hand with the 5-HTP for depression, but also for general health)
Bromelain (my sinuses)
Acidophilus (body balance)
Natrol Energy Multi (just 'cause this stuff rocks)
Ester-C (also for immune system)

I've been alternating the Omega-3 Complex with Flax Seed Oil (with ground flax seeds) but have just heard that flax seed oil goes rancid very quickly after pressing, so am entertaining the thought of just buying flax seeds in bulk, keeping them in the freezer, and chomping on them everyday.

Anyone else? :)

[jessie58]

Evening primrose oil capsule, 1 in the am, 1 in the pm, 1 at nighttime
Coral calcium tablet once daily
Cod liver oil capsule once daily
Msm capsule once daily
Bcomplex with iron tablet once daily
Biotin tablet once daily

[eiyela]

A daily multivitamin, that's it.

[Wind]

A daily teen multi vitamin and a twice daily Hair, Skin and Nails with Biotin and Gelatin. Unfortunately, I always seem to forget the second tablet. :ooh:

[katkero]

I take every morning: a multivitamin, my iron and a vitamin for my hair.
When I'm at home I take at lunch a second vitaminablet for my hair.

[LittleFlower]

Half a daily multi.
Calsium-Magnesium-Zinc tablet.
Herbal capsule for hair and skin, just for fun.

I'm really bad about taking them though... Especially with the multi, I skip days all the time because I just forget :whyme:

[Clare-Dragonfly]

Chewable multivitamin (Flintstones--it really is the best!)
Iron tablet (with added vitamin C for absorption)

I'd like to take something for hair growth but I'm nervous about it affecting my skin... And I have a really hard time swallowing pills, hence the chewable multi. I cut the iron tablet into quarters with a pill cutter.

[golden_gal]

Cod liver oil
Evening primrose oil
Calsium and magnesium tablet (with zink and vitamin D)
Vitamin C
Multivitamin tablets with iron

[Dulci]

MSM & glocosamine/chondroitin (sp?) for recently diagnosed osteoarthritis in my left shoulder :purplex:
Ocuvite vitamins because they disagree with DH and I want to see if they help with my worsening eyesight :purplex: (aging sucks)
EPO/Fish oil/Barleans Women's oil, one of those a day (I mix it up)
I also have Digestive Enzymes I take if I'm going to eat lots of meat, like at a barbeque.

[TwirlyTresses]

Just a multivitamin and calcium-magnesium-zinc for me.

[Meezer]

I am not big on supplements, as I would rather get what I need through food; however I do take a daily multi-vitamin-- the chewable kind b/c I find them to double as a sweet treat. :) I also take a cacium phosphorous supplement daily. I 'used' to be diligent with a Hair, Skin, Nails supplement, but I got off track with that. I 'may' start taking G&C for this osteoarthritis that I've developed, but I'll decide on that after I see my spinal specialist.

[sofia9283]

Currently I am taking two different supplements, Shop Rite High Potency Stress Plus Iron (like Stresstabs) and Garden of Life Primal Defense.

[ShanaMaidela]

Right now, I take a multi-vitamin for general health.
Two fish oil capsules
3 acidophilus (one at each meal)
I also consume a couple of teaspoons of ground flax seeds almost everyday. They are not a problem if I eat cereal or a smoothie in the morning but I dislike eating them plain or in a glass of water. So, 6 out of 7 days I eat them. (Ok, ok..you caught me. I have to have my weekly donut fix :ooh: )

[Tresses]

Weight Smart One a Day
EPO
Citrical
Biotin
MSM
B complex
potassium
Trimega 3 Fish oil
2 squares of Lindt 70% Cocoa dark chocolate (more if it's a rough day ;) )

Now, ask me if I remember to take them every day. :rolleyes: (Somehow, I have no trouble remembering to eat the chocolate. :eureka: )

[jessie58]

Weight Smart One a Day
EPO
Citrical
Biotin
MSM
B complex
potassium
Trimega 3 Fish oil
2 squares of Lindt 70% Cocoa dark chocolate (more if it's a rough day ;) )

Now, ask me if I remember to take them every day. :rolleyes: (Somehow, I have no trouble remembering to eat the chocolate. :eureka: )


I used to take Ginko Biloba to improve my memory but kept forgetting to take them every day. Doh.:p

[Stephanie]

I used to take Ginko Biloba to improve my memory but kept forgetting to take them every day. Doh.:p
LOL!!! :lafhard:

[Tresses]

I used to take Ginko Biloba to improve my memory but kept forgetting to take them every day. Doh.:p

::snort:: :lafhard:

[Hairstorm]

Multi
MSM
E
Soya Lecithin
Biotin
Fish oil
Flax oil
Glucosamine

Calcium, if I remember.

[ShanaMaidela]

Now, ask me if I remember to take them every day. :rolleyes: (Somehow, I have no trouble remembering to eat the chocolate. :eureka: )

:lafhard: That would be me too! :blush:

[Pierre]

(Somehow, I have no trouble remembering to eat the chocolate. :eureka: )
I just ordered some stuff from rawfood.com last night, including raw chocolate. I have had no chocolate for at least two decades, when it was milk chocolate. They say raw chocolate has more ORAC units than açaí.

[curls2grow]

Mine are --

women's multi
calcium
grape seed extract
Omega-3
Wobenzym (enzyme pills to help with pain and inflammation for my bad joints)

[kimberlily]

Flax oil capsules
Big dose of biotin
Trader Joe's women's multi
evening primrose oil
probiotics

Most of this is for my hair, but it does wonders for the rest of my body too ;)

[TheFragile]

Multi vitamin - rotating between Centrum and GNC Women's Ultra Mega
Ultra Nourishair
Flax seed oil

I also have Borba Skin Balancing Gummy Bears, but thats really just a veiled excuse to eat candy... :sweet:

[SchnauzerMom]

I take a multi-vitamin, calcium with Vit D and L-Lysine every morning.

[shawngal]

Current Routine:
Garden of Life Primal Defense(3 tablets a day)
Twinlab MaxiLife Collagen Type II w/ Hyaluronic Acid(2 capsules daily)
Biotin(10,000 mcgs daily)
MSM(3000 mg daily)
Silica (1500 mg daily)
Flax Oil(2400 mg daily)
EPO(1000 mg daily)
Fish Oil(1700 mg daily)
Acidophilus(34 mg daily)
A multi every day
Ester C(1000 mg daily)

When I remember:
Calcuim
Brewer's Yeast
Milk Thistle
Olive Leaf Extract
Blue Green Algae

[teela1978]

Multivitamin
Glucosamine/Chondritin/MSN (bad knees)
Vitamin E (I think it helps my skin...)
St. John's Wort (no insurance, cheaper than prozac :))

Seems to do good stuff for me, I think my brain works better when I remember to take all that regularly. No clue why though.

[birdiefu]

Since I'm still nursing, I have to be careful with supplements (yup, even too much of those can be not-so-good). So right now I'm taking prenatals, EPO (500 mg), B complex, and occasionally calcium.

[LilyMunster]

Multi
MSM
Biotin
Glucosimine Condrition
Primrose Oil
Cal-Mag
Omega 3
Silica

LM

[Alley Cat]

Oh dear bare with me and have a yawn.:ooh:
Vitamin C
Biotin
Magnesium
Feverfew
Vitamin B2
Lysine
Mega Vitamin B
Immune Boost
Zinc
Msm
And today I bought some Ginseng to add to that list for energy and I have stopped a few or run out of others.
Have a major vitamin addiction.
I take 19 tablets a day at least that's the total today . I make up 6 days worth and put them into old vitamin jars. :grim:

[>Feline<]

Biotin
Zinc
Silica
Flaxseed oil
Iron
Vitamin C and B

[Love My Cop]

Multi-Vitamin
Vitamin E
Calcium
Vitamin C

[snowbear]

Well, it should be the Rainbow Light Just Once Women's One Multivitamin (http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=86381&catid=83574&trx=PLST-0-SEARCH&trxp1=83574&trxp2=86381&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-SEARCH), but I need to start remembering to take it. :purplex:

[wavebaby]

Vit C, once a day, 1 Extra strength multi once a day , and Udo's omega 3-6-9 oil 3 times/day

[SunCat]

Here is what I take daily

Daily Multivitamin Pack which includes:
1 Multivitamin/Multimineral Tablet
1 Asian Ginseng (Panax) Concentrate 100mg
1 Vitamin E, 200 I.U.
2 Calciums 500 mg each

Glucosamine Condroitin
Organic Flax Seed Oil Capsules
Q10

[wonderlywroughte]

The only one I have is evening primrose. Which...I keep forgetting to take. Eek. :boggle:

[Equeena]

I take:
MSM
Blackstrap Molasses w/ Iron
Horsetail
& a clove of raw garlic (I cut it up, cover it with honey, and swallow with water :-) each day

[jessie58]

Equeena do you find that you smell garlicky after eating this, do you chew it or just mash and swallow? I love garlic and believe it is beneficial to health but don't want to smell like it.

[enitsirk]

The only thing I have is a centrum multivitamin..that I always forget to take.

It really shouldn't be all that hard..I mean..I should just take it when I take my BCP, but somehow I always remember the BCP and forget the vitamin. D'oh!



(( I guess remembering the BCP is more important though. Sort of =p ))

[jessie58]

enitsnirk, if you forget the BCP, then the vitamin will become quite important. LOL

[BBGrrl]

Multi vit
calcium
vit E
evening primrose
8 oz soymilk
1 tbsp rose or orange blossom water

[Nastasska]

I am the juice Queen:whoohoo:
I take

Goji Juice
Noni Juice
Mangosteen Juice (brand name Xango)

[jessie58]

I am the juice Queen:whoohoo:
I take

Goji Juice
Noni Juice
Mangosteen Juice (brand name Xango)

Wow you must be buzzing all around the place. Lotsa energy.

[Nastasska]

Wow you must be buzzing all around the place. Lotsa energy.

In spite of it all I'm still rating a zero on the energy o meter:whyme:

[Elle]

I used to be on Bargello's vitamin/mineral routine but slowly eased off of it. If I ran out of something, I never got around to picking more up.

At the moment I'm taking a multi-vitamin, calcium and sometimes B-12 and vitamin e.

[Equeena]

Equeena do you find that you smell garlicky after eating this, do you chew it or just mash and swallow? I love garlic and believe it is beneficial to health but don't want to smell like it.
Hi! I cut up the clove, douse it with honey, and swallow it. Usually I can get it down in one spoonfull, if its not a big clove. Do NOT chew it. I always take it at night, so I usually am brushing my teeth right afterwards. If I am feeling sensitive to the smell/taste, I will use mouth wash, too. I have been told that when taking garlic, you will only smell if you are toxic. I don't know whether this is 100% true or not, but, it seems to be true in my case. When I first started taking it, I thought I could smell it on me, but my mom, who I am around a lot, couldn't, and neither could anyone else I asked. My brother takes it sometimes, and he said that occasionally when he would wake up in the morning he could taste it in his mouth. Hmm, if you swallow it, and then immediately breath on someone, I'm am pretty sure they will smell it. However, if you start taking it, and do smell, it should only be for about the first day.
I've been taking it for a while, and I'm really happy with it. I hope it works out for you!

[Pierre]

Once I was in Germany with a friend and he ate a lot of garlic (in pizza, I think). The German woman complained about the smell of Knoblauch, but to me he smelled like a sausage made with wine. He drinks alcohol; I don't.

When I was living in San Francisco, I went to the Italian church around the corner. Once I ate garlic and they said something smelled like food.

When you take garlic, toxins will come out on your skin. Take a bath and scratch off all your blype.

[MerryKat]

I take the following every morning:

Multivitamin
Anti Oxidant
Calcium & Magnesium
Vitamin C
Flaxseed Oil Capsule
Sportron (respiritory support)
A hair / nail growth capsule

I should rattle my way through my day! as I also take my thyroid and diabetic meds.

[AshenLady]

Primrose Oil
Multivite
Soy capsule
Black Cohosh

I also take stuff for hypothyroidism, anemia (slo-fe) and hypertension (familial).

I drink a couple of cups of cawfee everyday...... but I don't smoke or drink alcohol. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

[Tap Dancer]

* One-A-Day Essential multivitamin
* Vitamin C
* Garlic
* Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
* Metamucil
* Citracal Plus with Magnesium
* Coral Calcium
* AMORYN (for depression): http://www.amoryn.com/

[lovey]

-multivitamin
-evening primrose capsules
-CoQ10 (coenzyme)
-Apple Cidar Vinegar (i swear by diluting two teaspoons in some water and drinking it. I try to do it twice a day, but it helps for a pick-me-up immediately. It also rids stomachaches miraculously.can you tell i love this stuff?)
-Phytonutrients (Mannatech)

[saracuda]

Multi with iron
Iron (I need lots of iron)
Magnesium
C
B Complex
Fish Oil
E
Drenamin (natural adrenal gland supplement)
Cranberry

I ran out of Calcium!

[LadyHeather]

I take:

Biotin tablet (as of 4 days ago! I dont think it's a lot of mg's though...)
Vitamin E capsule
Evening Primrose with Starflower (borage) oil capsule
Generic hair, skin and nails formula from Boots
Actimel digestive drink
and chewable blackcurrant vitamin C (1000 mg) if I feel sniffly

Once I have my smoothie maker, I will also start to use up the bottles of:

Kalamath Lake Blue green Algae
Royal Jelly
Flaxseeds

I also have a tub of silica and horsetail, but I cant swallow them, even cut in half. They're humongous.

I should buy a multivitamin too. Oops. And I want some omega-3 oils. I know I'm going to end up doing a raid on my local health store :D

[cichlid]

I take...
-A tablespoon of flaxseed oil with the highest lignan
-1 400iu of vitamin E

and then I need to start really taking calcium tablets twice a day since I am not not big on dairy.

[enitsirk]

enitsnirk, if you forget the BCP, then the vitamin will become quite important. LOL

Oh lord I hope that never happens..

*vows to never forget the BCP*

And cichlid- you could do that, or you could start eating lots of ice cream and drinking milkshakes and use that as your excuse :lol: lol


=====hijack (sort of)=====

....what is evening primrose for? And does everybody just take capsules or..does anybody actually take liquid form?

=====/hijack=====

[cichlid]

enitsirk, actually I'd perfer to eat frozen custard. We have an AMAZING custard place that is a family owned kind of place which is why I won't mention the name of it since there are only a few locations. But anyway...the place is pretty famous around here. It's so good...dang...now I want to go get something from there. It's pricey but it's so yummy! It also stays in the cup when you turn it upside down. :happy:

[lovey]

enitsirk,
Here's some info on evening primrose.
http://www.akins.com/HH/EPO.HTM

Hope that explains it a bit. I don't know much about it, but I kept running across it in health or beauty books, so I started taking it. I really do notice a difference in my skin when I take it or any other essential fatty acid like fish oils. Supposed to be great for inflammatory issues on the skin and skin disorders.

[smiles]

Perfect Prenatal
Calcium

[justgreen]

ACKKKK, supplements....add them to my regular chemical soup and I take about 25 pills a day.

Morning:
Chromium
Chromium Picolinate
*Synthroid
*Neurontin 600mg
*WellbutrinXL 300mg
*Hydrochlorthiazide 25mg (blood pressure)
*Benedryl (for itching)

Afternoon:
*Neurontin 300mg

Late Afternoon:
Super B Complex
Magnesium
Extra Calcium Magnesium and Zinc (one pill)
Vitamin B12
*Neurontin 600mg

An hour before bedtime:
*Flexeril 10mg
Stool Softener (3)
Vegetable Laxitives (4-5)

I also take Darvocet, as needed. Since the start of the Neurontin (which basically tells my brain to tell my nerve endings to shut up), I hardly have to take Darvocet any longer.:lafhard:

I take most of my vitamins in the evening, because they can make your appetite increase. Taking them before bedtime, if i'm hungry and asleep, I won't know it! I take the Chromiums in the morning to help with absorbsion of my food and also to curb carb cravings.

To get EXTRA magnesium (which FMS folks lack severely) I take epsom salt baths and foot baths. You can absorb more magnesium thru your skin than you can take orally. Not to mention the relaxation.:gurn:

[hennahead]

Stephanie, I hadn't heard of 5-HTP before, but I'm going to go straight to the drug store to get it! I've noticed that my omega-3s (I take two flaxseed oil capsules; I couldn't stay consistent with the bottled kind) totally help keep my moods from plummetting, and my brain from just refusing to work. Thank you for sharing.

My supplement routine is all Nature's Path vitamins:

Women's multi
Two flaxseed capsules (for mood & brain function)
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Chromium piccolate (to curb my sweet tooth when it gets out of hand)

The extra C and E, as well as the omega-3s, are on the advice of my brother, who was a pharmacy tech, armchair nutritionist, and now is in his third year of med school. He's bipolar, so he's huge on his sister getting enough omega-3s!

Can't wait to try the 5-HTP...

[Lady Godiva]

No supplements at all, just watch my diet carefully.

[Rose_Red]

Multivitamin, B12, iron and flaxseed oil. I'm thinking of starting up some biotin again as well, since I'm getting impatient with my hair growth!

[az_sweetie01]

I'm taking 1 Ultra Hair Plus at night and 1 EFA (Omegas 3, 6, and 9). In the morning I am taking 1 Phyto hair supplement, 1 EFA and 1 5-HTP. Sometimes I throw in some Vit C and zinc as well.

I have run out of my Ultra Hairs temporarily and I must, again, say how much they keep me from shedding. I have not had one in nearly a week (my own fault for not reordering sooner) and in my last shower, I was back to losing a whole bunch of hair.

[ladiosaRosa]

Lutein & Bilberry
Balance B-50
Beta Carotene (Vit. A)
Vitamin E
Potassium (occasionally)

And, most importantly.....large doses daily of Vitamin C; at least 3000 mg each day when I'm healthy and double that....or more, when I'm down with a cold or flu.

When I feel 'something' coming on...I'll do Echinacea tincture and if 'it' comes on anyway....Garlic tincture.

[Gemma]

Liquid iron supplement with B12
Vit C or multi-vit with Vit C
Biotin
Evening Primrose oil
Silica whenever I remember!

[vidgrl007]

i take vit c,calcium with magnesium,msm,fish oil,b150,e,multi vit mineral supplement.i need to replenish my biotin.

[Islandgrrl]

Biotin, MSM, Multi, Flaxseed Oil.

[girlcat36]

Multivitamin, iron, omega 3 oil, evening primrose oil, MSM, biotin, astragulus, chinese mushroom complex. Green drink.

[jel]

Hair, skin & nails multivit
Starflower oil
Zinc

Am considering MSM and chromium (this one to help with insulin), as well as some kind of blue-green algae or spirulina.

[happylynngilmer]

4 gummy vitamins, 2 calcium/mag/zinc, 1 HA.
I'm adding Iron and Biotin in the next week, too.

[yotabelle]

Here's what I'm taking:

Progressive women's active multi
Probiotics
Vit C
Vit B complex
Vit D
Holy basil (wow this stuff rocks. It really came through during the hard break-up I just suffered)
An antioxidant complex (beta carotene, vit e, zinc, lycopene, lutein, the list goes on...)
Cayenne
MSM

Oh yeah... also:
EPO and Omega 3's
CLA
and a PMS formula

[mommyofatoz]

well, here it goes...I don't always remember to take them all though

multi
garlic
cayenne
psyllium (metamucil)
acai
green tea w/hoodia
I'll eat yogurt or take acidophilus
echinacea
milk thistle

[LegalEagle]

Centrum
Hair Skin and Nails Formula (MSM and Silicon)
Ibriflavone Calcium

[Isabella]

I am a university student with a high work load on top of working part time.

My lunch dose of vitamins is:
2*1000mg flaxseed oil
Women's multi vitamin specifically for stressed females
2* Memory power vitamin which includes ginko bilouba, gotu kola,
Lecithen and vit E

My dinner dose of Vitamins is:
1*1000 mg of flaxseed oil
1*1000mg evening primrose
1*500 mg of vit B12

[Emichiee]

Biotin
Zinc
Silica
MSM
Multi
Fishoil
Panthothenic Acid

[vidgrl007]

i used to take spirila but it gave me the worst gas,so now im down to taking msm, hsn, omegas, and a multi vit min in the eve

[funnybunny668]

Multivitamin
Calcium
Vitamin C
Biotin

[Natalia]

Chewable multivitamin (Flintstones--it really is the best!)
Iron tablet (with added vitamin C for absorption)

I'd like to take something for hair growth but I'm nervous about it affecting my skin... And I have a really hard time swallowing pills, hence the chewable multi. I cut the iron tablet into quarters with a pill cutter.

Im JUST like you if it isnt chewable i honestly cant take it. Its not even an anxiety thing and ihave the same problemw ith food if its not throughly chewed im gonna choke. Yeah its not fun when you cant take pills so i sympathize. A good place to look for alternatives to pill is swansonsvitamins.com if there is anything youd like to take. They are cheap too! Ive never had a problem with quality. Hopefully they can help you as much as theyve helped me :D

[deck]

I take:

Fish oil
Multi-vitamin
Protein (syntha 6)
HEAT (fat burner)
DNA (BCAA)

[jadamiranda]

Vitamin C, Myra Vitamin E, and Resveratrol

[Sieren]

I take:

4,000iu Vitamin D (Carlson's drops)

Natural Calm Magnesium (2 tsp)

12.5mg Lugol's Iodine Solution (2 drops) <--this I switch up every few days, taking less sometimes

NOW super enzymes (2 with each of my 2 main meals per day)

Carlson Super Omegas (2 whenever I eat grain-fed meat or a lot of something with high levels of Omega 6's)

and I also take low-dose naltrexone 4.5mg for Multiple Sclerosis, which technically is a medication, but I consider it more of a just-in-case supplement because it really has no side effects and I feel like I am healthy because of my good diet + supplements.

[krissykins]

Right now, I take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a B complex supplement.

[ooo]

I only take magnesium and multivitamin. The multivitamin is soon empty :happy: Don't know what to try next.

[dylannme]

I take vitamins that good for my hair Vitamin B6 and foods that rich in zinc