Any negative side effects from multivitamins?
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Just make sure that you aren't taking the multivitamins with any medications unless you know for sure that the 2 won't react negatively with each other.\n\nHere's a website devoted to answering questions like this and more about multivitamins.
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Chemical multivitamins like Centrum dont do much good. Our body absorbs natural substances better.\nLook of good natural/herbal multivitamin supplements manufactured by reputable companies. They will be pricier than Centrum for sure (you have to pay for health)\nThen take the nutrition info to your health care professional / nutritionist and check out according to your requirements and current medications/special conditions/allergies before taking.
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Yes! Get hold of a Supper B Complex (make sure that the mg of each B is round 50mg) And never overlook the power of Vitamin C! Good luck with your efforts.
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Yes, taking too many vitamins can kill you.  I'm not sure how many you would have to take, but I know that too much Iron or Calcium can make your heart stop, and too much potassium can make you have a heart attack.  There's many other adverse affects as well.  My advice to you would be to check your local phone book for a listing called the Poison Control Center.  Tell them someone took 6 vitamins, and ask if they should be okay.
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GNC's Women's UltraMEga is a good one.  Has all the vitamins in regular multis plus ones that are good for women like folic acid. Maybe you could also take an iron supplement too, but I would ask your doctor before you do that, especially if you start taking a multivitamin with iron already in it.
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There are no problems with addiction in taking multivitamin pills on a regular basis.  However, it is best to check with a doctor before doing so long term.  This is because you may not be aware of systemic problems you may already have.\n\nFor example, if you have a high iron content in your blood, you should not be taking vitamin pills which contain iron.  If you have kidney or liver problems, there are certain aspects of vitamin pills which could make these problems worse.\n\nIt is best if you are having specific problems with frequent colds to take pills containing Vitamin C for instance.  If you are concerned about arthritis, for instance, then you would take a vitamin containing more calcium but it must also contain Vitamin D as Vitamin D helps your system absorb the calcium.  Vitamin D is also provided by the sun.  If a person does not get much sun for whatever reason, then they should be taking Vitamin D.\n\nMy concern for you regarding frequent colds is not so much that you should take vitamins but that you should look at what is really causing these colds.  The best advice is to wash your hands with hot water and soap on a regular basis - 5-6 times per day is not too much.\n\nThis is because cold and flu germs are transmitted through hand contact more than anything.  You may easily touch a doorknob or countertop that someone else with a cold has just touched or sneezed on and then the next thing you know, you perhaps touch your nose or eye areas and have already transmitted the cold or flu germs to yourself.\n\nPersons with young children are the most likely to be exposed as young kids are constantly passing viruses to each other as they are not concerned with hand/mouth/eye contact and once again, you become easily susceptible to a cold or the flu because you in turn, wipe the child's nose or mouth and then forget to immediately wash your hands thoroughly before touching your own facial areas.\n\nIt still does not hurt to take a vitamin pill but do not take it for diet reasons.  You should be eating properly also.  Make certain you eat fresh vegetables, fruit and whole grains daily especially fruits and vegetables containing higher levels of Vitamin C such as oranges, apples, grapefruit, tomatoes, broccoli etc.\n\nIn the long run, eating properly and washing your hands on a frequent basis should reduce the occurrences of colds and even the flu over a long period of time.\n\nPersonally, I went without having even a cold (also had regular flu shots) for over fifteen years until just last summer when a family member was very ill with a bad cold.  I just could not keep up with sterilization techniques and my body systems finally gave into it.  But for me, this is rare obviously.\n\nI hope this advice helps and if you take it and see your doctor or even a pharmacist about vitamin pills that are best for you, you should find that you are getting fewer viruses, whether colds or the flu.
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You're probably getting more than you need since they are designed to provide nutritional support for two.  I'd be most concerned about the iron content.  Unless you've been diagnosed as anemic, you shouldn't take a lot of supplemental iron since it can tax your kidneys among other things.  If you just feel like you need to supplement your diet, why not just take a regular multivitamin/multimineral supplement?
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Vitamin E:  Protects DNA from free radical cell damage.\nPrevents oxidation of LDL cholesterol & protects artery walls.\nEfficiency of heart and circulation.\nIncreases endurance and stamina.\nFights infection, protects against cancer.\nProtects against Alzheimer's & Arthritis.\nHealthy prostate, lungs, & colon.\nProtects against diabetes.\nProtects against dementia.\n\nVitamin A:  Absorption of Vitamin A influences the utilization of other fat-soluble nutrients such as Vitamin E & K.\nAssociated with the health of the inner ear.\nSome studies show a deficiency can cause auditory problems.\n\nVitamin C:  Strengthens immune system.\nDefends against damage to cells from smoke, smog, poor diet, etc.\nSlows aging.\nImproves health of eyes, teeth, gums, skin and bones (build collagen), muscles, blood vessels, and heart.\n\nHope this is useful and feel free to contact me with questions.
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just do it in your multivitamin\n\nany vitamin overdose is not good\n\n300 to 400 iu.s is fine\n\nbulk up on B's and A\nas well as K(potassium)
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"cretain"? I would just stick with a good multivitamin if I were you. Eat healthy and you shouldn't have to worry too much about "supplements". ~smiles
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If you take too much B12, you will lose what you don't need through urinating.  The only vitamins that can be dangerous to mega-dose on are A, D, E and K.  Those four vitamins are fat soluble, and do not leave your body when you take a mega-dose.  So, you are safe.
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There isn't any.  You must weigh these cons:\n\n The disadvantages include the following:\n\n    * There are long term health effects\n    * You must remember to take them daily.\n    * You may have nausea or spotting (or both) during the first month.\n    * Side effects can include headaches, depression or decreased libido.\n    * They provide no protection against sexually transmitted infections.
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Everything has side-effects. It's a question of how bad it is. It's probably better for you that high cholesterol.
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Multiviatmins should be taken only if there is any deficiency or to recoup health after illness;  that  too for a short period.  Otherwise it is harmful to the body.
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I'll temper this,yes. But I often don't eat a balanced diet. Most multi-vitamins are water soluble. It is said that America has the richest urine in the world. In other words, if not needed, it passes on through. You could write a Doctoral Thesis on this you know !
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You can take vitamin c and a mutli-vitamin with milk.  Your body needs magnesium to absorb calcium so you should actually absorb the calcuim in milk better with most multivitamins.
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Yes.  Taking too much of anything can hurt your body.  There are two types of vitamins: water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins.  If the vitamin is water-soluble (e.g. vitamin C), it would take a lot of it to hurt your body, because it dissolves in water and will be excreted during urination.  However, if the vitamin is fat-soluble, it will be absorbed into your fat and remain in your body for a while.  Too much of a fat-soluble vitamin will be toxic.  That's why you should follow the "percentage of recommended daily intake" label on the side of the bottle.