Vitamins While Tapering

[[Fi...]]

I've been doing as much research as I can during my taper.  I've read that magnesium, B12, Vitamin D and others help relieve depression and anxiety symptoms.  I take a multivitamin daily but would it be beneficial to take some of these supplements?  My doctor said he didn't see any issue with it but has anyone else tried this?

[[Et...]]

I'm personally dropping every supplement plus caffeine and sugar; they might help but then again maybe not. Why risk it?

 

Make sure you eat healthy and enough; pray and take it one day at a time, keep your mind only in the present.

[[gi...]]

I've been doing as much research as I can during my taper.  I've read that magnesium, B12, Vitamin D and others help relieve depression and anxiety symptoms.  I take a multivitamin daily but would it be beneficial to take some of these supplements?  My doctor said he didn't see any issue with it but has anyone else tried this?

 

I would second your doctor.  If you don't have any negative reaction to vitamins, by own means take them.  They helped me a lot.  I didn't take them for a week once just to see, and I could feel the difference.  I take vitamin D, E, A, C, Co-Q10, fish oil, and zinc daily.  Just make sure you get clean, top brand, without additives or chemicals.  You will encounter a lot of people who will advise you against taking vitamins.  It is your personal choice, but if you don't have a bad reaction, quality/clean nutrition can only help you.

[[Do...]]

I agree about taking supplements as long as they don't bother you.  I see so many people say that supplements rev them up a bit, only to find out months later that they are vitamin deficient and many of their 'withdrawal" symptoms were actually due to vitamin deficiencies.

 

That being said, some people have a hard time with magnesium, but for others it can be extremely helpful for anxiety and sleep.  I take magnesium glycinate (an easier to digest formula that usually doesn't affect digestion or cause upset stomach).  I seem to tolerate it very well on it.

[[ma...]]

Magnesium helps me with muscle and joint pain

[[Tw...]]

In my opinion from trial and error, your more likely to feel better by playing with your diet than supplements. Get your vitamins from nutrition as best you can. A multi vitamin is plenty.

[[po...]]

I've been doing as much research as I can during my taper.  I've read that magnesium, B12, Vitamin D and others help relieve depression and anxiety symptoms.  I take a multivitamin daily but would it be beneficial to take some of these supplements?  My doctor said he didn't see any issue with it but has anyone else tried this?

 

Personally, I am taking the exact same supplements I took before beginning voluntarily w/d in July 2017. I never hit what BB calls a tolerance level of K.

 

I don't want to make ANY kind of changes to meds or supplements while w/d. I checked with primary care doctor and cardiologist. Both agree.

 

I am non smoker, drinker, no street drugs, no abuses . . . lacto vegetarian exercise nut

 

my supplements:

senior multi vitamin

Vitamin C (don't get annual flu shot)

Calcium/Vitamin D (per PCP)

TheraCran (per Uriologist)

B-12 (vegetarian, per PCP)

flaxseed oil (no fish oil, vegetarian)

 

NO OTC pain reliefs, etc, etc.

 

NOTHING to be added until this journey is over. I don't want to take a chance of changing anything that goes into my body right now.

 

Just my personal and primary care doctor wishes.

 

Pooh