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Posted 3/15/2011 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
I'm due for a refill on my multi and was thinking of switching to liquids but I'm not sure. For those of you who use liquid, what brands? Do they hurt your stomach or make you feel nauseous? Morning or night? Or do you mix it with food? I guess I need some pointers haha :) I've never taken liquid vitamins before. wink
Posted 3/15/2011 2:38 PM (GMT 0)
Not liquid, but I had been doing two Flintstones gummies at night in addition to my Folic Acid. The "grown up" versions make me sick.
Posted 3/15/2011 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
I do the Flintstones, too - the chewables "complete", which includes 18mg iron, not the gummy verison. Before I started Cipro last month, I would take them in the morning with breakfast/other meds.

The Cipro warning labels say to take at least 2 hrs before or 6 hrs after miv, so I've been taking mid-day with a snack. I'm not sure if it is necessary to take with food. I occassionally take them without, and don't notice any issues/side effects. I'd read that absorb better when taken with food, so - myth-or-fact that is why I do it that way.
Posted 3/15/2011 7:37 PM (GMT 0)

I take a soft gel multi vitamin for women made my Nature Made. It disolves quickly once it reaches the stomach so it's almost as good as liquid.

I take mine at night. For me, it's just easier to remember to take them at that time. Clean up the kitchen, make the coffee for the next morning, and take my vitamins.

Posted 3/16/2011 4:17 AM (GMT 0)
I just started taking liquid vitamins today. I got them from my acupuncturist who is helping me coordinate all the supplements I take. They tasted vile! I am hoping that it will improve the imbalances that this disease and the side effects and the medications can cause.
Good luck with your vitamins.
Posted 3/16/2011 8:50 AM (GMT 0)
I take all of my vitamins via liquid or injectable form. First off they are very expensive lots of insurance companies (mine included)will not cover them because they can be obtained over the counter, but I need massive prescription only doses. They taste awful, some do make me nauseated, but I take massive does multiple times a day. My dr advised me to take on an empty stomach for optimum absorption. Hope this helped.
Posted 3/16/2011 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for the input!! I decided to stick with the one I was on bc the place I went to really didn't have a whole lot to choose from and most of them had fructose and added sugars. . . I'll research it further and may switch over in the future :)
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