silly question.....

I take a multivitamin everyday, along with fish oil, magnesium, and niacin. Sometimes by lacking in certain vitamins/minerals, it can actually aggravate or even cause anxiety and depression problems.
I am also on effexor and buspar. I've never had any problems with taking vitamins.
If you will, call a pharmacist and tell him/her what AD you're on and ask if there's a problem taking your multivitamin. I would be absolutely shocked if there was, b/c they would likely put that on the "warning list". Millions of people take vitamins, including us! ;)
But at least by talking to a pharmacist, you'd have a professional reassurance!
Take care of you! :)
jl

When the topic of taking a multi-vitamin/multi-mineral supplement comes up, I read where a lot of people tell us that we shouldn't, and that what we should do instead, is to eat a more balanced diet, and get all of our nutrients from natural sources.

This is one of those topics that makes me feel all picky-oonie inside. Not everyone can eat that balanced of a diet, or can afford to stock their fridge with all the necessary fresh fruits and vegetables, (and keep them in rotation and always on the meal plates), not to mention the variety that's required.

I try, I know a lot of us try, we do our best...but I think that a realistic insight into today's day and age, consideration of those of us who may be deficient in particular nutrients (often more than one), and who are dealing with various health problems which can sometimes deplete us of certain nutrients and minerals....

That whole "skip the pill, eat whole foods" thing,...I get it and believe in it, but I admit, it is not always practical. In fact, it rarely is for most of us.

When I was working as a personal trainer, our Director,--while conservative in his approach, especially to people wanting to take a dozen different supplements for various, and unproven, reasons,--said that one thing he's always recommended to his clients is to take one multi-vitamin a day. He said it was like an insurance policy. He acknowledged that people, try as they may, often do not realize just how much fresh food one would have to eat to get the recommended daily allowance,....never mind those with various, complex health issues in need of supplementation. Another reason our requiring a standard "medical clearance" before working with patients gave us well-received information.

We couldn't "prescribe" anything, such as vitamins, but what we could do was explain how the intake of various food affected the body, and how incomplete or poor diets resulted in various types of malnutrition.

If you'll notice on many supplement bottles, they will indicate whether or not they've been approved by the FDA for the purpose intended. At least it's something to be cognizant of.



M.