Not taking your supplements is NOT okay - Page 4 - ThinnerTimes

scottydidit · 08-07-2007, 09:11 AM

Thanks for the great information Lisa, its good to be alittle more knowledgeable about the supplements....Scott

Mavisavis · 08-07-2007, 09:23 AM

I hang my head sheepishly and admit that the further out I got and the less like a GBP patient I feel..........the fewer supplements I continued. The iron deficiency showed up readily on my labwork and I did start them up immediately.

I will take this thread as a serious reminder and warning........and I promise to get back on track with the rest of my regime. Thanks for the wake up call.

Alleusion · 08-07-2007, 10:00 AM

I don't sheepishly admit that I'm not taking vitamins. Granted I'm not proud of it, but I'm not ashamed either. When I'm settled here, I have a list of vitamins to get that Tracy gave me. I know the vitamin issues I can have later in life, as I see them in my mom. I have even more reason to take them now than ever. So, once I'm settled, and have some more cash, I'll be hitting up a health store.

Rachel · 08-08-2007, 07:37 AM

I have such a hard time remembering to take the B12 separately. I take all the others as suggested, so thank you for letting us know you can't get too much B12. I will just add it into my daily intake and have that done!

Vertigo · 08-08-2007, 09:07 AM

Thank you so much -- I have been off of mine for MONTHS (vitamins, B-12, and calcium) and will start back TODAY!

Thank you for posting this.

LisaM · 08-08-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Vertigo

Thank you so much -- I have been off of mine for MONTHS (vitamins, B-12, and calcium) and will start back TODAY!

Thank you for posting this.

Wow. Haven't seen you in a long time, Andy. Glad you're back. Hope you really are back on your supplements...

Jenny, darlin', there's a difference between ignoring what you need and not being able to get your supplements, and we all know it. I'm glad you're there, glad you're OK...

LisaM · 08-17-2007, 11:06 AM

OK, sometimes life has some VERY weird coincidences, if you want to call them that. I've been busting people (as witness the beginning of this thread) when they don't take their supplements like they should. Here's the kicker: My two-year tests showed perfect except for one mineral. My levels of selenium were not drastically low, but lower than the expected range. And I take my supplements every day.

Looked at my multis, though, and my multivitamin only covers about 30% of my selenium needs (if I were a normal adult, which none of us are post-GBS). That is combined with the fact that selenium is mostly found in meats and cereal grains, two substances which I eat very little. Just so you know, selenium deficiency can cause muscle weakness and cardiomyopathy. I had to look up cardiomyopathy--it's the deterioration of the function of the heart muscle called the myocardium.

So, even when we're doing everything right, we can still trip over a deficiency. I just added selenium as a separate supplement. Further investigation says that you can overdo selenium, so I have to be aware of whether I develop any nausea, vomiting, loss of hair and nails, a skin rash, or nerve damage in response to upping my dosage.

This is why we get regular lab tests, so we can catch this stuff before it gets out of hand!