Problem from multi-vitamin
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Could it have been a reaction from the two? I take a multi-vitamin, Folic Acid, Prevacid, Lipitor, and another calcium vitamin in a day. But I split up the pills. In the morning, I take the Lipitor and multi-vitamin and around 1:00pm EST I take the Folic Acid and then around 3:00-4:00pm I take the additional calcium vitamin.
So far, it works for me, but it is funny how our systems react so differently. It's what make us special
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Nudgie!!
Written by Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD.
Only about five years ago, every patient of mine who finished chemotherapy was given a vitamin cocktail to further reduce colon cancer risk. It was calcium, selenium, vitamin E and folic acid.
Over the last three years, folic acid has been shown to increase growth of polyps, and in patients with metastatic disease it may shorten life. The protective value of vitamin E has been questioned, and there was evidence that it might increase prostate cancer risk. Selenium did not show benefit.
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Splitting calcium.nudgie said:Could it have been a reaction from the two? I take a multi-vitamin, Folic Acid, Prevacid, Lipitor, and another calcium vitamin in a day. But I split up the pills. In the morning, I take the Lipitor and multi-vitamin and around 1:00pm EST I take the Folic Acid and then around 3:00-4:00pm I take the additional calcium vitamin.
So far, it works for me, but it is funny how our systems react so differently. It's what make us special
Glad to hear you are back to your old self
Probably a lot of us are taking calcium+D supplements. My gastroenterologist told me I should take the pills at two different times (as you are doing), since an oral dose doesn't remain active in the system for very long.
--Greg0
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