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contranigma · 09-26-2009, 10:26 AM

Three weeks ago I bought a new bottle of multivitamins. Once a week for the past three weeks, I have thrown up in the morning seemingly for no good reason and I feel fine afterwords. This is like five-ten minutes into eating breakfast so I tried to narrow it down. The only constant during each breakfast seemed to be my multivitamin, so I stopped taking it and haven't gotten sick again so far.

Is it that bad to not take a multivitamin? I hate to go buy another new bottle to see if that makes a difference. They're expensive.

TheDaffodil · 09-26-2009, 11:33 AM

I have a hard time with multivitamins too. I usually can't take them. BUT a subscriber to a journal I have told me that in one of her classes they did some experiment with multivitamins and found that One A Day Women's was the easiest on stomachs so I started taking that. I still have a hard time if I go off of them for a while and get back on. It takes about a month to COMPLETELY get used to it but I stick to it cuz I really need it.

contranigma · 09-26-2009, 01:11 PM

300% vitamin C, 250% vitamin D3, 167% Vitamin E, 200% vitamin B5, 300% vitamin B12, 200% Manganese. Those are just the ones that are over. I was imagining it could be a manufacturing problem, like there is something in them that shouldn't be. Can just the vitamins make me sick?

njmalibu · 09-27-2009, 12:10 PM

It is possible it is too much of something you are getting. I know personally, starting after not using them for a while can make me feel like crap for a week, and ive talked to others with the same experience. Have you had any blood work done recently?

ecotec83 · 09-27-2009, 12:40 PM

Now much zinc does it have? I tired zinc as an immune booster once and if i took it in the morning before i ate it sometimes gave me an awful urge to throw up.

contranigma · 09-27-2009, 02:23 PM

No, no blood work recently

There is 100% zinc, so maybe that is the problem.

Anna · 09-28-2009, 11:30 AM

this happens to me. i even switched brands and it was the same deal.

i'd get the strongest urge to sneeze (strange right?) or puke after taking a multi in the morning after breakfast. i didn't even attempt to take it before i ate - that would hurt.

i take it at lunch now. gives me time to have a little more food in my gut and i still have enough hours before i go to bed for it not to affect my sleep. i dunno, i read that you should take them no later than 3-5 hours before bed because they could keep you awake...? not sure.

so try em at lunch and see if that pukey feeling goes away.

PickleNose · 09-28-2009, 04:11 PM

Have you tried eating something before you take the vitamin? A couple of pieces of toast or even a glass of milk might help you keep it down. I just started a new vitamin a few days ago. This morning, I got up and took it on an empty stomach and became incredibly sick a few minutes later. I didn't throw up but it was close.

Also, the other thing I did differently this morning was that I took my fish oil about 5-10 minutes before the multivitamin. I usually take it a few hours after. If you're taking fish oil too, try waiting until later in the day.

coldmorning · 09-28-2009, 04:20 PM

Maybe you could cut them in half so you don't take as much.

TheDaffodil · 09-28-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PickleNose

Have you tried eating something before you take the vitamin? A couple of pieces of toast or even a glass of milk might help you keep it down. I just started a new vitamin a few days ago. This morning, I got up and took it on an empty stomach and became incredibly sick a few minutes later. I didn't throw up but it was close.

That's what I usually do. I get a big breakfast, eat some of it, take my vitamin and supplements, finish my breakfast slowly, and have a couple of snacks between meals. If I keep food in my stomach I feel better than not having as much food in my stomach.

pyramidsong · 09-28-2009, 07:10 PM

They always make me feel ill, as do iron supplements. I haven't tried this, but I've heard that some people take them before bed. Maybe that might help?

Thomas Paine · 09-28-2009, 07:33 PM

Do you eat a full meal before you take them?

christ~in~me · 09-28-2009, 07:36 PM

yea this happened to me with "one a day" your best bet is to try a different kind

MCSS · 09-29-2009, 07:23 AM

I try to GNC Multivitamins. I take 2 in the morning with a good amount of water and thats about it. I urine is like a yellowish/green but thats about it.

Thomas Paine · 09-29-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MCSS

I try to GNC Multivitamins. I take 2 in the morning with a good amount of water and thats about it. I urine is like a yellowish/green but thats about it.

I think that means you're taking too much and wasting your money.

contranigma · 09-29-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PickleNose

Have you tried eating something before you take the vitamin? A couple of pieces of toast or even a glass of milk might help you keep it down. I just started a new vitamin a few days ago. This morning, I got up and took it on an empty stomach and became incredibly sick a few minutes later. I didn't throw up but it was close.

Also, the other thing I did differently this morning was that I took my fish oil about 5-10 minutes before the multivitamin. I usually take it a few hours after. If you're taking fish oil too, try waiting until later in the day.

No, what I had been doing was taking a calcium pill, multivitamin, allergy pill, and baby aspirin all together. And then pretty much right after that, I start eating breakfast, and then a few minutes in I get sick.

I've stopped taking the multivitamin and baby aspirin for now and just take the calcium and allergy pill.

Thomas Paine · 09-30-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by contranigma

No, what I had been doing was taking a calcium pill, multivitamin, allergy pill, and baby aspirin all together. And then pretty much right after that, I start eating breakfast, and then a few minutes in I get sick.

I've stopped taking the multivitamin and baby aspirin for now and just take the calcium and allergy pill.

I would try eating breakfast first, then take the pills about 15 minutes later.

sublimit · 09-30-2009, 07:37 AM

I haven't had this problem with multivitamins, but I know that calcium supplements KILL me. They make me want to throw up and give me horrible cramps to the point that I'm curled up in bed for an hour. Sometimes eating helps, sometimes it doesn't; I haven't found the perfect balance yet. I don't have this problem with iron or any other supplement either.

wxolue · 09-30-2009, 06:59 PM

Try eating the vitamins on a full stomach with lots of water, or on a completely empty stomach. Usually the first option is best for your stomach, but there are vitamins out there that react badly with food and are best taken with nothing in your stomach.

pyramidsong · 10-03-2009, 08:21 PM

I would space it out. Don't take them all in one go, that's a lot for the body to handle.

09-26-2009, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
contranigma Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest Gender: Male Posts: 169	Bad experience with multivitamin Three weeks ago I bought a new bottle of multivitamins. Once a week for the past three weeks, I have thrown up in the morning seemingly for no good reason and I feel fine afterwords. This is like five-ten minutes into eating breakfast so I tried to narrow it down. The only constant during each breakfast seemed to be my multivitamin, so I stopped taking it and haven't gotten sick again so far. Is it that bad to not take a multivitamin? I hate to go buy another new bottle to see if that makes a difference. They're expensive.

09-26-2009, 11:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheDaffodil Status: Antsy. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maryland Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 1,166	I have a hard time with multivitamins too. I usually can't take them. BUT a subscriber to a journal I have told me that in one of her classes they did some experiment with multivitamins and found that One A Day Women's was the easiest on stomachs so I started taking that. I still have a hard time if I go off of them for a while and get back on. It takes about a month to COMPLETELY get used to it but I stick to it cuz I really need it. __________________ "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt." - William Shakespeare NotForSaleCampaign.org \| StopTheTraffik.org \| SlaveryMap.org

09-27-2009, 12:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
ecotec83 Status: Ascending from the dark Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 367	Now much zinc does it have? I tired zinc as an immune booster once and if i took it in the morning before i ate it sometimes gave me an awful urge to throw up. __________________ ~Our greatest battles are those with our own mind.~

09-28-2009, 07:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
pyramidsong Status: The b**** is back Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Female Posts: 1,566	They always make me feel ill, as do iron supplements. I haven't tried this, but I've heard that some people take them before bed. Maybe that might help? __________________ When I'm at the pearly gates, this'll all be on my videotape...

09-28-2009, 07:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Thomas Paine Status: Fail Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 1,698	Do you eat a full meal before you take them? __________________ I thought that when you said so long You wouldn't stay to hear your song

09-26-2009, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
contranigma Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest Gender: Male Posts: 169	300% vitamin C, 250% vitamin D3, 167% Vitamin E, 200% vitamin B5, 300% vitamin B12, 200% Manganese. Those are just the ones that are over. I was imagining it could be a manufacturing problem, like there is something in them that shouldn't be. Can just the vitamins make me sick?

09-27-2009, 12:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
njmalibu Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13	It is possible it is too much of something you are getting. I know personally, starting after not using them for a while can make me feel like crap for a week, and ive talked to others with the same experience. Have you had any blood work done recently?

09-27-2009, 02:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
contranigma Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest Gender: Male Posts: 169	No, no blood work recently There is 100% zinc, so maybe that is the problem.

09-28-2009, 11:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Anna Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 89	this happens to me. i even switched brands and it was the same deal. i'd get the strongest urge to sneeze (strange right?) or puke after taking a multi in the morning after breakfast. i didn't even attempt to take it before i ate - that would hurt. i take it at lunch now. gives me time to have a little more food in my gut and i still have enough hours before i go to bed for it not to affect my sleep. i dunno, i read that you should take them no later than 3-5 hours before bed because they could keep you awake...? not sure. so try em at lunch and see if that pukey feeling goes away.

09-28-2009, 04:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
PickleNose Status: Too shy to be here Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 598	Have you tried eating something before you take the vitamin? A couple of pieces of toast or even a glass of milk might help you keep it down. I just started a new vitamin a few days ago. This morning, I got up and took it on an empty stomach and became incredibly sick a few minutes later. I didn't throw up but it was close. Also, the other thing I did differently this morning was that I took my fish oil about 5-10 minutes before the multivitamin. I usually take it a few hours after. If you're taking fish oil too, try waiting until later in the day.

09-28-2009, 04:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
coldmorning Status: Add water and shake Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Posts: 2,122	Maybe you could cut them in half so you don't take as much.

09-28-2009, 07:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
christ~in~me Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: florida Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 408	yea this happened to me with "one a day" your best bet is to try a different kind

09-29-2009, 07:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
MCSS Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arizona, USA Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 37	I try to GNC Multivitamins. I take 2 in the morning with a good amount of water and thats about it. I urine is like a yellowish/green but thats about it.

09-30-2009, 07:37 AM	#18 (permalink)
sublimit Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 112	I haven't had this problem with multivitamins, but I know that calcium supplements KILL me. They make me want to throw up and give me horrible cramps to the point that I'm curled up in bed for an hour. Sometimes eating helps, sometimes it doesn't; I haven't found the perfect balance yet. I don't have this problem with iron or any other supplement either.

09-30-2009, 06:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
wxolue Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	Try eating the vitamins on a full stomach with lots of water, or on a completely empty stomach. Usually the first option is best for your stomach, but there are vitamins out there that react badly with food and are best taken with nothing in your stomach.

10-03-2009, 08:21 PM	#20 (permalink)
pyramidsong Status: The b**** is back Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Female Posts: 1,566	I would space it out. Don't take them all in one go, that's a lot for the body to handle. __________________ When I'm at the pearly gates, this'll all be on my videotape...