Too many supplements for 87 year old?
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Anonymous
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My 87 year old mother takes 10 different supplements.
These are on her medical list with the doctor's office: Calcium 600 Coenzyme Q10 100 mg (she takes 300 mg) magnesium oxide 400 mg multivitamin vitamin C 500 (she takes 1000 mg) Vitamin D 50 MCG (she takes 5,000) The following are not on her doctor's list: Vit E 180 mg Areds 2 turmeric Krill oil 500 mg She takes 3 prescriptions Losartan metroprolol succinate XL thyroid Any risk of taking all these supplements? |
Anonymous
| Does she think they help? If so, then it seems like a good regimen. If not, she could reduce some. Does she sleep well, have good GI, etc.? |
Anonymous
Not a doctor but I don't see anything alarming on this list. Actually she may want to add Vit K2 to her list to complement her Vit D. |
Anonymous
| Her pharmacist needs to be aware of every single supplement, in case of drug interactions. |
Anonymous
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I am assuming thyroid is thyroid replacement.
Thyroid hormone binds with calcium and is not absorbed. Need to be taken at least 2 hours apart. |
Anonymous
| Run it by the doctor and the pharmacist. My aunt had a severe reaction between the supplements and her medication. It was built up over time, but it affected her health. |
Anonymous
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At 87, what is she trying to achieve with these supplements? De-prescribing is a thing and de-supplementing could be as well.
Food supplements are effectively unregulated; any of these are as likely to expose her to toxic contaminants as they are to have positive health effects. |