What vitamins/supplements are you taking and have any made a difference?

[Anonymous]

I'm already on low dose HRT so curious what else I shoujld be doing. I"m 48

[Anonymous]

A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

[Anonymous]

In addition to HRT I take:
- 50+ women's vitamins.
- Collagen w/Biotin capsules
- Vitamin B Complex

No difference but trying to stay healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

Be careful with this. Post menopause, women need a lot less iron. And iron overload is not a good thing; harmful to your organs.

[Anonymous]

For joints, I take a triple joint supplement with hyaluronic acid, boron and and type II collagen (type 2 is the only evidence-based type — all the other beauty collagen is hope in a bottle)

This stuff worked within two weeks for mild/moderate osteoarthritis of the knee and ankle. Former athlete here

https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Expect-Triple-Tablets/dp/B07N7BXZSV?th=1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

Be careful with this. Post menopause, women need a lot less iron. And iron overload is not a good thing; harmful to your organs.

Specifically it can be extremely harmful to your liver.

[Anonymous]

Are there any supplements I can take to boost libido?

[Anonymous]

I'm 49, perimenopausal, my blood work is in normal range, I don't take any prescription medications. I take magnesium glycinate at night ( helps me sleep and apparently helps with Vit D absorption), VitD3 ( always after meal), fish oil ( 1 spoon daily). Since fall time, I haven't been sick once, except two days of sore throat for 2 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

Be careful with this. Post menopause, women need a lot less iron. And iron overload is not a good thing; harmful to your organs.

Agree. I would have maybe iron levels checked first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

Vitamin C- I would just try to take 1-2 kiwis a day or so ( they have plenty of Vitamin C in them) instead of ascorbic acid ( Vitamin C) that apparently is not so good.
Vitamin D- we all need to take supplement throughout the year. Even in the summer/spring time- you would need to have exposed 40% body between 10am-2pm to get it and then not to take shower to wash it off. When you work 5 times a week in the office, you really never get any Vit D from the sun. A lot of people have low Vit D, hopefully your doctor checkes it at your annual visit.

[Anonymous]

Vitamin B12 shots: the methylcobalamin not cyanocobalamin (synthetic version)
Made a big difference with my energy levels

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

Be careful with this. Post menopause, women need a lot less iron. And iron overload is not a good thing; harmful to your organs.

Thank you, I do know that, but I'm not post menopausal yet, still bleeding, though not as heavily as I had been. My bloodwork 2 years ago showed that my iron saturation has plummeted from 42 at 9; reference interval is 15-55. And I was really tired!! So my doctor asked me to take iron. So I am. A year on my iron is back up to 28.

[Anonymous]

I notice a difference if I take B vitamins and vitamin D consistently.

[Anonymous]

I only take what doctors have told me I need.

I had tingling in my hands that was b12 deficiency, so I take b12.

My gyn said “I will check your D levels, because everyone is deficient.” I was, so I take D.

And I take iron because it fixes my RLS.

Be careful with b complex, I took it for awhile and my hand tingling came back; when I looked at the bottle the amount of B12 in there was de minimus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A difference how??

I'm taking iron - that's helping me be not anemic.

I'm going to start calcium to make sure I don't break my bones.

I'm going to take C because I think I might not be getting enough.

I take creatine and collagen - trying to build muscle and not lose my collagen.

Oh, and vitamin d. Aren't we all d-deprived in the winter?

The only c deficiency I’ve seen in the US was with someone who was eating nothing but a canned soup that had no vegetables but red peppers. Even a tiny amount of red peppers would be enough, usually, but in this circumstance they were too processed to give her enough vitamin c.

All of y’all are getting enough c.