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Old Oct 14, 2016, 03:15 AM
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I take a bunch. They help on my various blood tests but I have never noticed anything positive from them in my day to day life except when tapering off psych meds, magnesium sometimes helps with it.

You also have to be very careful. There is lots of misinformation, much of it dangerous. They all have side-effects despite the hype and some can be deadly, just not normally as bad as psych meds. Too be fair, most supplements need a pretty high dose before side-effects kick in. There is research showing that excess vitamin C can cause cancer since it can mutate your DNA and fish oil and there is a little bit of evidence that it might increase your risk of certain cancers. It has certainly helped my lipid levels though. You definitely want real scientific evidence, not a collection of anecdotes.

It is also very true that up to 1/3 of all supplements contain exactly none of what it says on the bottle. Lack of regulation and oversight is a serious issue. People rip on big pharma and don't seem to realize that the supplement industry is at least as large and totally unregulated. Imagine what big pharma would do if it were untethered. Well, lots of supplement companies act like that. However, there are legitimately good brands and it takes a whole lot of research to sift through the scam artists. One in particular that seems really good is Life Extension(You can buy their stuff a little cheaper on Amazon compared to their website) and there others.

Also be wary of people that trumpet psych meds side-effects like it is a guarded secret. They can be as dangerous as a pdoc giving out psych meds like candy. It is not a secret or even difficult information to find. They also tend to think that everyone will have the same issues as they did when they were on meds. Yes, look over side-effects of psych meds and take it into consideration, even the really rare ones which can happen, I am proof of that. Diabetes and heart disease run in my family so I refuse any drug that raises that risk unless it is a remarkable low incidence and even then I am wary.

Anyway, here is my list and dosages when I can remember.

magnesium(500mg)-From life extension that mixes magnesium with various bonding agents in one pill. Magnesium needs to bond with other molecules because it is quite unstable.

CoQ10 - It also includes E and a few other things

Fish Oil(1000mg) - Due to risk of mercury impurities and possible cancer risk when my current bottle is out I am switching to hemp oil which has a better ratio of the omegas anyway.

Stress B Complex - All the B's and D, E and lots of minerals and some other things I can't remember

D(5000 iu)

Serrapeptase - Trying this to reduce the inflammation in the neuromas in my feet. So far there is maybe a minuscule amount of improvement so I will keep it for another month or two. It is hard to tell if it is the placebo effect or is really working.

CLA - I tried this in conjunction with exercise to help me lose the tough last 10 pounds. It seems to be a total waste of money.

C(1000mg)

Turmeric - I am trying this to help the swelling and pain with my mild but painful tailbone injury and so far is 100% worthless. I will probably accept the Diclofenac my primary doctor offered so I can at least get rid of the pain.
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