What vitamins do you take and are they neccesary

[sajor]

I been taking vitamins for a good year if not longer , i believe i started taking them when i was cutting as i was feeling low energy thru out the whole cutting process, i was and currently still am taking Kirklands premium mutli vitamin, b-50 and fish oil , I take one of each every day, about 2wk ago ran out of b-50 and didnt noticed any difference on "pick me up" and currently im cutting again, I think i will take a vitamin break when i start slow bulking again, as i get a lot of nutrients with the food i eat , what is your take on this subject.

[kimm4]

I been taking vitamins for a good year if not longer , i believe i started taking them when i was cutting as i was feeling low energy thru out the whole cutting process, i was and currently still am taking Kirklands premium mutli vitamin, b-50 and fish oil , I take one of each every day, about 2wk ago ran out of b-50 and didnt noticed any difference on "pick me up" and currently im cutting again, I think i will take a vitamin break when i start slow bulking again, as i get a lot of nutrients with the food i eat , what is your take on this subject.

I've never taken a vitamin in my life. Personal choice.

[Maverick2015]

I take a multivitamin. If your diet is good enough you don't need it. I sometimes skip days. Fish oil is a good one if you don't get the nutrients from food. But I haven't been taking that one. I mostly take the multi because I don't know how much I am getting from food so I play it safe. It is a personal choice. For what it is worth, I would probably taper down if you are going to stop taking them.

[JerryB]

I take a mufti-vitamins and mineral. It is necessary? Just for insurance.

[BusterMudd]

I've been taking Vitamin C and a mixed beta-carotene complex every day for the past ~15 years. It was originally part of Dr. Andrew Weill's "Anti-Oxidant Cocktail" ...the other half of the cocktail was Selenium and Vitamin E, which I took for 13 or 14 years until some recent studies suggested that those supplements actually increased the risk of cancer in middle-aged men!

I've also been taking Vitamin D for the past ~2 or 3 years, based on my personal physician's recommendation; I was borderline deficient, though I don't remember the exact numbers off the top of my head. At my last physical he said the 5000 IU/daily was working, had raised my levels significantly, and I could now cut back to 5000IU five days a week.

[AAOBob]

D3, I get just about zero sun and my tests always come back good on D3.

I take a multi too as a sort of placebo maybe it helps. I forget it sometimes but I always get the D3.

[Marius_Ursus]

I take a mufti-vitamins and mineral. It is necessary? Just for insurance.

This. Specifically I take Solgar Prenatal Vitamins. The compliment of nutrients is considerable.

[DuracellBunny]

Necessary: no
Desirable: that would depend on a multitude of factors

Actually taking enough of most vitamins to do yourself any harm is fairly difficult to do, so if you feel better taking them, even if only from placebo effects, then you might as well.

[Corbi]

I take multi-vitamins everyday, they are cheap and I too look at them as insurance since I basically eat like $hit usually. Also take D3 everyday.

[Overload]

I take a multi everyday that has a good amount of D3 in it, especially in the winter months, with good amount being subjective I guess. I take CoQ10 as well. Lastly, I take odorless garlic about every other day. Don't take much more than that.

[latebloomingmom]

taking vit c right now fighting off a cold and women's multi and D3 now that the winter is here

[o0o0]

I take women's multi everyday. Like JerryB said, for insurance.

[mcbourque]

I take a woman's multi now that I found a gummy version.

Also because I'm surrounded by snotty kids (literally) all day, I load up on Vitamin C. I take an Emergen-C pack every day and munch on chewable vitamin C tablets all day. If I feel a cold coming, I'll have an extra pack of Emergen-C.

Teacher trick we're all doing it!

[tank316]

Same with me, insurance.