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Marc Jacobs

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i just started taking a multi-vitamin on tuesday.  i didn't really feel lethargic or anything, i just wanted to try a multi to "be healthier."  i used to take a brand called source of life about 5 yrs ago and liked it so i thought i'd try it again.  anyway, after spending $29.99 on a bottle of these vitamins, i totally hate the way they make me feel.  for one, they make me extremely hungry!!  at first i thought the increased appetite was due to my period or working out, but i've never noticed these symptoms before during those times.  i had the same problem yesterday and today, so i'm pretty sure it has something to do with those vitamins.  has anyone else experienced this?  i googled it and apparently it's not totally uncommon.  also, it made me feel a bit dizzy as well, and i only ate them with meals or snacks.

hmm, what to do with an opened bottle of expensive vitamins?  i thought about maybe taking just half a dose only at night so i'm asleep when the side effects occur, so it wouldn't be a total waste of money but i don't really even want to do that.  also tried to give them away at the gym but there were no takers.  maybe my husband will take them.

any thoughts or opinions?    

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Marc Jacobs

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My only thought is to look at the individual vitamins/minerals in the pills and try to figure out if perhaps there's too much of something. If that's the case, maybe only taking half each day would be a good idea.

I think the dizzy thing is more problematic than the hunger issue. Being dizzy makes me think that there's something unbalanced about the pill.

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I take a multi every morning and never experienced any problems. I use the store brand of Woman's Once Daily (I think it's made by Nature's First or something like that.) They are around $10 for 100 pills and often my grocery store has a buy one get one fee deal on them.

I always take my vitamin with a meal since i heard it makes the absorption easier.

If the pills you have are giving you these side effects, stop taking them right away. Dizziness is not something to mess with. I know you spent money on them, but $30 isn't worth risking your health.

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thanks, girls.  i've stopped taking them and don't feel as hungry as i did while taking them.  i don't think it's the vitamin per se but the way my body reacts to it (or maybe to any multivitanin).  i looked it up on amazon and the reviews were phenomenal (nothing below 5 stars) so i don't why it didn't work well for me.  thanks again!

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