Does anyone take supplements?
I take fish oil pills, a multi-vitamin, calcium & vitamin D. I’m considering taking Glucosemine as i’m experiencing joint stiffness a side effect of Arimedex...haven’t run it by Dr. Check yet. Curious about what others might take?
Thanks for this! I did not know that about Vitamin C diminishing effects of Adderal or that antacids could enhance the effect. We all can keep learning about what helps and what does not from one another. Why reinvent the wheel! ;-) Again, I have to say I was given too many supplements and should have run it past Dr. Check and Dr. Cohen. It made me so ill, overloaded my system and it is then that I developed those Reynard Type symptoms and a big increase in the vasomotor changes in my body. I take fish oils for aches and joint pain after my hysterectomy, which put me into instant menopause. I take Red Rice Yeast for cholesterol, and COQ10. I take vitamin D3 and calcium which is based off of my laboratory results. I have learned my lesson and run things past the specialist for this disorder.
I only take a multivitamin and I take it in the evening. Some supplements can interact with the medication; Vitamin C (and food or drink containing citric acid or asorbic acid) can reduce the effectiveness of Adderall and other stimulant medications. On the other hand, antacids can increase absorption.
Excerpts from the FDA label for Adderall:
"Gastrointestinal acidifying agents (e.g., guanethidine, reserpine, glutamic acid HCl, ascorbic acid) lower absorption of amphetamines. Urinary acidifying agents (e.g., ammonium chloride, sodium acid phosphate, methenamine salts) increase the concentration of the ionized species of the amphetamine molecule, thereby increasing urinary excretion. Both groups of agents lower blood levels and efficacy of amphetamines."
"Gastrointestinal alkalinizing agents (e.g., sodium bicarbonate) increase absorption of amphetamines. Co-administration of ADDERALL XR and gastrointestinal alkalinizing agents, such as antacids, should be avoided. Urinary alkalinizing agents (acetazolamide, some thiazides) increase the concentration of the non-ionized species of the amphetamine molecule, thereby decreasing urinary excretion. Both groups of agents increase blood levels and therefore potentiate the actions of amphetamines."
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2013/021303s026lbl.pdf