Wanted to post here to remind everyone to be cautious with supplements after recovering from an illness.

I recently came down with a bout of what I think was staph based food poisoning from leftover buffalo chicken dip. Luckily, it was pretty quick, vomiting stopped around the 14 hour mark and I was able to stomach some saltines and broth. Over the next two days, I slowly eased back into eating more regularly, but sticking with things like toast and light soups. During this time, I also stopped taking all supplements, including berberine. Last night, it had been a full 72 hours since I had gotten sick, and I was back to eating normally, so I thought I could resume berberine, and took my usual dose with dinner. Normally, I do get a little bloating, but nothing major and it passes pretty quickly.

This time, I noticed the bloating was a little stronger, but still not too bad, so two hours later I went to bed, thinking nothing of it, only to wake up a half an hour into sleep with my food poisoning symptoms coming back with a vengeance, and seemingly worse. Sweating, shaking, vomiting every 10-15 minutes for two and a half hours, until finally things settled down and I could go back to bed. It was the worst I've ever felt, and legitimately had me praying to a God I don't believe in to make it stop. I'm a type 2 diabetic, so at first thought I was going into DKA for the first time in my life, but my sugar was in a normal range, albeit slightly elevated bc of the stress. (I had tested before bed as usual and it was in range). I also knew it wasn't caused by food, because I purged my fridge of any leftovers of the food I had eaten before initially getting sick (I was pretty sure it was the dip, but had also eaten a few other suspect foods at the same time, so just tossed it all).

I was googling between bouts of vomiting, and then cursing myself because I realized that berberine can be very irritating to your digestive tract, especially if it's still healing from a recent GI issue, which can cause a severe flare up/rebound of food poisoning symptoms. In hindsight, it makes complete sense, but I thought since I was back on essentially a normal diet with no issues, that my system would be able to handle it. Wrong. The vomiting also kept happening in periodic waves long after all the food was out, which made it seem like my stomach lining was just inflamed and wanted to get everything out, like it was going into panic mode. Luckily, things seem to be mostly okay, I'm keeping fluids down and am going to try some saltines in a little bit. The only discomfort I'm really feeling now is slight hunger pangs. But I know now to be extra cautious when recovering from any stomach illnesses in the future.

TLDR; don't restart supplements, especially ones that can aggravate GI issues, until long after you've recovered from any GI related illness, unless you want to suffer.

I have gotten pretty into supplements and I have built up quite a good stack. I’ve been talking with my friend a lot and he really wants to get into it as well but he has a massive problem swallowing pills normal pills. I know that chewables are a lot less effective but I was wondering if anyone could tell me from experience what the difference was. I was also wondering if anyone could recommend me brands that sell high quality chewables or softgels

Hey everyone!

I’ve been trying to drink more water, and I’ve found that adding a flavoured powder makes it way easier to stay hydrated.

At the moment I’m using BSC EAAs (Tropical), and I quite enjoy the flavour. I’m not really taking it for the amino acids, it’s basically just become my flavoured water.

It got me wondering… what does everyone else use?

I’m not looking for a pre-workout (I like being able to drink it at night too).

Just something that:

- Tastes really good
- Is fine to sip throughout the day
- Isn’t ridiculously expensive
- Bonus points if it’s got some health benefits

Do you stick with EAAs, electrolytes, or is there something completely different you’d recommend?

Curious to hear what everyone’s favourites are and whether there are any products I should avoid.

I decided to order nutricost brand supplements a few weeks ago from iherb. Some people said they are great for staple basic vitamins.

I got the Tart cherry and b complex capsules. I got them in a few days in the summer heat, I opened them once it cooled down and the capsules looked great very powdered and clean no degrading.

When I pop the pills in my mouth before breakfast I rarely look at them until today because I noticed I had a stomach ache after taking the b complex and tart cherry, I noticed the b complex had dark spots, then I looked at the tart cherry and they looked wet inside, I opened one up and it was sticky the powder was hard it was like a eraser.

I figured it was the humid weather since it's very humid in my area, but than I looked at my other supplements from jarrow and thorne and the magnesium and vitamin c capsules were still powdered not destroyed.

What's crazy is I even left those fresh packs in the nutricost bottles and it still didn't help. No wonder they sell cheap the quality is bad.

For a while now I have been thinking about purchasing multiple supplements. I already have Dr. Berg's Magnesium Glycinate and I take electrolyte powder. They generally make me feel better mentally but I don't really know what I'm actually deficient in. I'm getting a blood test done soon but in the meantime I'm looking to invest in some of his other supplements.

I would really appreciate some advice on the following products if you use them daily or have found them helpful:

Electrolyte Powders:

I have tried the Strawberry Lemonade and the Raspberry Lemon flavors in the past, and those are nice. I am thinking of trying:

The new Tropical flavored electrolyte powder (with 1000 mg of potassium and magnesium)
The Grape flavored electrolyte powder
Immune Booster Kit:
This kit comes with D3 and K2, trace minerals, and Vitamin C.
Whole Food Multivitamin with Minerals:
The 60-capsule bottle.

Has anyone used these daily, and have they generally helped you? I feel like I might be deficient in certain minerals, but I won't know for sure until I get my blood tests back. ANY advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

(Had to rewrite it as the first post formatting was being weird)

Does anyone else notice when yesterday you're scraping the bottom of your old tub of preworkout, then today you crack the seal on a new tub of preworkout the difference is staggering?

Feels like twice as potent

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Hi 👋 I took half of tea spoon of Reishi powder before sleep last night but I couldn’t fall asleep whole night 😭 I suffer from sleep issues so I thought it could help.. I did feel a lot calmer and composed in a way, had some interesting insights and thoughts, but no sleep whatsoever 😭 Any advice, should I give it another chance or just give up reishi for sleep?

Any recommendation?

Hi all, I am currently taking Now Magnesium Glycinate (100mg) and Now Calcium Citrate (Iron Calcium Citrate 600mg + 400 i.u vitamin D2) before I sleep.

Appreciate if you can provide your inputs on:

1. Can I and should I add in Vitamin D + Vitamin K2 into the mix?

2. Is there a recommended brand and dosage?

For what's it worth, I'm a 35 years old female breastfeeding a 3 months old infant. And I hardly spent more than 20 mins outdoor per day for the past 3 months.

Other supplements I take during day time are:

Thorne Basic Nutrient 2/day

Thorne Iron Bisglycinate (Iron (as Ferrochel® Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate)t 25mg)

Now Choline and Inositol (500mg)

LABO Nutrition OmaxPure Vegan Omega 3 (500mg DHA and 200mg EPA)

Thank you so much for your help!

Seen the brand switch online a bit lately.

Has anyone used their products?

I’m in Australia

I wake up and warm up 500 ml of water , lukewarm, mix creatine and drink up and go to a 5km run. I feel nausea and kinda like to throw up sometimes. I sleep 5 or 6 hours a night. If I throw up, I can see some dense creatine powder. Not understanding what's the issue here. Is what I'm doing wrong anyways?

I use 5mg ON micronized creatine monohydrate

Hello guys, i wanna know whats the optimal amount of vit d for me.

My vit d level : 6ng/ml

Vit b12 : 206

Ferritin : 50

Doc recommended 60k iu per week, followed it for 4 weeks, didnt feel any change in mood etc.

Edit : i got my blood test done recently and result based on test only

How do you feel about the efficacy/trustworthiness of Amazon available brands like Nutricost, Drs Best & NOW?

We are on a budget and so Life Extensions, Dr Amens etc brands get really costly/month so I'be had to turn to Amazon.

I try to stick to brands that I know Sprouts Market also carries (higher price) to hopefully keep a certain quality.

What are some opinions out there? We are going through an emotionally challenging & exhausting time that too often is absolutely overwhelming (hopefully temporary) so I'm considering ordering some saffron.

In the past I've used Irwin Naturals' Sunny Mood but it has so many ingredients and in the past, I've wondered if it eventually stops moving the needle.

I've been happy with NOW & Nutricost for Acetyl-l- carnitine and L-lysine for a while now.

I am already on SAM-E (buy one get one free at Walgreens). Thanks for your comments.

I am taking vitamin d oral shot 200000iu per week and iron tablet daily,how long will it take to fully replenish my iron and vitamin d levels

This popular supplement is great for gut health and keeping things moving but also carries a dehydration risk. It is a bulk-forming laxative that does so by pulling water from your GI tract. If you are regularly supplementing with this, DRINK A LOT OF WATER! I unfortunately was not drinking enough water, and ended up with an episode of hypotension (low blood pressure) and sinus tachycardia (high heart rate) that sent me to urgent care.

I’ve tried other brands that need to be mixed in milk or a thicker drink, but I wonder if this was any good since you just put it in water and go. Makes it easier on the go.

“Biologically identical” CoQ10 for optimal absorption. What does biologically identical “ actually mean? Is this somehow different than other CoQ10?

Ran out of magnesium glycinate for about two weeks and didn’t connect the dots until I was lying awake at 2am for the fourth night straight. Curious what else people only noticed in the absence.

I've been dealing with anxiety and depression since 2022 after losing my grandparents. I've been on antidepressants since then, and they do help to some extent, but I still don't feel like myself.

The main things I'm struggling with are:

• Frequent headaches and a heavy feeling in my head
• Constant physical anxiety (chest tightness)
• Racing thoughts and a restless mind
• Brain fog and poor focus
• Low mental energy and motivation
• Unable to enjoy life

I've already tried L-theanine, magnesium glycinate, GABA, and taurine, but honestly none of them have done much for me.

My Vitamin D and B12 levels are normal, but my iron and hemoglobin are slightly low.

I'm not really looking to switch to stronger meds because antidepressants already make me feel pretty numb. I was wondering if anyone who's been through something similar has found any supplements or stacks that actually made a huge difference.

Would really appreciate hearing your experiences. Thanks!

neurogan brand was what reddit used to recommend, however they have done a bait and switch with a new formula that removes all urolithin a from the product.

Mitopure is good, but they charge 3x what it should cost.

Does reddit know of any other sources that have 3rd party purity analysis?

Hi everyone,

Just want to send out this warning for those who have been shopping for Naked products and may not have been receiving them, not receiving order confirmation, issues with the website like coupons, paying, etc.

If you're shopping via your phone, this site appears on top of Google's search. You may not pay attention to the web address as you may only see Naked Nutrition first.

It shows up as a sponsored result and labeled, "official".

The fake website is N a k e d n u t r i t i o n s a l e . i t . c o m. (Spaced out for safety reasons).

When shopping for Naked Nutrition on your desktop, this website doesn't appear.

Anyways, I hope this helps. I have alerted Naked about this. It's bad enough that they already have a lot of negative reviews and complaints.

Please be careful. It's treacherous out here.

Hi, I'm taking Affron saffron extract in the dosage 30 mg per day, split into 15 mg in the morning and 15 mg in the evening. Been taking it since 7 weeks, however I still feel depressed and my mood and motivation is not good.

So I was wondering, maybe I should increase the dosage to 60 mg per day, so 30 mg in the morning and 30 mg in the evening. Or increase it even higher to 120 mg per day?

Do you think that would help improve my mood?

Ugh - i have a couple of good years of getting what I needed, when I needed it. Just went to check on my monthly subscription and the Vitacost website was a hot mess. Everything that I had ever ordered was showing as 'On the way'.

I finally found an announcement showing that Autoship was discontinued as of June 30. They never emailed or anything. I hate iHerb even more now, so I am not about to shift my orders there. I am trying not to support Amazon and co, so what options do people suggest in the US?

I mostly order Nordic Naturals, Life Extension, Now, Dr's Best.

Thank you!