To ask if you take any supplements and if so what difference have they made?

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Several friends seem to have jumped on the supplements bandwagon recently (collagen, magnesium, creatine) and I'm wondering how worthwhile they are.

Have you notified any positive effects or side effects?

I had to give up creatine because I looked bigger than I prefer to look. Something about creatine making your muscles hold more water? In any case, the definition on my abs returned when I quit creatine.

I take:

A multivitamin with iron
Ashwaghanda (for anxiety and overthinking)
Vegan Omega 3 (keeps my eczema at bay)
Feroglobin gentle iron (the multi vitamin iron isn’t enough for me)
Evening Primrose Oil (has helped with menopause symptoms, I have stopped having night sweats!)
High Fibre tablets (to counter act the extra iron)
Berbarine (I eat a lot of carbs and this helps me to not gain weight)

A few of you have mentioned fish oils and I remember when they were the thing to take. Now it's magnesium, vitamin D and creatin?

Lutein and Zeaxanthin - my Dad had age related macular degeneration and there is good science behind these

Fish Oils
Creatine
Rhodiola
Multivitamins
Vit D
Glucosamine and Chondrotin
Pysillum husk

I’ve been using a seaweed-based supplement called Beauty+ and it’s honestly made such a difference for me. It’s packed with vitamins, and the seaweed helps support thyroid function too.

I feel so much better overall, and it really shows—my skin is finally glowing after years of dull, acne-prone skin. I’ve also noticed improvements in my hair and nails!

Vit D and Omega oil, creatine and recently tumeric (I dont really believe in that last one but I got injured few weeks ago before my first half marathon and was prepared to try anything😅). I eat well and only take what is scientifically proven to be beneficial as a general rule x I rarely get ill x

Turmeric is great for inflammation 😊 just make sure it includes black pepper, as that helps your body absorb the curcumin (the active ingredient) much better <3

I’ve found magnesium and vitamin D helpful for sleep and mood, and recently added nuvirox nad+ for better energy and focus — it’s made a noticeable difference in my daily clarity without any side effects.

Magnesium gummies- my sleep has improved
hair and skin gummies - nails and hair are healthy
vitamin c to go with my iron tablets (anaemic constantly)
Collagen once a day
vitamin d in winter

High dose of Vit D for deficiency, took it for a few months and my usually agonising period pains went down to a level where I didn't need to take 800mg of ibuprofen 3 times a day. I didn't make the connection at first and then found research on it.

I feel a lot less tired after B12 supplement as well.

Oh and melatonin gummies are fantastic for getting to sleep (they're OTC in Germany).

Omega 3/6/9 fish oils for supple joints and good nails/hair/skin. Notice it in my hands if I miss a few.

Pumpkin seed oil - max dose for bladder irritability. If I forget I need to get up in the night for the loo. Before I was taking them I was up twice and occasionally three times a night.

Magnesium - for night cramps. Went from having them routinely after intense exercise to never having them since taking it.

Collagen - took this for three months. Couldn't see/feel any difference so have stopped.
Have also taken glucosamine/chondotroin in the past but now contraindicated by my medical conditions.

Magnesium gave me nightmares and I woke up with headaches daily. Came off it for a few weeks, tried again and same:(

Biotin- hair is healthy and glossy again (although not thicker unfortunately)

vitamin d- just feel better!

I will warn everyone my mum took every supplement going (during menopause) when I was in my teens and ended up in hospital as they said some didn’t agree with others and had affected her liver

Collagen (improved my cellulite, neck skin, hair).
magnesium, vitamin b12, ashwaghanda, zinc

I read somewhere that any supplement in gummie form is just an expensive sweet. Something to do with the high temps needed to make them basically reducing the efficacy of the vitamin or supplement in it.

Peri-menopause support
Magnesium at bedtime
Vit D
Tumeric
Zinc
Multi vitamin

The magnesium has definitely helped with nighttime anxiety/3 am wake ups. But I'm now on HRT so I'm hoping sleep will massively improve as a result.

That’s interesting, thank you for sharing!

the magnesium gummies from tripp have genuinely helped me sleep, i used to wake up so many times per night (peri menopause) and i might stick to that for a bit longer.

However the hair and nail gummies i could probably swap them to be fair.