Peri Menopause and Multi Vitamins

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I’m 44 and starting the Peri Menopause only real symptoms so far is my menstrual cycle is all over the place. I’ve been taking Vita biotics Wellwoman for years, but have been recommended “Health & Her Perimenopause Mind+” does anyone take both these supplements? I don’t want to end up taking to much?

I’ve recently also been taking extra magnesium and vitamin D and I think they’ve been helping, just not sure how many vitamins and supplements are too much

TIA

It would be one or the other surely?
Not both

Talk to your doctor and have some bloods to actually determine what you are low in

No one needs to take vitamins unless they're on a restricted diet.
The only one suggested is Vit D over the winter months.

If you eat a good diet, you won't need additional vitamins. Our bodies only need tiny amounts of most vitamins which are all in the food we eat. Vitamins won't help peri.

It's shocking how the vitamin industry has somehow convinced a lot of people that vitamins are necessary and a 'cure' for medical conditions.

I take menopace and have done for a couple of years. It definitely helps with my mood. I forgot to take them when I went away recently and despite being on holiday I felt quite low. This lifted when I started taking them again.

Be aware that the placebo effect can be 40% .

This is in the medical research by the British Menopause Society on alternatives to HRT.

As a perimenopausal woman with an autoimmune disease it's not a total fallacy about supplements. A lot of British people are vitamin D deficient throughout the year and I take it religiously every day. If periods are heavy it could easily leave you with an iron deficiency for which you need also, vitamin C to help with absorption. Many women are at risk too of osteoporosis for which hrt oestrogen is a licensed treatment but also calcium.

Also not everyone has the best of diets. I eat a lot of salad and veg but hate fruit. Vits aren’t going to do any harm are they 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh! My fav subject at the moment. I take (mostly in gummy form because I like sweets). Mostly aiming to replace the things that my 44yr old body doesn’t make anymore
Creatine - to prevent muscle loss and brain fog
NMN - boost energy, sleep quality, aging
multi-vit - it’s the children’s, it’s yummy
collagen - fish one, 12 500 mg per serving, liquid form
vit D - blood test last year said I was deficient, this year said fine, so it’s working

periods all over the place but I feel great.

They will harm you if you take too much- especially the fat soluble type that are stored in the liver (A and D.)
Vit C is just excreted if you take too much.

If anyone has a medical condition and are told to use vitamins by a dr that's different.

I did say that Vit D is recommended.

It's actually dangerous to self- medicate with iron without having a blood test.

Calcium supplements are now under question. There is increasing evidence that they can cause heart disease as the calcium is not absorbed in the same way as from food.

Quote from Prof Tim Spector- former rheumatologist (osteo specialist.)

Calcium supplements are bad for your heart and blood vessels- yet more evidence from longitudinal studies that calcium given by tablet is harmful and should be stopped even if given with Vitamin D. https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2022/03/23/heartjnl-2021-320215

I also drink electrolyte tablets and whey protein after working out.

High protein diet, should also be high fiber but I’m not so great at that.

I heard recently that you shouldn’t take multivitamins as the individual vitamins can work against each other, as in@JinglingSpringbells example. (It was a reputable source, I just can’t remember where!)

Thank you all for the guidance, definitely a lot to think about

Best advice I heard was to book an appointment with a qualified nutritionist - they can look at your diet, lifestyle and symptoms and tell you if there's anything you are deficient in. Otherwise you're just guessing, and could easily spend more than the appointment fee buying loads of different supplements and "wonder products" that don't make any difference. Get some qualified personalised advice if you're worried.

It’s really easy to feel like you need a whole cupboard of supplements during perimenopause, but sometimes one well-balanced option is enough. I’ve personally just used femininity smooth as silk+ (it has omega‑7 from sea buckthorn) and found it really helped with energy, dryness, and overall comfort, without needing to take a bunch of extra vitamins. You can double check with your doc too if you’re combining multiple supplements, just to be safe

Hi! Sea buckthorn oil, which is packed with omega 7, is my best recommendation to help with perimenopause symptoms. I've been taking smooth as silk+ supplement from femininity that contains omega 7 from sea buckthorn, and it really helped me with hormonal changes due to a drop in estrogen levels.