My Daily Pills
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
August 8, 2023 9:39pm CST
I have started taking some extra supplements each day to hopefully help me age better. I already take three prescriptions: Mirtazapine for depression, Pravastatin for bad cholesterol, and Levothyrox for thyroid hormone deficiency. Then I also take Vitamin D3 since I don't go outside and get the nutrients I need from the sun, CoQ10 for the brain help with preserving both structure and function and helps with the health of all tissues and organs in the body; Tumeric for help in minimizing inflammation that also has black pepper in it that stimulates hydrochloric acid in the stomach to help you better digest and absorb food, improves cholesterol levels, blood sugar control, and brain and gut health; Lutein for my eyes, and garlic which helps with the immune system, lowers blood pressure, has an anti-inflammatory effect, reduces the risk of cancer and improves metabolism and helps in weight loss.
I am thinking of finding something more to help with my aging stomach and digestive issues. I have heard that aloe vera is good for this so I might find some form of that to take.
Do you take several supplements besides your prescribed medications?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
9 Aug 23
I take a baby aspirin every morning and Vitamin D3 but only prescriptions otherwise. (I recently got to stop taking Methimazole for my thyroid as it has returned to normal functioning.)
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Aug 23
That is good to hear. So happy to hear your thyroid is functioning normally now. How does that make you feel?
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil .......That is a good thing.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Aug 23
@celticeagle It's nice, honestly. I'm not always sweating and feeling like I'll never get cool again. For years, I dripped with sweat if I stood still at 70F... Now, I handle heat better than Pretty does.
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Aug 23
I take vitamins for my heart, take high blood pressure medicines, anxiety meds, high cholesterol medicines and depression medication every day.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Aug 23
Good fella. I take most of those too.
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Aug 23
@celticeagle For my health reasons I take vitamins.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
9 Aug 23
My neurologist told me to take Magnesium Glycinate to help prevent migraines, and my primary care physician told me to take Niacin to lower my cholesterol. I also take a multivitamin from One a Day, and Cinnamon to lower blood sugar. I don’t have high blood sugar, and I never have, but since I know high blood sugar can contribute to dementia, I take it anyway for my own peace of mind. I used to just put cinnamon on an orange, and get it that way, but I haven’t eaten oranges in awhile. A cinnamon dusted orange makes for a tasty dessert though.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Aug 23
I eat enough cinnamon rolls and such that I am pretty certain I get enough of it.
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
9 Aug 23
I don’t take any prescriptions . I take omega 3 and a multivitamin daily.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Aug 23
I take multivitamins but I don't need to take any prescribed medication.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Aug 23
I think every human should take a multivitamin.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
9 Aug 23
I take D3 and calcium for a D deficiency and for my bones, flaxseed oil for my dry eye, a women's senior vitamin, an aspirin for plaque in my arteries and 7 prescriptions. Enjoy your day.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Aug 23
Seven prescriptions? I used to take more but one anti-depressant and a sleeping pill wasn't working.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
12 Aug 23
@celticeagle I also have 3 more that I don't take on a regular basis...as needed. That's what happens when you get old!
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Aug 23
C, E, calcium/magnesium/D3 combo, glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM combo, Omega 3, lutein/zeaxanthin combo (for my eyes), collagen, fluoxetine, rabeprazole... occasionally gabapentin when restless legs won't let me sleep
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Aug 23
Whoa! You seem to have it all covered.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
9 Aug 23
Aloe vera would be good and some Garden of Life probiotics.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Aug 23
Thank you I will check into that.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Aug 23
Yes, it does. I take one that also has pepper and cinnamon in it.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
9 Aug 23
I take Vit D and Vit B in addition to my prescription meds. Aging certainly comes with it's challenges
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Aug 23
Yes, it sure does. And we can't always get all of the nutrients we need in what we eat daily.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Aug 23
It is a lot. I started by just taking the one for the eyes and then thought I should help out these other areas too. Only 8 all together each day. That's not too bad.
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