am i okay just taking generic vitamins? - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

speshol · 04-23-2003, 01:04 AM

HI
I'm not used to paying $15+ for a vitamin
IS it really necessary to pay for a high-priced vitamin (like GNC's womens ultra mega), Or is the store brand or generic brand of vitamins just as good? Do you feel you get your moneys' worth?
thanks

mlgable · 04-23-2003, 09:16 AM

I take a very good multivitamin and certainly don't pay $15 for my vitamins. You do get what you pay for sometimes so if your vitamin doesn't make you feel better and have more energy etc then I would consider switching to something else. Also be sure you take a good antioxidant supplement along with your multivitamin to help keep your immune system healthy.

tc128 · 04-23-2003, 05:17 PM

There are a lot of claims made by vitamin and mineral supplement companies that state their source material for certain vitamins and minerals are a better quality and come from a "purer source", whilst making claims that other companies state that their competitor's source materials could come from highly questionable and dubious places.

Other claims state that their source materials are 100% organic and have not been adulterated by pesticides, antibiotics, etc.

The claims and assortments of choices out there are mind boggling.

The only thing I really look out for is the natural source Vitamin E (d alpha tocopheryls versus dl alpha tocopheryls).

As for others, such as calcium from calcium citrate or carbonate, well, the choice is yours, really.

Absorption rates, high potency, seniors, active lifestyles, womens formulation, all really don't register too much with me.

If you find an improvement with what you're taking then continue, if not change to another brand. The most you'll be put out is the cost of a bottle of vitamins

Trinket · 04-28-2003, 01:28 AM

Are Flinstone vitamins ok? I like the taste of them and I don't like swallowing big pills. My mother gave me One a day weightsmart- are these ok? She gave them to me because she can't swallow them and bought them not knowing how big they are so I told her I would try them.

tc128 · 04-30-2003, 03:32 PM

Flinstones are generally okay. I think they have sugar and flavoring in them to make them palatable. I remember taking them when I was a kid...

Be sure to check the amounts of each vitamin and mineral in them. They may not have the same dosages as in an adult one-a-day vitamins. They may also not have some key vitamins and minerals as in one-a-day vitamins as well.