Multivitamin Side Effects?

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This was supposed to be a caution sign thread not a smiley face. Anyhow...

Recently I purchased Now's ADAM multivitamin and have been taking it for a few days. When I take it, shortly after I get a slight headache and a little oddity in my vision. Along with this I get a bloated feeling and a pain in my left side near my ribs. After a short while this subsides although the bloated feeling does take a little bit longer to go away. They are always taken with food as directed. Anyone else have these problems with multi's? Does it take a bit to for your body to get used to the suppliment or is it possible that I have a food allergy to something in them? Any help is appreciated :(

What's In It?

Container Size: 60 Tablets
Serving Size: 2 Tablets
Servings Per Container: 30

Container Size: 120 Tablets
Serving Size: 2 Tablets
Servings Per Container: 60

Amount Per Serving:

Vitamin A: 10,000 IU 200%
-(100% as Natural Beta Carotene)
Vitamin C: 350 mg 580%
-(from Calcium Ascorbate)
Vitamin D: 400 IU 100%
-(as Ergocalociferol)
Vitamin E: 200 IU 670%
-(from d-alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)
Vitamin K: 50 mg 60%
-(as Phytonadione)
Thiamine: 25 mg 1670%
-(Vit. B-1) (from Thiamine HCI)
Riboflavin: 25 mg 1470%
-(Vitamin B-2)
Niacin: 50 mg 250%
-(Vitamin B-3)
-(from Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniothinate)
Vitamin B-6: 25 mg 1250%
-(from Pynidoxine HCI and Pyridoxal-5
-Phosphate (P-5-P))
Folate: 800 mcg 200%
-(as Folic Acid)
Vitamin B-12: 250 mg 4170%
-(as Methylobalamin)
Biotin: 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid: 100 mg 1000%
-(Vitamin B-5) (from Calcium d-Pantothenate)
Calcium: 350 mg 35%
-(from Calcium Carbonate, Coral Calcium
-and Calcium Ascorbate)
Iodine: 225 mcg 150%
-(from Kelp)
Magnesium: 100 mg 25%
-(from Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Citrate
-and ZMA®)
Zinc: 30 mg 200%
-(from ZinMax® (Zinc Picolinate) and ZMA®)
Selenium: 200 mcg 290%
-(from L-Selenomethionine)
Copper: 500 mcg 25%
-(from Copper AAC*)
Manganese: 3 mg 150%
-(from Manganese AAC*)
Chromium: 200 mcg 170%
-(from Chromium Chelavite®)
Molybedunum: 50 mcg 70%
-(from Molybdenum AAC*)
Potassium: 50 mg 1%
-(from Potassium Chloride)
Coral Calcium: 165 mg
Saw Palmetto Extract: 160 mg
-(Berries) (Serenoa repens(min. 45% Fatty Acids))
Panax Ginseng Extract: 100 mg
-(Roots) (min. 5% Ginsenosides)
ZMA®: 55 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid: 50 mg
Choline: 50 mg
-(from Choline Bitartrate)
Royal Jelly: 50 mg
Kelp: 45 mg
-(Laminaria digitata) (Whole Plant)
Ginkgo Biloba Extract: 30 mg
-(Leaf) (min. 24% Ginkgoflavonglycerides)
Nettle Extract: 25 mg
-(Root) (Urtica dioica (min. 30 ppm Socopoletin))
Grape Seed Extract: 25 mg
-(Vitis vinifera) (min. 90% Total Polyphenols)
Inositol: 25 mg
-(from Inositol Granules and Inositol Nicotinate)
Bromelain (2400 GDU): 25 mg
Lipase (60,000 FCC): 12.5 mg
Papain (2,000 USP): 12.5 mg
Pepsin (1:10:000): 12.5 mg
Amylase (5000 FCC): 5 mg
CoQ10: 5 mg
-(as Ubidecarenone)
Lycopene: 1 mg
-(from LYC-O-MATO®)
Boron: 1 mg
-(from Boron AAC*)
Lutein: 500 mcg
-(from FloraGLO®)
Vanadium: 100 mcg
-(from Vanadium AAC*)

Other Ingredients:
Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Stearic Acid (vegetable soruce), Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica and Magnesium Stearate (vegetable source).

Directions:
Take 2 tablets daily, preferably with meals.

Warnings:
Please discard the inedible freshness packet enclosed.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
 
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The problem with NOW brand is they buy the leftovers from other company's. Basically say another brand made to many multivitamins. Now brand will go and scoop up those leftovers and place them in their products.

You NEVER want to buy ANY product that comes from china (that you ingest). 99% of NOW brand products come from china.

I would suggest getting a different brand.

Basically sounds like there is something in there that your body is not fond of. Try a different brand.
 
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How do I go about knowing what it is that my body is not fond of so I do not waste money on another product that will make me feel terrible?
 
Silent wtf are you talking about. Now brand does not come from china. Its very good high quality stuff. Are you loosing it man?
 
Yea...

I just came on here to respond to silent's post. Got up this morning and looked at the bottle and it says "Manufactured by NOW FOODS, BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108. Made in the U.S.A". Silent, please explain.

*also added content information to initial post for reference.
 
i've had some slight stomach problems with multi vitamins in the past. but now i take them with food AND a glass of milk and it seems to work for me. only thing i dont like is my urine turning neon yellow / green lol
 
Silent is saying they buy left overs from China but he provides no evidence, substance, or proof. I don't believe him!!!
 
Knowing that Silent's claims were most likely outlandish I wrote an E-mail to a higher up at the NOW vitamins office explaining to him all the NOW products I use and the claims by Silent that they are mostly from China and may be unsafe. Here is his response:

Hello Ryan,

None of this is true.Competitors often need to bash us to justify our
low pricing.

As an example, one of the supplements you mention is ALA (alpha-lipoic
acid). Our alpha-lipoic is one of the best quality & highest grade
materials available.
Once this raw material is received it is then handled using Good
Manufacturing Practices. We have been one of the few companies that are
actively involved in the development of raw material certification
process for our industry as well.
What is tested for depends on the product of course. Almost all products
get tested for Microbiological and for heavy metals such as Lead,
Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Aluminum. We also require many tests to be
performed on our raw materials.
For example in the nutrient lipoic acid we require the following:

Impurities (maximum permitted levels):
Sulfate: NMT 0.2% Chloride: NMT 0.1%
6-8-epi-trithioctonoic Acid (EPI): NMT 0.5% (HPLC)
Residual Solvents (GC/ HPLC):
Cyclohexane - NMT 1000ppm; Ethanol - NMT 750ppm;
Diethylether - NMT 50ppm;
Methylethylketone - NMT 20ppm; N- Pentane - NMT 50ppm; Benzol -
NMT 20ppm;
Toluene - NMT 50ppm; Ethyl acetate - NMT 250ppm

Microbiological: Aerobic Plate Count: < 3,000 cfu/g; Yeast and Molds: <
100 cfu/g; Coliform, E. coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus,
Pseudomonas: all Negative Heavy Metals: HM as Lead (Pb): <10ppm; Lead:
<5ppm; Arsenic/ Cadmium/ Mercury/Aluminum: <1ppm (each)

Other manufacturers will know little of the above impurities.
As you know we have a huge in house laboratory staffed by Ph.Ds where
testing is performed as well as a list of approved outside labs.
In these labs we determine stability and overages required to provide
you with 100% potency through the life of the product.
Our Website Is loaded with information under the Elements of Quality
section.

We purchase the best raw materials from all over the world. Only a small
percentage of our items come from China and are subject to the same
quality checks as any other country.

Thank you for your inquiry,
NOW Quality, Science, & Nutrition Group

There you go only a small percentage of items come from China. So to claim 99 percent of products come from CHINA is ridiculous when it isn't even close. And they are not purchasing unused portions of pills. They are purchasing raw materials. WHich mind you all vitamin companies have to do cause their is no way they can produce everything themselves. But now purchases only the highest quality materials and has extensive testing.

This is what I hate about fitness forums is that anyone can post information that is factually wrong, but a lot of the people reading it do not know that and take what everyone says as legitamite. Its dangerous that people assume just because someone is posting on a fitness forum that they are knowledgable and can be trusted. Just be careful who you guys take advice from and always make sure they back up any of their outlandish claims with facts.

Their are a lot of good people on these fitness forums though and their advice is invaluable such as LV and Malkore. I love you guys!!!!
 
Err, I was going off what a person i know and have known for a long time said to me. Ironic, first time i take someones advise as my own and its bad LMAO.
He is recently graduated MD that i was doing some work on his computer for him. At the time of posting He read what the OP said and basically suggested i type that about Now brand. He claimed to know a person that worked for NOW brand and thats what that person told him.

None the less, I apologize. I should have done the research as i have always done. Before taking his advise as absolute.

Though, i must admit. After a horrible experience with my niece and nephew ingesting a certain NOW brand product. I was not surprised at all to hear that.

Toma, Rep+ for your investigative work. Though Toma, I have seen both LV and Malkore make mistakes before as well-Its human nature. In fact i have yet to see one poster who has not made at least "ONE" mistake in their post.
 
Its fine silent I usually find your info to be very helpful. I just took exception because I use NOW products exclusively after LV told me what great quality they were. I use Now whey Protien. Biotin, Vitamin E, ZMA, ALA, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, and flax seed oil. So I was pretty shocked and concerned when I read your post especially since I stocked up on over 200 dollars of NoW stuff from my local Health food store just last week since they were having a big sale :).

But back to the Original posters question. I can comment that I have never had a problem with any NOW products, however I have never taking their multivitamin because I don't take a multivitamin because the Iodine in them give me facial acne. Its likely that your body is just reacting badly to a certain ingrediant in the vitamin which happens with all brands of supplements and all brands of food as well for particular people.
 
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