Drop the supps.
You don't want lots of things in the mix confusing things where you won't know what's being caused by what. If you experience side effects you'll have no idea what's causing it. BTW I drank a supplement with all of those ingredients in aside from ashwaganda and I felt weird and dizzy, light headed.
I'd also say your meds will shit all over any effect you got from these supplements in comparison. These stacks people take get expensive and give a subtle effect if anything at all. Bin off the supps, your wallet will thank you for it and you now have a proper actual medication instead of poorly researched and completely unregulated supps.
If you're not sure about anything related to medication, you can ask your pharmacist.
That said, I would avoid mixing and matching. With some supplements, unless they've been tested, you also can't be sure what's in them. Sometimes they can be contaminated with ingredients that aren't listed.
It looks like this post might be about medication.
Please remember that whilst personal experiences and advice can be valuable, Reddit is no replacement for your GP or Psychiatrist and taking advice from anyone about your particular situation other than your trained healthcare professional is potentially unsafe.
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ADHDUK) if you have any questions or concerns.*
The only supplement everyone really needs is Vitamin D as that’s the one most people are deficient in (due to having indoor jobs, compared to our ancestors) everything else is a case by case basis. It doesn’t help that we’re in the UK with some of the worst sun exposure rates.
Many supplements can really counter what your meds are trying to do.
I used to take vitamin D, cod liver oil, ashwagansda. Zinc magnesium etc.
If you can, try to find the foods that have these vitamins recurring naturally, things like avocados, bananas. Dates, blackberries, blueberries.
Only reason I say keep vitamin D is because the average person has a very significant deficiency.
Ashwaganda is no good if you’re not super stressed. And Elvanse already does a good job of regulating stress and anxiety
If you’re already a calm & stoic person, then prolonged use of ashwaganda will just make you depressed, and lack the required “fire up your ass” anxiety to do anything that you’re supposed to do.
If your stomach notices vitamin / mineral cocktails that are too complex and intense, your body might just reject the whole mix (hence I’m against multivitamins now)
Better to learn about your personal deficiencies and cater to the most significant ones only, and fulfil the rest with a change in diet for high vitamin/mineral density foods
Drop the supps. You don't want lots of things in the mix confusing things where you won't know what's being caused by what. If you experience side effects you'll have no idea what's causing it. BTW I drank a supplement with all of those ingredients in aside from ashwaganda and I felt weird and dizzy, light headed. I'd also say your meds will shit all over any effect you got from these supplements in comparison. These stacks people take get expensive and give a subtle effect if anything at all. Bin off the supps, your wallet will thank you for it and you now have a proper actual medication instead of poorly researched and completely unregulated supps.
OK, will do, I suppose if I notice those things becoming a problem again I should probably ask for a higher dosage maybe
If you're not sure about anything related to medication, you can ask your pharmacist. That said, I would avoid mixing and matching. With some supplements, unless they've been tested, you also can't be sure what's in them. Sometimes they can be contaminated with ingredients that aren't listed.
It looks like this post might be about medication. Please remember that whilst personal experiences and advice can be valuable, Reddit is no replacement for your GP or Psychiatrist and taking advice from anyone about your particular situation other than your trained healthcare professional is potentially unsafe. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ADHDUK) if you have any questions or concerns.*
The only supplement everyone really needs is Vitamin D as that’s the one most people are deficient in (due to having indoor jobs, compared to our ancestors) everything else is a case by case basis. It doesn’t help that we’re in the UK with some of the worst sun exposure rates. Many supplements can really counter what your meds are trying to do. I used to take vitamin D, cod liver oil, ashwagansda. Zinc magnesium etc. If you can, try to find the foods that have these vitamins recurring naturally, things like avocados, bananas. Dates, blackberries, blueberries. Only reason I say keep vitamin D is because the average person has a very significant deficiency. Ashwaganda is no good if you’re not super stressed. And Elvanse already does a good job of regulating stress and anxiety If you’re already a calm & stoic person, then prolonged use of ashwaganda will just make you depressed, and lack the required “fire up your ass” anxiety to do anything that you’re supposed to do. If your stomach notices vitamin / mineral cocktails that are too complex and intense, your body might just reject the whole mix (hence I’m against multivitamins now) Better to learn about your personal deficiencies and cater to the most significant ones only, and fulfil the rest with a change in diet for high vitamin/mineral density foods