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Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits => Nutrition & HIV => Topic started by: rickbc on June 13, 2007, 10:42:37 am

Title: zinc supplements
Post by: rickbc on June 13, 2007, 10:42:37 am

hey:  anyone take zinc supplements.  I am currently on truvada and kaletra, also take a multi-vitamin and fish oil and heart meds.  I was curious about taking 50mg of zinc a day.  I have read good and not so good things about this so just wondering what you think.   Thanks


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Title: Re: zinc supplements
Post by: fondeveau on June 13, 2007, 04:17:01 pm

I like zinc.

Title: Re: zinc supplements
Post by: J.R.E. on June 14, 2007, 08:09:41 am

Quote from: rickbc on June 13, 2007, 10:42:37 am

hey:  anyone take zinc supplements. 


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Only what is in my Multi-vitamin, which is 15mg zinc ( Centrum Silver)


Ray

Title: Re: zinc supplements
Post by: geraldinapell on June 16, 2007, 02:41:34 am

I take Magnesium, Calcium, Zinc & Copper supplement called Osteocare, I order it in from England as I can't get it here in Holland and certainly not for a better price.
I originally started taking it as I have a tremor, but have found it to be a good cure for diarrhea, sometimes I don't order in time and then just take Magnesium and vitamin C with zinc and then it's back to the toilet 10 times a day and when I start on the Osteocare again it stops I even get light constipation .... which can be nice after having diarrhea for the last 6 or 7 years :P.

Anyway I have included a link to where you can order the Osteocare just in case you want to get some to try.

https://www.vitabiotics.com/login.aspx  it is a login page but just go to the home page from here.

Geraldine

Title: Re: zinc supplements
Post by: Oh501sguy on June 21, 2007, 05:38:00 am

I've been taking zinc and vitamin E. It was a suggestion from someone in the AOL chat room to help with the sex life.  I haven't found Zinc to do anything. Im just finishing the bottle and be done with it.

Title: Re: zinc supplements
Post by: boylikertampa on June 21, 2007, 12:13:30 pm

For info on supplements for HIV'ers, I go to Dr. Mary Romeyn's article at thebody.com titled "Vitamins, Mineral, and Trace Elements"...check out info on thebody.com...I use her suggestions when planning my supplements, which I admit I take irregularly.  Never was sold on the idea of vitamins even when negative, but hear often that HIV'ers should take them.