Is Elevit making you feel worse??
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Topic: Is Elevit making you feel worse??
Posted By: KitKat
Subject: Is Elevit making you feel worse??
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:04pm
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So I thought Id just put it out there and see if anyone else has had this happen. I dont want to cause a rukus, and put people off it... I think multi Vitamins are a good idea.
However- I have found that since stopping taking my Elevit 3 days ago, I dont feel as sick. I also used to feel quite sore in the kidneys in the night, and in the morning (after taking Elevit with dinner). And my pee was always REALLY dark, often throughout the day (I was only peeing 4 times a day after drinking 2 litres). Now I pee more often, and its more normal. Also- I dont have 'such' strong aversions to food now. Particularly veges. Anyone else had anything similar?? Or am I really paranoid? ------------- 
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:09pm
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That's really weird. It's not uncommon to have a reaction to supplements though. What about just sticking to good old vegies and perhaps taking an iron supplement? I take the blackmores supplements. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:09pm
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Don't worry, you're not being paranoid. My sis found she got very sick with pregnancy multis because her diet was already sufficient. If you have too much iron in your diet it can make you feel sick (too much of a good thing
ETA: since you've stopped using elevit make sure you get a folic acid supplement, we don't get a sufficient amount in our diet even if we eat lots of leafy greens and you should be have 800mcg per day until the end of the 1st trimester (it's about $3 on script). -------------  
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). I didn't bother with any multi's last time until at the end when my iron stores were low, same this time the only supplement I'll take is folic acid unless recommended otherwise by my LMC (and only if recommended because blood tests show deficiencies). Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:10pm
| I have heard that from one other person. I think elevit is a waste of money anyway. I just took a pregnancy multi and folic acid on script from the docs |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:11pm
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I know that i cant have it because of the iron content as i have heamochromatosis - (too much iron already) so it may be that one of the vitamins or compounds in elevit is already high in you.
Maybe worth checking with your Dr or Mw re kidneys maybe a urine flow test? to check they are functioning right they may have been struggling to break down all the extra vitamins - not 100% sure on this only a suggestion |
Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:15pm
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Thats interesting about the iron- I had bloods done- they showed I had really high iron stores (ferratin) and really good haemoglobin. I was eating healthy before feeling so sick.
I was also amazed that it had 800thingies of folic acid... thats HEAPS. My mum said she cant take them- maybe I should listen to her too lol!! -------------
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:18pm
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Shannon, How did you find out you had Haemochromatosis? Did you get a specific test?
My mum has just been diagnosed with it and as a result has permanent liver damage. Also explains her infertility issues. That makes my mum and three aunts (from both sides of the family) so they want me to go for the test too. I don't have any symptoms but mum didnt at my age either. Scary stuff. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 5:39pm
That's the most important part of the vitamin. It's how much you need to have per day in the first trimester  Docs/MWs give scripts of just the 800mcg of folic acid to all early pregnant women
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KitKat wrote:Posted By: Muz
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 6:02pm
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I too have stopped taking elivit, my MW suggested I take it as I was so sick - but it made me feel so much worse!!! What a waste of money!
Im taking 5mg of Folic acid - which I think is a huge dose but the gp prescribed it and the MW said it was fine! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 6:18pm
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Muz 5mg of folate is usually for women with a family history of neural defects. So yes it will be fine -------------  
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Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 7:32pm
thats ok then- sounded like a lot to me. I was taking 300mcg before. Its funny- my partner said "Maybe thats why you dont want your broccolli honey" lol how sweet. I dont think so. -------------
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Posted By: RubyG
Date Posted: 13 October 2008 at 8:14pm
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Elevit have made me feel awful - but multi vits have always had that effect on me. I am a bit paranoid to stop taking though as with the MS my diet has been anything but well balanced!! I have started taking them with dinner and it has been a bit better. I might try the Thompsons ones and see if it makes any difference.
Has anyone had to take calcium supplements - I am lactose intollerant and don't do the soy thing... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 14 October 2008 at 4:35pm
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Danaj - You get a blood test which takes approx 3 weeks to get the answer, they send it to chch
my brother also has it and my sister is a carrier - most of the time males are more likley to get it and females more likely to be a carrier of the chromasone. RubyG - i take the lifestream calcium supplement its very good. I get it from the health2000 shop |
Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 14 October 2008 at 10:22pm
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I have heard some bad things about Elevit. It is mostly so popular because its made by a pharmaceutical company that can afford to advertise on TV etc.
I have also been told by more that one nautropath that the levels of folic acid are way too high and then the other stuff is too low. There are plenty of other preg multi vits on the market that are much cheaper and contain everything you need. But eating healthy is also important. Your pee will be dark from all the vit B in the multi vits but then you should still be peeing alot and it not be too dark if you are drinking 2 litres of water a day. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 15 October 2008 at 9:32pm
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I started taking elevit infrom about 6 weeks weeks on recommendation from my midwife and it made me feel really sick and I was getting tummy cramps, so i stopped taking it and started to feel heaps better. I take the blackmoores pregnancy vitamins which is much better. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 16 October 2008 at 5:02pm
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i hated elevit - i took it for 2 weeks but it completely stuffed up my tummy so i stopped. I just took iron tabs and folic acid - much cheaper and it met all my needs ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 16 October 2008 at 5:18pm
Im glad its not just me. 
I havent taken anything now since wheenever I started this post.... Although I dont feel good generally, its a 'cleaner' kindof sick.... IYKWIM I will start on the Blackmores Pregnancy Gold soon, see what that does lol The Magical Mystery Tour continues. -------------
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Posted By: RubyG
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:55pm
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My specialist asked if i was taking folic acid and i said yip in Elevit - he said as soon as i hit 12 weeks stop taking it and save myself a dollar a day! Didn't sound that positive about it at all.
I tried the blackmores ones - MS seemed worse but may have been a coincidence, I did notice the blackmores ones had loads of fish oil in them - that was enought to maybe make me feel ill. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 1:40pm
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I found out today from more people (another midwife) that a lot of women feel worse due to the iron in it. Totally stresses out your liver... and with all the other work its doing- its getting clogged with filtering off too much iron. -------------
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 3:21pm
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^^ Yeah it's horrible stuff, if you're eating a balanced diet then the extra iron will make you feel worse.
What do I do with the rest of the bloomin pack, they're so expensive?  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
DD-Carys Amelia 17.03.06 |
Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 5:03pm
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Im goin to give mine to my GP. She can give them to someone else. I have a whole blister pack unopened.
Balanced diet?? hmm, does 2 min noodles, white toast, and mashed potato count?? seems to be my lot at the mo. I hope it changes soon- I never used to eat 2 min noods!! -------------
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 31 October 2008 at 8:49am
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^ yeah same, I have 2 unopened I think.
You gottsa eat what you can , lol! I lived on cornflakes for about 4 weeks, hehe! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
DD-Carys Amelia 17.03.06 |
Posted By: coldfish
Date Posted: 31 October 2008 at 10:57am
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Hi thought I'd add my 2c worth seeing as a lot seem to be having negative experiences with Elevit, which is a shame.
I've been taking it for probably 5 months now, started a month before I was pregnant. For me, I love it, I have no side effects and I have great energy. Sure it does cost lots, but I like being able to take one pill for all my iron and folate needs instead of having to get topup pills for iron etc. So I guess everyone has to experiment with what brand suits them.. 
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Posted By: 2Dogs1Cat
Date Posted: 31 October 2008 at 4:03pm
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Hi everyone,
I'm also a newbie (this is my first post!). I'm 16 weeks pregnant and have just survived the most awful morning sickness (make that 24/7 sickness) period since around the 5 week mark. I haven't been able to eat much of anything the whole time, and have lost a lot of weight, but luckily I could take my Elevits in the morning and this was recommended by my doctor, specialist and midwife. They told me that some of the other supermarket brands don't actually contain what they say they contain (ie much lower dosages etc). It made me feel a lot better knowing that baby was still getting what he/she needed when I wasn't eating very well... I'm planning to keep taking them right through the pregnancy. Just shows that we are all so different! |
Posted By: Richtea
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 10:46am
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Hi all, I spoke to my GP re this as I had been trying to take multivitamins as well but got stomach pains and bright yellow pee. He advised that I was probably stressing my body out by having to many vitamins. Your body is really working hard to get rid of your wastes as well as the babies without having to cope with excess vitamins. He suggested I just take Folic acid and fish oil later on. I guess it depends on your own choice. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: David252938
Date Posted: 06 July 2021 at 5:42am
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