Between the prescription meds and the vitamins - some recommended by the doctor, some just on general purposes - I'm taking a lot of pills.

I take calcium, fish oil, and a multi too, but don't remember to take them every day. My take everyday pills are a small enteric aspirin and my thyroid meds.

At 47 and with a crappy diet, I should add a multi and some magnesium. My joints will thank me.

And let me say, I though glucosamine/chondroitin was hooey, but if I skip a couple of days my knees remind me fast.

I need to get back on the glucosamine/chondroitin train.

I need to start taking fish oil, and I should look into taking Biotin. As it is, I take:

• Celexa (better emotional stability through chemistry, yay!)

• Mega-B Stress vitamins

• Iron (but I still get random enormous bruises.)

• DMAE

And at night, it's 3 cal/mag citrate capsules and 5-HTP (which is supposed to help with insomnia, but seems to be losing effectiveness, bah.)

magnesium -- too little is often the case in asthma and diabetes. If fitday was correct - it is one of the things I am consistently low on. I've thought about supplements, however too much or too little had similar symptoms. I guess I could start with 100 ( i run low,but not that low).I don't really take vitamins. mostly because I have had stomach problems when taking them -- the flinstone idea is pretty good though.

Ginger, research has shown that people can sleep-eat while using Ambien.

I had read that, but the Ry-Crisp incident was the first time I'd seen any evidence I was doing it. The only previous incidents were ones in which I fell asleep in my clothes and had no memory of going to bed. I don't keep much food around that a sleeping person could figure out how to eat. I suppose I could wake up standing in front of the refrigerator eating pickles and celery.

And let me say, I though glucosamine/chondroitin was hooey, but if I skip a couple of days my knees remind me fast.

I should probably try that. My knees definitely remind me if I haven't had my minimum daily requirement of ibuprofen.

I take a calcium-magnesium suppliment; sometimes it seems to help with the insomnia, other times it does nothing at all.

Jilli, maybe you need the magnesium without the calcium? Or no, that doesn't make sense. Maybe you need a higher dose?

t in the dark; shooting

I should probably try that

It was recommended to me by Hubby's orthopedic surgeon, along with 1600 mg of Ibuprofen a day. I've stopped with the ibuprofen because the gluc/chon is sufficient.

It was recommended to me by Hubby's orthopedic surgeon, along with 1600 mg of Ibuprofen a day. I've stopped with the ibuprofen because the gluc/chon is sufficient.

Takes notes

ETA, do you have a recommended company? I know quality control is a big issue wrt dietary supplements.