rubytuesday Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I am taking a nickel free multiple vitamin per immunologist's recommendation. Immunologist told me to go off the calcium, vitamin D, folic acid, fish oil and eye vitamin, and just take this 1 multivitamin. It has the same amount of vitamin D that I was taking but didn't see that it was D3 (like my supplement was). The multiple vitamin has much greater vitamin A + C and selenium and luten (multiple vitamin has no selenium/luten). Optometrist and opthamologist tells me--no way I can stop eye vitamin or fish oil--I need as much omega 3 as I can get with eyes at risk for so many things and having dry eyes, corneal erosions to boot. I'd remembered this morning as I was still having GERD at 10:45 from the fish oil I'd taken at 7 that morning that this huge puppy was one of the pills I had aspirated (with my vocal cord dysfunction, when I took my pill, the cords must have been closed and chucked it into airway). I could not cough it out, started to rattle and thought I was going to choke to death.I cannot take liquid fish oil. I just cannot. Something about certain tastes/textures on my tongue/in my mouth make me wretch. Does anybody know if fish oil comes in another form?On a side note, I was reading that in winter (not so much sunshine), you should take cod liver for your fish oil to get more vitamin D and in summer go back to fish oil (since you'll get more vitamin D from the sun). (I suppose they don't take into account those of us who use sunscreen and have GI absorption issues).Any suggestions very welcomed. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serbo Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 there is a type of fish oil which does not cause reflux. Sorry i can't remember the name of it, but the fish oil reflux problem is common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 fish oil reduces the MSNA and sympathetic response to orthostatic stress. It could improve or worsen symptoms of POTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubytuesday Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Just saw a commercial for Mega Red Krill Oil being better than fish oil in omega 3s and crosses brain barrier, smaller than fish oil, not supposed to cause fish-tasting belching. I'd taken fish oil for at least a decade before the POTS got bad. I did go off of it when my immunologist told me to (hadn't restarted it til about 6 weeks later when I saw the optometrist). I didn't notice any change with my POTS--unless increased nausea today (was really worse than my daily nausea) was from dysautonomia being worse. I'd woke up with stiff neck and had used heating pad and have just felt 'strange' (like mild presyncopal today) but in morning, my BP runs a little low--this morning it was in 120s over 89 (I figured it was pain). Came back down tonight to its average of 112/72. Still have pain and feel a little bit lightheaded but the pain is decreasing. I wonder if kinking your neck when you sleep triggers anything with the dysautonomia as circulation/cerebrospinal flow may have been impeded. (Sorry to get off topic).The Mega Red Krill oil is really pricey compared to fish oil but reading the difference between the two seems to be no brainer to get omega 3s in krill oil. So hard to tell though as everybody seems to be pushing their own products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 There is a brand of fish oil called Fisol that will not give you fishy acid reflux (it is enteric coated). My mom and I both have to use only this brand or we get fishy reflux (ewwww!) It is in the form of a gel capsule that is shaped like a small football. Hope you find one that works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Those who are allergic to shellfish, can't use krill - tiny shrimplike creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubytuesday Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 There is a brand of fish oil called Fisol that will not give you fishy acid reflux (it is enteric coated). My mom and I both have to use only this brand or we get fishy reflux (ewwww!) It is in the form of a gel capsule that is shaped like a small football. Hope you find one that works for you.Thanks, Katybug--I look for that (not whole lot of places in small home town to look, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 A lot of different companies make the "burp free" kind of Ishieldz. If you store it in the freezer, that helps too, so that it doesn't melt until later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzysillyak Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I've been using different ones, metagenics, country life, ?, for several years now. I "think" it helps me not feel as stiff and sore. When I first started taking the metagenics brand I noticed some hypermobility in my knees andelbows and was wondering if any of you noticed that .. I cut back on the dose and it helped. I don't recall feeling hypermobile otherwise .. Weird, huh ? Tc .. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 rubytuesday,There are several online sies that sell it if yu can't fnd it locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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