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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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mamaoftwo8901 06/03/2011

I'm so confused. I take a multivitamin and want to add B vitamins to my daily intake b/c I've heard it's good for energy and anxiety. I went to the store the other day to buy a B Complex vitamin containing B6, B12, and other things like zinc, etc. I asked the pharmasist if it would be safe to take with my multivitamin and she said it should, but to stop taking it if I started feeling nervous or dizzy. She said too much zinc can make you feel that way.

What?? I just told her I want to take it for anxiety and she tells me to stop taking it if I get nervous?? So of course I was too scared to buy it! Lol. So then I just bought a B6 vitamin, but then I see on Dr. Oz that he recommends taking B complex. So what in the world should I do? I'm also getting ready to start taking fish oil supplements (I read it was good for depression) and I'm starting to get nervous I'll be taking too much stuff. But it's all supposed to be healthy so I still want to take it. What do people here take and does it seem to help with mood/anxiety/depression?

goldenbear89 06/03/2011

I take a B12 shot every week. Tends to absorb better that way than through the stomach. I take it for immune system and feeling run down, and it does help with that. I'm still depressed & anxious so my vote is it does not help in those areas. I think the theory is to try to make you feel better on the whole.

mamaoftwo8901 06/03/2011

Thanks for the post, Golden. I do feel very run down and am not sure why, that's another reason I want to take B supplements. Does it help with that rundown feeling and not being so tired for you?

southsamurai 06/03/2011

a b complex like you are speaking of should be safe to take with a multi vitamin... though you may want to compare it to the multi itself... some multis already have plenty of b vits in them already. i have to say that i hve never noticed any difference in myself when on a b-complex vs without, but i seem to be in the minority on that

deleted_user 06/04/2011

i've just realised part of why i feel REALLY tired this last week (besides anxiety and bad sleep) is that i keep forgetting to take my B vitamins, mult and fish oil etc. SO i am thinking they DO make a difference?

I actually take B12 and iron and a multi and B complex AND zinc. I am usually a scaredy cat with meds and things and think this is ok? I try and alternate the B12 and B complex to avoid taking too much

deleted_user 06/04/2011

I do take a b-12 everyday..
they say it helps.
bren

deleted_user 06/04/2011

I take a multivitamin, a magnesium, and fish oil in the mornings. If I feel tired and run down, I take a B complex in the late afternoons.

mamaoftwo8901 06/04/2011

Thanks for all the replies! I think I am going to give B6 a shot for now and add on from there in a month or so to see if I notice any changes. Thanks all. :)

deleted_user 06/04/2011

I take B-12 and a B-Complex. don't worry I don't think the B-Complex should have any negative effect on you. usually Vitamins don't have the terrible side effects that medicines usually do.

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