I Think My New Multi Vitamin Is Making Me Sick

Most of y'all know that I either crush my meds, open my capsules or get chewables. Well I've started to take some of my meds whole because if I can eat food surely I can take meds. Well I didn't like the taste of my Centrum chewables so I got One A Day Multi vitamins. Everytime I take one I get nauseous and feel really sick. At first I thought it was the antibiotic I was on so I started taking them at different times but it's the vitamin.  Does this happen to anyone else? Do you have problems taking whole pills or do you crush your meds ?

Hey Rita!

I used to take One A Day Weight Smart multi-vitamins and the same thing happened to me.  Now I take Viactiv multivitamins and haven't had a problem.

~Telaya~

Is the viactiv the one that you chew? Because this feeling will make me not want to take them and I can't do that.

Viactiv has a chewable calcium supplement and vitamin, but they also have a multivitamin that you swallow.  That is the one I take.  It's cool becuase it has a berry flavored coating on it so it tastes good going down.

~Telaya~

Can you call your pharmacist and see if taking the vit. and antibotics together re even while taking the antib. is is okay to continue taking your vits?  sometimes you can't take certain medication with vits. ....

That's a good idea . I will call my phamacist and ask him.

Hello,
I am a Pharmacy Tech and we always tell our patients to separate the vitamins from their other meds by at least four hours. Maybe this will help, but I would still ask the Pharmacist.
Hope you feel better,
Nikki

Thank you so much. It was the timing of my taking it with my antibiotic.

Did you take it on an empty stomache or right after a meal?

Well I've tried both ways Da Pinkster. I always wait for 30 minutes after my meals before I drink anything but I've taken them on an empty tummy and after a meal. I think I'm going to try a new multi because this feels awful.