How do YOU feel about vitamins/supplements? There are many conflicting articles about the potential health benefits/dangers of vitamins. Also, if in favor, what vitamins/supplements do you take and why?

Vitamins are very important. Your brain is full of the toxic aftermath of your injury.

All of the anti-oxidants are good. also the B's. Some folic acid, Omega 3's, D3, the minerals, etc.

This has been discussed at length. Do a search on this forum for vitamins.

Vitamins and supplements need to become a long term/lifetime regimen. the benefits are very slow in coming.

My best to you.

Thank you Mark. I picked up a b-complex with vitamin c. I will be taking it daily in combination with DHA and a Multivitamin. Let me know your thoughts. It contains:

pdv - percent daily value

Vitamin C 150mg 250pdv
Thiamin 5mg 333pdv
Riboflavin 5mg 294pdv
Niacin 50mg 250pdv
Vitamin B6 5mg 250pdv
Folate 200mcg 50pdv
Vitamin B12 38mcg 625pdv
Biotin 15mcg 5pdv
Pantothenic Acid 25mg 250pdv

The supplements I have been taking are:

B-complex 100
Algal DHA (900 mg)
D3 (2,000 units)
Acetyl-l-carnitine (500 mg)

I subjectively feel that these have been very helpful, but I suppose it could also be placebo effect. Frankly, at this point, I don't care if it's a real effect or placebo effect as long as I feel better.

Eowyn's regimen is a great start.

lindberg's regimen is very weak.

A B-50 complex or B-100 complex is a good start. It is a somewhat standard complex of 50mgs (B-50) or 100 mgs (B-100) of most B's and 100 or 50 mcg's of B-12.

I take a pack of vitamins I get at Costco. It is called "Daily Multi Pack." I add a B-50 and 250 mcg of B-12, 100 mgs of B-6, 100 mgs of C, 250mgs of niacin, calcium, magnesium, and a few others.

I have been on this regimen for most of 30 years. It was prescribed by a MD when I was in a highly symptomatic state. My wife can tell when I have missed a few days. My demeanor changes.

Some people do a more intense regimen by spreading the supplements over the day. The nutrition forum has some info about this idea. I take it all at once after breakfast.

How is my regimen "very weak"? It seems like you have a very condescending attitude towards me.