The stench of Vitamin B-2...

How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:35:40 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


While I'm not particularly bothered by the smell of B vitamins, you
might look around to see if you can find some coated versions (enteric
or otherwise). I did a quick google on "enteric coated B vitamins"
and didn't spot any, but perhaps different search terms might find
something. Or perhaps you can find something that would let you make
your own coating. Briefly dip them in parafin? Use PAM vegetable
spray? A sugar solution to make a "candy coating" like M&Ms? I
sometimes take Valerian to help me fall sleep, and Valerian has a
strong odor. I once found a coated version, and it reduced the odor
about 98%. Hmmmm... depending on the size and shape, you might be
able to "double-bag" them. If they are capsules or tablets (i.e. not
round pills) you can find empty gelatin capsules at many health food
stores. Get a larger size than your pills and put your pills inside.
A bit tedious, perhaps, but with symptoms as great as you say it might
well be worth it to you.

Maybe all you need is better ventilation. The vitamin bottle keeps
the smell in from all 100 (or however many) tablets so it's very
concentrated (and may have been building up for months on the shelf).
Depending on climate, putting them in an open mesh container somewhere
in the shade outside (or in a garage?) ought to let most of the smell
dissipate.

Another approach - a lower temperature. The warmer things are, the
more odor. Try putting them in the fridge, or even the freezer.

Try these in combination if you like. First let the pills air out
outside, then spray them with PAM, pop them into gelatin capsules and
freeze them. I bet that would really cut down on the odor.

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:42:41 -0500, Marengo
wrote:

I have no problem with my B -complex, but have a similar aversion to
the garlic tablets I take twice daily for lowering cholesterol and
triglycerides. Damn, those things are nasty! They always stick in
the back of my mouth or throat; I gag on them almost every day then
drink about 3 glasses of water trying to wash them all the way down.
All I can say Om, is do what I do ... if you really want the benefits,
butch up and just do it!

There are a lot of odorless garlic tablets available on the market.

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


Do what I do and don't take it! I have exactly the same reaction, and
can't even take a multivitamin that contains B.

Tara

In article ,
says...
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


Do what I do and don't take it! I have exactly the same reaction, and
can't even take a multivitamin that contains B.

This is interesting. I started having some big problems with vitamins
over the last 2-3 years, sometimes vomiting after taking them. It got
to the point where I stopped taking them at all because I couldn't seem
to pin down what was causing the problem. I never USED to get nauseous
from taking vitamins. I've been slowly starting to take them again,
always being VERY careful to take them on a FULL stomach, but I'm taking
a different kind now. I DID start to take an extra B-vitamin somewhere
along the line. Maybe I was ODing on it or developed an intolerance for
it. I'll have to experiment with it to see if there is a connection.

--
Saffire
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Atkins since 6/14/03
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In article ,
(Harold Groot) wrote:

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:35:40 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


While I'm not particularly bothered by the smell of B vitamins, you
might look around to see if you can find some coated versions (enteric
or otherwise). I did a quick google on "enteric coated B vitamins"
and didn't spot any, but perhaps different search terms might find
something. Or perhaps you can find something that would let you make
your own coating. Briefly dip them in parafin? Use PAM vegetable
spray? A sugar solution to make a "candy coating" like M&Ms? I
sometimes take Valerian to help me fall sleep, and Valerian has a
strong odor. I once found a coated version, and it reduced the odor
about 98%. Hmmmm... depending on the size and shape, you might be
able to "double-bag" them. If they are capsules or tablets (i.e. not
round pills) you can find empty gelatin capsules at many health food
stores. Get a larger size than your pills and put your pills inside.
A bit tedious, perhaps, but with symptoms as great as you say it might
well be worth it to you.

Maybe all you need is better ventilation. The vitamin bottle keeps
the smell in from all 100 (or however many) tablets so it's very
concentrated (and may have been building up for months on the shelf).
Depending on climate, putting them in an open mesh container somewhere
in the shade outside (or in a garage?) ought to let most of the smell
dissipate.

Another approach - a lower temperature. The warmer things are, the
more odor. Try putting them in the fridge, or even the freezer.

Try these in combination if you like. First let the pills air out
outside, then spray them with PAM, pop them into gelatin capsules and
freeze them. I bet that would really cut down on the odor.




My cats love the smell of valerian root. ;-) They go more bonkers for it
than they do for catnip!

I've refrigerated fish oil capsules with success so that's a very good
idea with these too.

Thanks for the suggestion!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article ,
Marengo wrote:

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:35:40 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

|How do you deal with it?
|I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...
|
|I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
|smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
|makes your pee so bright.
|
|And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.
|
|It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
|That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
|make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(
|
|Any ideas?

I have no problem with my B -complex, but have a similar aversion to
the garlic tablets I take twice daily for lowering cholesterol and
triglycerides. Damn, those things are nasty! They always stick in
the back of my mouth or throat; I gag on them almost every day then
drink about 3 glasses of water trying to wash them all the way down.
All I can say Om, is do what I do ... if you really want the benefits,
butch up and just do it!

That's exactly what I have been doing..... ;-)
I was hoping for some other ideas!
I've noted that my astigmatism (sp?) improves when I take it more
regularly. I can see better in other words. I may not like it but it is
worth the effort. sigh

As for garlic, I just cook with a lot of fresh garlic. G
I don't take it in pill form.

The garlic press I discovered in my Aunt's things has been a wonderful
tool! And My Thanh has beautiful heads of garlic with monster cloves for
$1.49 per lb. I can get 5 heads for 75 cents.

I tend to use an entire head of garlic in many recipes along with fresh
ginger root.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article ,
Tara wrote:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


Do what I do and don't take it! I have exactly the same reaction, and
can't even take a multivitamin that contains B.

Tara

It does too much for me... Without it, my eyesight deteriorates and
after a couple of months, I start getting anemic.

B-complex is SO very necessary! The natural source is red meat but I
can't eat beef every day. Too expensive and I don't want to get bored
with it.

I just deal with the distaste for now, was just looking for ideas. :-)

I'm going to try refrigerating it. I keep my vitamin basket right next
to the computer to remind me to take stuff daily, and the basket also
has my Rx's. Thyrolar and Metformin, and Adderall.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article ,
Saffire wrote:

In article ,
says...
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


Do what I do and don't take it! I have exactly the same reaction, and
can't even take a multivitamin that contains B.

This is interesting. I started having some big problems with vitamins
over the last 2-3 years, sometimes vomiting after taking them. It got
to the point where I stopped taking them at all because I couldn't seem
to pin down what was causing the problem. I never USED to get nauseous
from taking vitamins. I've been slowly starting to take them again,
always being VERY careful to take them on a FULL stomach, but I'm taking
a different kind now. I DID start to take an extra B-vitamin somewhere
along the line. Maybe I was ODing on it or developed an intolerance for
it. I'll have to experiment with it to see if there is a connection.

Might be. I did not used to have that big of a problem with B-2. It's
gotten worse over time. I'm not sure why!

I've taken B-complex for many years and am no longer chronically anemic
as a result. This issue is a fairly recent development.

I did quit taking them for awhile and my Hematocrit level dropped from
45% back down to 37% which is slightle below normal range. It took about
2 months. My mean cell volume dropped from 102 to 95 when I started
taking it again. B vitamin deficiency (mainly B-12) can cause a
macrocytic anemia.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Is there a cure for your hypochondria?


"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Tara wrote:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
How do you deal with it?
I know I need to supplement B-complex but damn...

I have to hold the vitamin bottle as far away as possible, and still
the
smell makes me gag. It's the B-2 in it that does it. The stuff that
makes your pee so bright.

And then when I hold my breath and pop the pill, I still want to vomit.

It makes me nauseous so I take it right before I go to sleep.
That way I sleep thru the induced nausea and keep it down now. Used to
make me toss my cookies which made it kinda pointless. :-(

Any ideas?


Do what I do and don't take it! I have exactly the same reaction, and
can't even take a multivitamin that contains B.

Tara

It does too much for me... Without it, my eyesight deteriorates and
after a couple of months, I start getting anemic.

B-complex is SO very necessary! The natural source is red meat but I
can't eat beef every day. Too expensive and I don't want to get bored
with it.

I just deal with the distaste for now, was just looking for ideas. :-)

I'm going to try refrigerating it. I keep my vitamin basket right next
to the computer to remind me to take stuff daily, and the basket also
has my Rx's. Thyrolar and Metformin, and Adderall.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson