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[xEx]

Is there anything wrong with swallowing 20 various vitamins and minerals as a post load? It just seems like a lot to be absorbed by your stomach.

 

[C21H23NO5]

why would you want to? Just get a good multivitamen and post load with that. What drug are you post loading for? I assume since this is OD you're talking about speed (that's the only OD drug I can think of offhand that you postload for). One or two centrum multivitamen will be fine, taking 20+ vitamens would probably be wasteful, as you can only absorb so many minerals into your body at one time. The rest would get pissed out.

 

[stardreamer]

also if many of them contain iron you are very likely to have a serious reaction

 

[fairnymph]

If he's taking high doses of antioxidants, than 20 or so pills/capsules as a postload is not unheard of...and it should be alright on your stomach -- although I recommend taking them with some food (a couple of pieces of bread or a bowl of cereal.

 

[stardreamer]

Nymph is right about antioxidants, but vitamins (iron containing, as most are) you DO NOT want to od on.
An iron overdose is easy to achieve with many medium to high content iron vitamins, not directly sure of doses though. Symptoms include fever, nausea, headache, shock and coma (which can occur as quickly as 1/2 hour after ingestion). These symptoms may even clear in a few hours and then return up to 24 hours later.
So again, if they're vitamins or anything iron containing, you don't really need it, so skip taking too much. More people die than you'd think, including a person I knew from school.

 

[AciD KaT]

OK...exactly why are you overloading on like 20 vitamins again? I don't quite understand this. I'm not really educated on this matter but it honestly just sounds like a really pointless and maybe even dumb idea....
I do know too much of something is never a good thing. I really would like to know your reasoning behind this before I further try to answer this though.

 

[Jabberwocky]

question answered, topic closed.
SG