Vitamin Question ~ attn megs and/or 2big

[jimmie 48]

if the vitamins you are taking have 100% of the RDA , what would be the purpose of taking more mg per day?

for example and clarification:
mom has had eye trouble (cataracts and macular degeneration) and the doctor told her she should start taking this new vitamin product that baush and lomb put out. (i actually think they should have told her this ages ago but who am i)
this is the product the docor recommended:



this is the label info:



do you see how much the percentages are? is there a benefit by having that much? it just seemed overkill and the price of the above box at WM was almost $30. mom said she wasn't paying that. i found another brand that had the exact same ingredients plus calcium, same dosage, same count per box for $15. and she said she wasn't paying that either. lol mom.... forever the tightwad.
i told her i was going to ask you guys about this. i know you're not doctors but you know everything else so i figured what the hey.

[2big4mysize]

Re: Vitamin Question ~ attn megs and/or 2big

okay this is a trick question first the RDA is based on average body size and average health and no impairment to absorping the vits so superheavyweight folk will need higher doses to begin with.

Next some health issues use vitamins to treat them like macular degeneration which I'd guess your mother has signs of. They have no cure for this so the eye docs got real excited when it was discovered high doses of aome vits and minerals were stopping the loss of sight in patients having it.

there are many brands out there is you want to look for a cheaper version of it.

do you need more info?

[2big4mysize]

Re: Vitamin Question ~ attn megs and/or 2big

since Mom said no I guess you do . first have her ask her doc if she how bad the drusen in her eyes are and what size they are? are they present in one or both eyes. does she have a diagnosis of macular degeneration or is this preventative solely caus eof her age?

explain to here their is no cure ofr age related macular degeneration but the use of this vit and minerals did help folk who had it keep their sight longer.

BTW I hope she discussed this added vits and minerals with her primary care doc to make sure they will not effect any other meds or mediacl conditions she has.

[jimmie 48]

Re: Vitamin Question ~ attn megs and/or 2big

thanks, 2big.
to answer the last part, mom is on no other meds. nothing. no heart meds, no b/p meds. nothing on a regular basis.
she is taking a med for those nasty shingles but will be off of those in 2 or 3 weeks. she only takes tylenol when she feels achy. she's 85 now.

macular degeneration: we know, the siblings and myself, there is no cure for the MD. mom has has it both eyes. one eye is worse and about 4 years ago she had laser surgery for that. no other complications in that eye. she developed it in her other eye, and because they got to it very quickly, they have stopped the damage in that one. she just had a treatment on that eye a few months ago and the appointment i took her to on friday was the check up for that. she got a good report and there has been no further damage.

what i think i am seeing in your posts, is, that if mom would take these higher doses, as in the bausdh and lomb tabs or the other brand i found, this would better her chances of any further damage. and the answer to the question is, yes, it does make a difference, the added doses are helpful and the body will absorb the extra.

i'll tell mom that doctor 2big said take 'em. to really convince her, i need to print off some articles from the web now. i am thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea for my brother to take the added doses. i was told by the eye doctor that checked me last the macular degeneration is genetically passed from female (mom) to male (son, my brother)

i figure the cheaper brand would cost her about $8 a month including the tax. i think i can spare that much since mom is too penny pinching to spend it. i'll call it my christmas present. she will get mad. she thinks if she takes her vitamins it will be enough cause it has 100% of some of the ingredients of the bausch and lomb tabs.

i hope you understand that. seems like i rambled.

[2big4mysize]

Re: Vitamin Question ~ attn megs and/or 2big

I understand Jimmie she may not do it since it only helped 25% of the folk over a 6 yr study BUT if she is one of those 25% then it will be very good for her cause blindness from macular degeneration isn't something anybody should take a chance on.