Multivitamin

andrewhazel101

New to the forum, glad to be here. Having a hard time sifting through r/nootropics. I've got a question if anyone has an answer. In the past I've taken Performance Lab multivitamin but open to new considerations if anyone has any.

Galaxyshock

I currently take basic multivitamin from supermarket. In the past I've taken Life Extension multivitamin which I felt gave me some calm energy I assume because it contains high amounts of methylated B vitamins. Haven't heard of Perfomance Lab products so can't say if it's better.

Neuro

Hi andrewhazel101, welcome to the forums.

Yeah, I've also taken the Life Extension multivitamin in the past and it was good, but it made me too drowsy after taking it, presumably due to the high levels of B-vitamins.

I've since switched to NOW Foods Daily vits. It's decent, though it would be better if they used Vitamin D3 instead of D2 and methylfolate instead of folic acid.

In general, you want to avoid multivitamins that use oxide forms of minerals, like Zinc oxide. These are often poorly absorbed.

Galaxyshock

Thinking of buying some Life Extension Two-Per-Day multi again, I liked the energy the methylated B-vitamins provided. But it also made my skin oily I think, which could be caused by high amount of biotin.