Vitamin B complex and taking them
Posted by greyunderstandng on Jul 23, 2010 · Member since Mar 2007 · 13 posts
My mom gave me a bottle of some vitamin B complex pills that she takes. She says that it is helping her reduce stress and tht for when we go hiking, vitamin B changes your body in a way that mosquitoes are not attracted to you (pheremones maybe?).
My issue is that I have a really bad gag reflex and have always had issues with pills. In college if the pills were small I just put them in some cheesecake ate a spoonful with the pill hidden inside. With larger pills...i crush them up (aspirin, etc). Does anyone have any good ideas for how to take pills that are larger than a nail head (I have issues with even baby tylenol)? Or can I just crush up the vitamins?...Could I make some mufins or something with the B complex added to the mix?
Thanks
Try crushing them and mixing them with juice and drinking it quickly. I stress quickly because B-Complex tastes disgusting.
I always had issues with swallowing pills too. With the B complex ones, I just crushed them up a little and beared with it (but I don't take them anymore. I don't think I need the extra B vitamins, plus yeah, they taste gross). Is it possible to get B supplementation elsewhere, like through nutritional yeast? Perhaps make something "cheesy" with it and eat some every day?
If you decide to crush them and mix them with juice, I suggest using orange juice.
I know this is a little old, but I wanted to add that if you get capsules, you can dump the powder into a smoothie or sprinkle it on a salad, so you don't have to deal with taking the pills (makes me gag too - ugh). Vitamin Code makes B-Complex capsules that are raw and vegan.
You can also take sublingual (under the tongue) liquid vitamin b, which is what I do. It's actually absorbed better that way too.
You can also take sublingual (under the tongue) liquid vitamin b, which is what I do. It's actually absorbed better that way too.
My mom gave me a bottle of some vitamin B complex pills that she takes.
My issue is that I have a really bad gag reflex and have always had issues with pills.