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I have been taking AReds2 for about 18 months. For the past 6 months I have been having terrible bladder pain. Urologist gave antibiotics, checked the bladder via cystoscopy and didn't find anything but a minor infection. Couldn't figure it out. Tuns out Areds2 causes bladder problems due to the excessive amounts of Zinc in them. It is double the tolerated amount and some people have ended up in the hospital with bladder problems from AReds2.....be careful! I am stopping AReds2 completely. There is no real evidence that it does anything for prevention anyway so I'm done with them.
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I agree that there is no real evidence that AREDS is beneficial. And, as many people who have had adverse reactions to Preservision AREDS2, I can’t believe it’s still on the market with its excessively high zinc and vitamin E content.
Previously in this thread, I posted about my experience with this supplement and provided a link to an article that I agree with that I believe debunks the AREDS study.
Of course, other people have different opinions on this. But we each must make our own informed decisions about our health.
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🔬 The AREDS2 study (published 2013, NIH/NEI) found that people with intermediate AMD who took the AREDS2 formula had a 10–25% lower risk of progressing to advanced AMD over 5 years.
I take Viteyes Areds2 zinc free- found on Amazon.