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Last week, I had my annual optometrist appointment for the first time since going off AREDS in December. Granted, this doctor is an optometrist, not a retina specialist and she did not dilate my eyes. But she is very good and is the one that first diagnosed my MD and told me to take AREDS and see my opthamologist. I told her I had stopped taking the Preservision AREDS because it was making me sick. She said, "Yeah, it can cause digestive upset for some people." I thought, "NOW you tell me? That would have been nice to know in the beginning instead of letting me get progressively sicker and think I had some terrible disease!" Anyway, she told me that they think it's the high content of zinc in the Preservision that is causing the sickness, and if my retina specialist still wants me on an "eye vitamin" (quotes because I don't really believe eye vitamins have any effect), then there are others that have less zinc in them.
I see my retina specialist this week and will see what he says.
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I stopped Preservision Areds2 last year because I was concerned about the zinc levels even though I never had any digestive problems. I have been taking Macular Support Formula. I get most of my vitamins from Pure Encapsulations. This Mac Support has no zinc …it has Vit A and C, bilberry and grape, zeaxanthin and leutin.
The dosage is 2 daily but I only take one daily. It’s more expensive but I figure one daily is enough and I also am not sure if eye vitamins are effective.
There are many other eye vitamins out there and I think we have to depend on a reliable reputable company for the optimum formula when we go searching. Pure Encapsulations has an outstanding reputation and is recommended by many medical professionals.
I make sure I get most of my vitamins from food…not always easy but I consider food as my “medicine” and approach vitamins as the supplements they are suppose to be. The SAD (standard American diet) is what’s causing us harm. Anyone who is talking or thinking about vitamins and food and asking questions is trying to be healthier all over, inside and out, and that’s a major step forward for us.
FL Mary