Vitamins and Supplements- Question for docs

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In Dr. Coates latest update, he mentioned several supplements he was taking, namely Vitamin C and Zinc among others. If I'm already taking a multivitamin with at least 100% of RDA of each, would taking extra on top of that have any effects good or bad? Thanks.
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Zinc has been proven to help prevent common viral illness, shorten their course, and lessen their symptoms. There is no reason to think it would act differently with COVID, and some speculation I've read says that the anti-malarials are working at least in part due to making zinc more effective.

Vitamin C is controversial. Personally, I think the evidence shows that extra vitamin C has no benefit in preventing or treating acute illness. However, there are some true believers that think Vitamin C is great for anything from colds to life-threatening sepsis. Also note that I said "extra" vitamin C. Most Americans are not vitamin C deficient, but if your diet is particularly strict or particularly bad then you should be taking supplements already.

As far as the dosage, it just depends on the vitamin. RDA for vitamin C is pretty low, so your vitamin likely has plenty extra. Probably not the case for zinc
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BQ91
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I have taken vitamin B12 and D3 for a few years. I read I should stop taking my vitamin D3 and also my small baby aspirin I take each day as it can case inflammation which is not good if I catch coronavirus 19. Any truth? I already take a multivitamin and have recently added a daily 50mg tablet of zinc at lunch. Thanks.
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I don't think either one is going to help with COVID so any further advice would be off topic, for this board anyway
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Bruce Almighty
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As far as these high dose vitamins go, your body isn't going to absorb more than it needs, the rest goes into your toilet. If your pee looks like lemon lime Gatorade, that's all the vitamin C you just took. Now, it is possible that your body could use the extra once you get sick, but until that time, it's all pretty much a waste.
txtomster
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If you take aspirin due to a stent placement , do not stop taking it !
Tmoneyag99
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BQ91 said:

I have taken vitamin B12 and D3 for a few years. I read I should stop taking my vitamin D3 and also my small baby aspirin I take each day as it can case inflammation which is not good if I catch coronavirus 19. Any truth? I already take a multivitamin and have recently added a daily 50mg tablet of zinc at lunch. Thanks.
I take 325mg daily aspirin and was told to keep taking it. My risk is blood clotting though and pulmonary embolism. So I would suggest you keep taking your aspirin as it keeps the blood thin. Stopping it suddenly could cause a bloodclot. Specifically a pulmonary embolism.
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Bruce Almighty said:

As far as these high dose vitamins go, your body isn't going to absorb more than it needs, the rest goes into your toilet. If your pee looks like lemon lime Gatorade, that's all the vitamin C you just took. Now, it is possible that your body could use the extra once you get sick, but until that time, it's all pretty much a waste.
My thoughts on that... At this time I'd rather pee it out than not have enough. If I'm going to err (and I will) I'll err on the side of waste.
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