If you take prenatal vitamins and your not pregnant is it dangerous

Is it dangerous to take prenatal vitamins when you’re not pregnan…?

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Simple answer: No, it’s not. Basically, prenatals are a multivitamin. Most prenatals have twice the dosage for pregnant women than the regular dosage for non-pregnant women. So, if you are taking prenatals, only take half of the dosage reco…

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Is it safe to mix these herbs and vitamins? ?

Q: I am currently taking all of the following and one of my co workers said it could be dangerous… Fish oil – 3 dailyPrenatal vitamin – 1 daily (I’m not pregnant, I am trying though)Daily vitamin – 1 dailyFolic acid – 1 dailyGreen tea – 2 dailyB complex – 1 dailySt. Johns Wart – 6 dailyAll of which is the recommended daily ammount. If you have any information please tell me! Thank you so much for your time and help!!!Meg

A: You’re good with all of those, but you’re going a bit overboard on a couple things. Taking a general multivitamin and a prenatal multi is overlapping… it should be one or the other. Also, both of those complexes would have basic B complexes, so you’ll want to make sure you take that separate B complex at a different time of day (morning and afternoon for the two would be your best bet… taking one too close to bed time will likely keep you up longer).Also, you’ll probably want to take the Folic Acid separately from the multi and the B complex, too… it’s in both of them already. It is generally recommended for pregnant women and those trying to get pregnant to have sufficient Folic Acid, but with 3 different sources of it, I would check with your doctor to verify the best daily dose for you… too much of a good thing isn’t necessarily a good thing. ;-)Aside from that, you’re pretty good… but you may want to dial back on the St. John’s Wort a little and probably eliminate it when you are pregnant. You can talk to your doctor about how much would be best for you while trying to get pregnant.Good luck and congratulations!