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Is it ok to take a multivitamin without a doctor tell you to?
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Yes: It is ok as long as you take it as directed on the bottle. Better if you try to get your vitamins through a healthy diet. Take care!
Answered 3/10/2014
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Yes/No ?: Multivitamins are marketed directly to patients because they are considered non-toxic and exempt from other government review. So you do not need a doctor. However, multivitamins are pretty useless and almost never needed in an adult. Unless you have a specific vitamin deficiency or a very restricted diet, you do not need them. Multivitamins can be toxic and cause multiple medical problems.
Answered 10/29/2015
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