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Hey, i'm 17 and weigh 80 pounds adult vitamins make me sick. i been taking flinstone vitamins. it don't say should i take 1 or 2 vitamins a day?

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Stop Flinstone vits: Most MVI's are taken once a day. Better to get better quality multivitamins that are well absorbed. At 80 pounds, you only need one tablet of a high quality multivitamin.

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Answered 11/30/2014

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