(Part 3) Reddit mentions: The best vitamin b-complex supplements

For those who are curious, these are the B complex I take and the daily multi I take. These two bottles will last you like two years.

You can get it at Whole Foods in the large bins. I use it sparingly on like salad and air-popped popcorn. But it's not the same as a potent b-complex by like Thorne or Pure Encapsulations.

Amazon link to Emerald Labs B Complex

This is what i've been taking for nearly 30 days now. i started it midway through cycle 10, and now in to cycle 11 my temps have really smoothed out. My charts used to look like the Rockies and now it's more text-book looking.

Get some of these, regular vitamin b pills aren't strong enough.

1. Methylated B-vitamin supplement. This is a decent one.
   
2. "Keto-ade" for electrolytes:
   
   1. 28 oz water
      
   2. 1 tsp salt
      
   3. 1/2 tsp potassium ("No Salt / Salt Substitute")
      
   4. 7 ml magnesium citrate (sold as laxative)
      
   5. Stevia / Monk Fruit
      
   6. Mio (or lemon juice, fruit juice)

Or this one ... https://www.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Active-Complete-Complex/dp/B00DHTQNQ6/

Try Life Extension then. $8 for a month.

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Bio-Active-B-Complex-Vegetarian/dp/B00DHTQNQ6

(Much) cheaper option that I use - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Active-Complete-Complex/dp/B00DHTQNQ6/

https://www.amazon.com/Country-Life-Coenzyme-Advanced-Capsules/dp/B00CAUU1RU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?keywords=country+life+coenzyme+b-complex+caps&qid=1566664333&s=gateway&sprefix=country+life+&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&smid=A3GLCMFE5KXLDA&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyN1FOQjE4SjhJMDImZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxNTQ1NjJMTkkwUFpMUklZVEYmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDE1NjExMThLMENaTENNWVowTyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

http://www.amazon.com/Bioavailable-Well-Tolerated-Vegetarian-Seeking-Health/dp/B004JGPSXA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1452530670&sr=8-4&keywords=seeking+health

Any comments on:

http://www.amazon.com/New-Chapter-Coenzyme-Complex-Tablets/dp/B0015R2R8A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398021141&sr=8-1&keywords=coenzyme+complex

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Vitamins-Minerals-Supplements/Vitamin-Complex-180-tablets-month-supply-GUARANTEE/B00Z70OUQS/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1492282501&sr=8-1&keywords=nu+u+b+complex

https://www.amazon.com/Sundown-Naturals-B-Complex-Tabs-Count/dp/B000RDRLM0/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1492282525&sr=8-2&keywords=sundown+b+complex

Thanks for your reply. I take compounded natural progesterone daily (50 mg pre-ovulation, 75mg during (albeit short -- 6-8 day) luteal phase. The [adrenal support] (http://www.amazon.com/BioGenesis-Nutraceuticals-Adrenal-Support-Plus/dp/B001J80U02/ref=pd_ybh_18) I take 2x daily contains B complex vitamins, and I no longer suffer from fatigue.

B vitamins? They're crazy cheap. Less than 9 cents a day at Walgreens, an entire year's worth for $14 on amazon. Prefer gummies? 5 cents a day.

This particular Country Life brand did this to me also for some reason. I've used other Country Life products with no problem.

A brand called Emerald "B Healthy", which is also Co-enzymted did not cause the drowsiness.

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Coenzymated-Laboratories-Vegetable/dp/B004IP91RQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=EOQYMMGDF3K0&keywords=emerald%2Bb%2Bhealthy&qid=1555809637&s=gateway&sprefix=emerald%2Bb%2Bh%2Cindustrial%2C157&sr=8-2&th=1

I take these (bypass 18 months ago):

1. One a Day's Womens - I'm a woman so if you're a guy you should probably get the men's version
   
2. Bariatric Advantage Dry Vitamin D
   
3. Nature's Way B-50 Complex
   
4. Natrol Maximum Strength Biotin
   
5. Kirkland's Calcium Citrate
   
   Then, I'm not currently on either of these, but for a while I was taking:
   
   
6. NOW Vitamins B-1 Thiamine
   
7. Country Life Dry Vitamin A
   
   When taking all of these vitamins daily as recommended my numbers have all come back fine. Personally, I HATE the B- Complex because it smells funny, and I've tried a few brands and discovered that its just the way the B-50 complex smells and I just deal. Have one of those lame pill/vitamin containers that you can fill for a whole month, and I keep the B-50 in a separate container because otherwise ALL of the vitamins smell and its a more horrible process.

I would drop the vinpocetine:

http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/23457-vinpocetine-ditch-it/

Try taking the bacopa before bed, it makes some people tired.

Maybe lay off the CILTEP for a few days and try supplementing some glutamine, did wonders for me.

Try adjusting your choline intake, too much makes some people depressed, but not enough will also make you tired and brain foggy. Too much will give you muscle soreness and possibly a headache from muscle tension.

You could try some n-acetyl-tyrosine and see if it helps your motivation. I wouldn't take too much though since one of your ADs is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Have you always felt this unmotivated, or is it a recent phenomenon? If it's just a recent thing, what has changed in your life that might have caused it? If it is chronic, and n-acetyl-tyrosine works for you, you might want to ask your doctor about trying ritalin/methylphenidate.

I would also try to get off the SSRI/SNRI, serotonin is depressing. There is a common misconception, possibly due to incorrect ideas about how MDMA works, that serotonin makes you happy. SSRIs actually increase suicide risk for the first few weeks because the excess serotonin makes you depressed. The anti depressant effects take a few weeks because they are due to physiological changes in your brain due to the extra serotonin.

Do you take a multivitamin or any vitamins other than D? Personally I think the base of any nootropic stack should include a good multivitamin, some antioxidants, and probably fish oil, although some people react negatively to fish oil. Not including any racetams or ciltep or anything purely nootropic, every day I take:

AOR Ortho Core

B Complex

Vitamin C

Vitamin D-3

Vitamin E

Fish Oil

Green Tea Extract

Pine Bark Extract

Magnesium

Calcium

Probably less important, but I also take acetyl carnitine, alpha lipoic acid, alpha gpc, glucosamine/chondroitin/msm, rhodiola rosea, eluthero sibricus, jiaogulan, mushroom product including reishi and chaga, glutamine, l-phenylalanine, creatine, coq10, ashwagandha, lion's mane, bacopa, and astragalus.

In addition to all that I take various nootropics sort of randomly as I feel like, including sulbutiamine, piracetam, aniracetam, pramiracetam, noopept, and forskolin/artichoke/hesperidin.

Last, and probably most important, get plenty of good sleep.

I know exactly how you feel. "It sucks" doesn't even begin to describe it. There's nothing in my life that should make me upset but I can't be happy.
I got very lucky and found a new doctor that ran some genetic tests through True Health Diagnostics. Turns out I have a genetic mutation (MTHFR) that prevents folic acid passing my blood-brain barrier and creating all the substances responsible for happiness. I started taking an L-methyl folate supplement last week and feel like I'm waking up from a bad dream.
The genetic testing is expensive but you can pick up the supplement on amazon for twenty bucks. It may sound dumb but some B vitamins might actually do something for you. I'm not recommending this because you're unhappy, but because you're unhappy for no goddamn reason and you fucking should be. That's what made your story jump out to me.

I started with these then tried a couple of other brands after to see if there was a difference but usually came back to this one, definitely more expensive but I had zero negative reactions from them. Also check for niacin, I had bad reactions from niacin as well but there are brands/types out there that have much less or none compared to others.