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freya · 06-10-2009, 11:43 AM

Anything over 25 mg. gives me a sick stomach -- after all, it is a metal!!!!!!! They actually have lozenges that you're supposed to use if you feel a sore-throat or cold coming on, but, really, they taste like you're chewing on a piece of rusted metal -- gross!

But I do take it, and it does indeed appear to help in warding off viruses and/or in lessening their severity. At least, it works that way for me. I take 25mg. at night and my multi-vitamin (which I take in the morning) also has 15 mg.

If I feel like I'm starting to get sick, then I take an extra 25mg. with a meal, because, like I said, taking it on an empty stomach or taking more than 25 mg. at a time make me nauaseous.

freya

06-10-2009, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
freya Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,547	Anything over 25 mg. gives me a sick stomach -- after all, it is a metal!!!!!!! They actually have lozenges that you're supposed to use if you feel a sore-throat or cold coming on, but, really, they taste like you're chewing on a piece of rusted metal -- gross! But I do take it, and it does indeed appear to help in warding off viruses and/or in lessening their severity. At least, it works that way for me. I take 25mg. at night and my multi-vitamin (which I take in the morning) also has 15 mg. If I feel like I'm starting to get sick, then I take an extra 25mg. with a meal, because, like I said, taking it on an empty stomach or taking more than 25 mg. at a time make me nauaseous. freya __________________ *Working the Steps isn't about me acquiring power; working the Steps is about removing the things that block me from being a channel for God's Power.*