Do vitmains really go bad?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Do vitmains really go bad?

Posted: 9/16/2005 5:39:11 AM EDT

I really don't want to throw away this huge bottle, dated 12/04

Posted: 9/16/2005 5:43:54 AM EDT

[#1]

In my experience, in time they begin to taste like shit. Literally. If yours are only 9-10 months past due, they're probably just fine. I usually take Centrum, especially when I travel overseas. On my last trip to Egypt, I noticed that the little bottle in my dopp was more than two years out-of-date.

I took them anyway, figuring that I'd rather die from funky vitamins than whatever glitch I picked up in the desert.

Posted: 9/16/2005 5:44:09 AM EDT

[#2]

Why risk it?

Posted: 9/16/2005 5:46:47 AM EDT

[#3]

They lose some potentcy, that's all.

Posted: 9/16/2005 5:53:14 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
They lose some potentcy, that's all.

Posted: 9/16/2005 6:00:07 AM EDT

[#5]

might have something to do with their tendency to absorb moisture. iirc multivitamins come with a dessicant inside the bottle to stave this off.

Posted: 9/16/2005 8:32:09 AM EDT

[#6]

Vitmains?

As soon as you tell us WTF they are, we'll tell ya.

Posted: 9/16/2005 8:50:38 AM EDT

[#7]

SF Thread on shelf life of meds

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Do vitmains really go bad?

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