Vitamin B Complex

[Debrenlind]

A friend of mine suggested that I take "Super Vitamin B Complex".  She told me that it would give me energy and help me focus.  I take one pill a day, in the morning, after I eat.  It does not give me ANY energy.  In fact, it slows me down.  I focus only because I'm in such slow mode that it's all I can do.  But the worst is that I feel like crying all of the time.  I feel terrible about myself.  For instance, I keep having thoughts of how worthless I am and what a failure I am.  Even when nothing is going wrong, I feel like crying.  I constantly feel like giving up and I really don't know why.  Am I having some sort of reaction to it?  Does it make sense that I feel this way on it?  I quit taking it and I feel fine again (except I'm having difficulty focusing!)

[whodunnit]

Debren did not mention depression at all. In fact she says she feels "fine again" after stopping using this drug.

[becky808]

Vitamin B complex will only fix your depression if you have a Vitamin B deficiency causing your depression symtoms.
If your depression were caused by poor thyroid function you would have to take medication to correct your thyroid function to fix your depression symptoms.
If you have actual depression caused by a lack of seratonin in your brain, you need medication for depression to fix that deficiency. Vitamin B is not going to fix your seratonin deficiency. You feel worse because your'e probably getting worse.

Go see a Dr.  

[whodunnit]

Why would you take an "alternative" drug just because someone you know said to? If she said jumping off cliffs helps too would you do that?

If you are going to take any foreign substances into your body try and do so only on doctor's advice.

I'm glad you've stopped taking it, tell your friend how wonderful it wasn't would you please?