Things I swallow every day, and why...

This doesn't include ibuprofpen taken to manage chronic pain, or Tylenol PM to help me sleep at night. Neither does it include the asthma inhalers that I use to treat and manage my asthma.

Fish Oil - just started this today because it's a good idea. We don't eat nearly enough fish and I have a family history of cardiac issues. Also with my pseudo Thrombophilia diagnosis it seems prudent seeing as it also promotes circulatory healthy.

Prenatal vitamin - because I am in my child bearing years, was recently pregnant and breastfeeding, and hope to be again soon.

Vitamin D - because I am deficient and because it helps to boost the immune system as well as help with joint and bone aches and pains.

Folic Acid - because of my recurring pregnancy losses and because it helps to prevent clotting in people with Thrombophilic diseases. I've noticed that without it my skin erupts with lesions that do not heal, but when I am taking it regularly my skin is actually quite healthy.

Baby Aspirin - because of my recurring pregnancy loss and pseudo Thrombophilia diagnosis. The idea is to keep my blood thin and prevent clots from forming in the placenta leading to poor fetal growth, preeclampsia, and fetal death. So far I'm 1 for 3 in this being succesful and with my next pregnancy (assuming there is one) I will also be receiving daily injections of Lovenox (a blood thinner similar to heparin).

B complex with B12 - I just started this today as well. I've known I needed to take it for a while, but I just can not swallow it in pill form without immediately gagging and vomiting. The smell alone is enough to make you keel over, and the pills are large enough to choke a horse. Today I found it in liquid form and found it to be very doable, so I am adding it to my daily supplement regimen. Folic Acid is a B vitamin, and is metabolized more effciently when taken along with the B complex and B12 vitamins.

Prozac - all of my chronic health issues cause my body chemistry to be consistantly out of wack. In addition, I live with chronic pain (headaches, joint pain, muscle tension caused by Hyermobility Syndrome) which leaves me in a constant state of over stimulation. These things combined leave my nerves very "raw" and lead to a constant state anxiety, tension, and irritability. Prozac is not my first drug of choice, but it is the safest drug for use during pregnancy and since I am still in my child bearing years with the potential (and hope) to become pregnant this is the best for my current situation. I do not take it during pregnancy, rather I will stop as soon as I find out that I am pregnant and stay off of it for the duration of the pregnancy.

I'm toying with the idea of adding Vitamin C to my regimen, but have not made that decision as of yet.