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Allergic reaction to multivitamins: Daily Multi-Vitamins with Minerals Side Effects: Common, Severe, Long Term

Daily Multi-Vitamins with Minerals Side Effects: Common, Severe, Long Term

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Generic name: multivitamin with minerals

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Mar 19, 2023.

Note: This document contains side effect information about multivitamin with minerals. Some dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Daily Multi-Vitamins with Minerals.

Applies to multivitamin with minerals: oral tablet. Other dosage forms:

  • oral capsule, oral liquid, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable
  • oral capsule
  • oral miscellaneous
  • oral wafer

Serious side effects

WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your
doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:

  • Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing;
    tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue,
    or throat.
  • Very upset stomach or throwing up.
  • Severe diarrhea.
  • Very bad constipation.
  • Muscle weakness.
  • Numbness and tingling.

Other side effects

All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical
help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away:

  • Upset stomach or throwing up.
  • Diarrhea.
  • Constipation.

These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical
advice about side effects.

You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-332-1088. You may also report side effects at https://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

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Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.

Some side effects may not be reported. You may report them to the FDA.

Medical Disclaimer

Beware the Hidden Allergens in Nutritional Supplements

Written by Heidi Splete

May 2, 2023 – Popular nutritional supplements could be behind your allergic reactions if no other answer seems clear. 

Allergens may be hidden in a range of supplement products, from colorings in vitamin C powders to some vitamins used in hair products and other products, Alison Ehrlich, MD, said at the annual meeting of the American Contact Dermatitis Society.

“In general, our patients do not tell us what supplements they are taking,” said Ehrlich, a dermatologist who practices in Washington, D. C. Antiaging, sleep, and weight loss/weight control supplements are among the most popular, she said. 

Surveys have shown that many patients do not discuss supplement use with their health care providers, in part because they believe their providers would disapprove of their use and patients are not educated about supplements, she said. 

“This is definitely an area that we should try to learn more about,” she said.

Dietary supplement regulation comes via the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which defined dietary supplements as a category of food, not as medications. Dietary supplements can be vitamins, minerals, herbs, and extracts, said Ehrlich.

“There is not a lot of safety wrapped around how supplements come onto the market,” she explained. “It is not the manufacturer’s responsibility to test these products and make sure they are safe. When they get pulled off the market, it is because safety reports are getting back to the FDA.” 

Consequently, a detailed history of supplement use is important, as it may reveal possible allergens as the cause of previously unidentified reactions, she said.  

Ehrlich shared a case involving a patient who claimed to have had a reaction to a “Prevage-like” product that was labeled as a crepe repair cream. Listed among the product’s ingredients was idebenone, a synthetic version of the popular antioxidant known as coenzyme Q10. 

Be Wary of Vitamins

Another potential source of allergies is vitamin C supplements, which became especially popular during the pandemic as people sought additional immune system support, Ehrlich noted. “What kind of vitamin C product our patients are taking is important,” she said. For example, some vitamin C powders contain coloring agents, such as carmine, a red dye that comes from dried and crushed shells of some bugs. Some also contain gelatin, which may cause an allergic reaction in people with alpha-gal syndrome, she said. 

In general, water-soluble vitamins such as vitamins B1 to B9, B12, and C are more likely to cause an immediate reaction, said Ehrlich. Fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, E, and K, are more likely to cause a delayed reaction of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD).  

Herbs and spices can act as allergens as well. Turmeric is a spice that has become a popular supplement ingredient, said Ehrlich. Turmeric and curcumin (found in turmeric) can be used as a dye for its yellow color as well as a flavoring but has been associated with allergic reactions. Another popular herbal supplement, ginkgo biloba, has been marketed as a product that improves memory and cognition. It is available in pill form and in herbal teas. 

“It’s really important to think about what herbal products our patients are taking, and not just in pill form,” Ehrlich said. “We need to expand our thoughts on what the herbs are in.” 

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Complex of immunological blood tests “Vitamins: p-Amin-benzoic acid (Vitamin B10), Thiamine (Vitamin B1), Cobalamin (Vitamin B12), Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6), Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), Pyridoxamine”, allowing to determine the level of allergen-specific isotype E antibodies in the patient’s body, is carried out to identify the allergen and determine the causes of the pathological immune response to the use of synthetic multivitamins.

Allergen panel “Vitamins” includes a group of organic compounds vital for the human body:

  • p-Amin-benzoic acid – vitamin B10;
  • Thiamine – vitamin B1;
  • Cobalamin – vitamin B12;
  • Pyridoxine – vitamin B6;
  • Ascorbic acid – vitamin C;
  • Pyridoxamine is a form of vitamin B6.


An allergic reaction of to these substances can occur both in the patient – during treatment, and medical workers – as a result of prolonged contact with drugs. With the development of an acute pathological condition, some changes occur in the homeostasis system – specific class E immunoglobulin proteins are produced. It is possible to identify their presence and determine the level of content in the circulating blood using a laboratory test.

When is the test done?

An immunological blood test for the detection of the allergen “Vitamins” is necessary if:

  • the patient has clinical signs of an allergic reaction after the use of the above vitamins – hyperemia and itching of the skin, urticaria, conjunctivitis, laryngo- and bronchospasm, angioedema, rhinitis or anaphylactic shock;
  • establishing drug sensitization;
  • prescribing synthetic multivitamins to patients with hereditary predisposition to allergic reactions, food allergies, hay fever, bronchial asthma.

How the examination is carried out

  1. Biological material for examination – venous blood samples . Its selection is carried out by qualified specialists in the conditions of the clinical diagnostic center in the morning, on an empty stomach. During the procedure, all the rules of asepsis and antisepsis are followed. The patient on the eve of the analysis should exclude the use of alcoholic beverages. Blood is donated before physiotherapy, fluorography and x-rays.

  2. To perform the study, the enzyme immunoassay method is used on the automatic ELISA analyzer Alisei Q.S.

Deciphering the analysis

Normally, the amount of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E does not exceed 0.35 IU / ml . This result of the analysis is considered negative, which indicates:

  • the patient does not have IgE-dependent sensitization to the components of this allergy panel;
  • exclusion or prolonged exposure to a possible allergen.

A positive test result indicates that the patient has an increased susceptibility to the vitamins listed above.

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Here, for example, the opposite information. Of course, I took a nonsense link, but it’s just one of many.

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B vitamins? Even those who lack them? I would like proof of course …. in the family there is a certain . .. propensity for neoplasms, although there is no cancer, TTT.

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Hedgehog

02 here for example the opposite information. Of course, I took a nonsense link, but it’s just one of many.

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Allergy increases as the intake of the allergen increases. and where did you drink such a dosage, especially seeing such changes?

probably just sprinkled more from them, so don’t drink.

Vitamin B injections (I don’t remember which one) don’t work for me. vitamin complexes seem to be normal, but I only drank a couple of times for 10 days.

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If vitamins B are part of the complex, then nothing, but separately B, of any company – acne (I’m not allergic at all, but here such a reaction.(

“But you don’t have it.

I have, I’m jade, I can’t eat meat and generally most proteins. I do my best and here is the result.

“or did you have a perfectly clean face before?”

Yes, I eat right and everything is ok with hormones, only this is (

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Do not drink these B vitamins. that they cause cancer cells to grow , if they are. And many people have them, but most of them are dormant, like a precancerous condition, and these vitamins can provoke growth. Now studies are underway on this topic, but even now they do not recommend drinking them unnecessarily.

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What nonsense you are talking about! B vitamins are the main builder of cells and amino acids! They are present in many products.