PreserVision AREDS 2 for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency User Reviews (Page 4)
PreserVision AREDS 2 has an average rating of 2.3 out of 10 from a total of 90 reviews for the treatment of Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency. 11% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 82% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for PreserVision AREDS 2
- Grave...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 14, 2022
"PreserVision AREDS 2 ~ 2 daily, with food. 1 morning, 1 evening. Severe sleeplessness, only 3 or 4 hours a day. Night sweats & blurred vision. Sorry for those who have much worse side effects. This page was difficult to find."
- icoxon
- October 16, 2022
"I have used Areds 2 for at least 4 years with little problem but in the last few weeks have had extreme leg pain to the point that walking is difficult. I only take Areds and B/P medication and after talking to my Dr who has never heard of this problem with Areds we changed my B/P meds which did not help. I researched on the computer and found that Areds can cause this problem. I have stopped the use of Areds 2 and after a week my pain is so much better. Have other people had any similar issues. I wish there was better documentation!"
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- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 17, 2022
"I take one Areds2 chewable along with a multi-vitamin, D3, C & Collegen all together with food each day. Never had any side affects or issues. I take them as a precaution-no major issues with my eyes. I recommend the chewable for people with stomach issues & take with food."
- Areds
- June 9, 2022
"I took Areds 2 Plus Multivitamin for a couple of years with no problem. Now they no longer sell it with the multi included so I am taking the plain AReds2 formula. It causes me an upset stomach and the other version caused no problem. I know AReds2 is the gold standard but I am going to look elsewhere for similar vitamins. I have been on this version for 1 week."
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- Sandy
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 22, 2021
"I am so happy I found this thread. My eye doctor recommended I take Preservision 2 for preliminary macular degeneration. I have had the worse hot flashes like I was going to faint on numerous occasions. I'm 68 and it's not menopause. I thought what have I changed in the past month and these vitamins are the only thing. Quitting these immediately and will get my vitamins through healthy eating. Do NOT recommend."
- Cathy
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 31, 2023
"I took this for macular degeneration and I would feel awful after taking just one ARED2,,, Stomach aches, and pains, couldn't function for about 90 minutes. So, I began taking the pill with food. That helped. But, after about three weeks I was getting acid reflux. I thought it was Orange juice, thought it was tomatoes. I eliminated both of those foods and yet I still had the acid reflux. And it was getting serious. Waking me up at night. I believe it was the AREDS2. I have stopped taking it and will not go back. The company states that it helped 25% with the 'risk' of Macular Degeneration. Not worth it to me."
- rose
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- November 18, 2022
"I was taking the for Macula degeneration. I take it with meals and get nausea and bloating. I take without food and I get the same. I take other meds and I separated the pill taking, still Nausea. Where do I go to take these supplements for a serious illness? Ask doc for a antinausea med that I would have to take twice a day?"
- Lulu
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 5, 2018
"Recommend for Macular Degeneration Can’t say if my eyes were helped. Taken less than a month because of side effects : Nauseous, stomach cramps , reflux."
- ELF
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 4, 2019
"Bad nausea right away, even on a full stomach! BLEH!! I can't take this stuff..."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- August 14, 2017
"Bad hives. Vision blurrier. Floaters. Eye fatigue"
- Kaykay
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- October 2, 2020
"Every time I take PreserVision AREDS 2 , I feel very nauseous and I take with food . I’m going to have to stop taking them"
- Greta
- April 11, 2021
"AREDS vitamins that I take to postpone onset of macular degeneration makes me nauseous even if I take it with meals."
- Rosie
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 29, 2020
"I do not recommend. I throw away 2 bottles which I stocked up from Costco. Makes me nausea and dizzy The zinc dosage is too high . 40mg+40mg per day!"
- Richard
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 26, 2021
"Stopped using after 1 week. Caused acid indigestion, headaches, upset stomach."
- Babs
- July 20, 2023
"I had the same reaction... immediate nausea and vomiting. Will never take again."
- Allie
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 2, 2021
"Thanks for sharing. I was taking this for Macular Degeneration and I have nausea problems too! I wonder if somehow they have changed how they make this"
- kitty
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 6, 2021
"Oh my gosh. I have had the strangest nausea onset since taking one of these every morning. I thought it was hormones! I'm going to stop taking these right now!"
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 9, 2022
"This medicine is so hard on my Stomach. It is expensive. I am going to stop taking it, makes me very sick. In the trash it goes."
- Bob
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 14, 2023
"Have been taking PreserVision AREDS 2 for two months. No side effects whatsoever."
- Janet...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- May 16, 2022
"I've been taking Ared 2 for over 5 years at my retina doctor's recommendation. My Macular degeneration has been very stable over this period."
- Nancy
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 28, 2021
"Took one pill. Had nausea diarrhea, and up all night I won’t be taking any more of this"
- Anony...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 27, 2022
"Terrible nausea when taking. Tried other brands and individual vitamins but nausea prevailed and is terrible. Not worth the problems"
- Babs
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 30, 2022
"Tried a couple of times taking one mini PreserVision Areds 2 with food and experienced nausea. Researched to see if there were possible interactions with my other meds—none. Stopped taking."
- Diane
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 1, 2023
"Nausea. Won’t take ever again. Much better to eat leafy green vegetables!"
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"I had been taking for seven months and noticed issues with my eyes: more blurry vision, and ghosting when looking at white text on dark background on phone, like when checking the weather app. My eyes seem tired and felt funny. Then I got a floater for the first time. That’s when I found this forum and started reading about other side effects. Constipation. Yep. Headaches. Yep. I also started having a floating feeling in my head. It all sent me to the doctor to rule out causes. I’ve stopped taking this and have started feeling better. Anyone experience the ghosting? That’s the one thing I didn’t read here."