PreserVision AREDS 2 and Vomiting: What Users Say

• Tra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2020

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I started taking the recommended dosage of PreserVision AREDS 2 on a Wednesday afternoon for macular degeneration. The following day, I took the morning recommended dosage, followed by the PM dosage. The next day I took the AM dosage. Later this morning, I felt nauseated and took a break from work. An hour later, I suffered from projectile vomiting. I started taking the AREDS 2 again and within 2 days, felt nauseated and had projectile vomiting. I stopped taking AREDS 2 and feel much better."

• Gra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 18, 2020

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "My ophthalmologists recommended I take AREDS 2 for macular degeneration. I have taken the vitamin in the middle of a meal, after a meal, and an hour after eating. I always end up with an upset stomach and at times vomiting, but always nauseated. I suffered through taking this vitamin for close to a year. However, I will not take another one. The ones I have are going into the trash. Plus, I haven't been able to tell that they do any good, and they are expensive."

• Cmb...
• March 31, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "Horrible nausea and severe vomiting with sweating and passing out feeling. Could not figure out why. Then I realized it could be the PreserVision AREDS 2 that I was taking. I stopped taking it and the nausea, vomiting, and dizziness were gone. Never again."

• Mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 14, 2020

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I took my first one this morning. Within half an hour, I started to feel sluggish and have stomach cramps. Within an hour, I was vomiting. Awful! I have never been allergic to any medication or had a reaction like this. I only saw that others have had this problem when I came to this site. I can’t leave the bathroom. The rest of the container is going in the trash immediately."

• Joh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2019

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "Right from the first dose of PreserVision AREDS 2, I became violently stomach sick to the point of vomiting. Full stomach. I tried a few days later. Lather, rinse, repeat. Within 20 minutes, I feel acute nausea and the story ends the same. Horrible experience. I tried a third time... like clockwork... bad ending."

• MCa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 18, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I became nauseous within ten minutes of taking these. I experienced severe bloating. I drank water slowly, as well as sparkling water, hoping to tamp down the nausea. I laid down for ten minutes but needed to race to the bathroom with terrible diarrhea, followed by four vomiting episodes a few minutes later. This all came on within 30 minutes of taking these caplets with food and water. Ninety minutes later and I still have stomach aches, bloating, diarrhea. I took two at the same time. That could be the reason I’m so ill, but I will report this to my doctor and never take them again. Whether these are effective, I’ll never know."

• hag...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I took my first dose an hour ago, felt nauseous within 30 minutes and was vomiting ten minutes later. I have vomited five times in the first hour. It was scary because the gel cap and its contents are red, so my first thought was that I was vomiting blood (I wasn’t). Now I am sitting here wondering when this will end and whether or not I should be trying to drink lots of water to flush it out of my system or encourage more vomiting to get it all out. The level of vitamin E is no higher than vitamin E doses that I have taken in the past. It could be the night dose of zinc, or maybe just a reaction to the marigold or other ingredient in their product. I am also wishing I hadn’t bought the 210 count bottle. It’s only 7 pm, but it feels like this is going to be a long night. Hoping the nausea passes soon."

• Ali...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 3, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I have been taking lutein for years. No problem. These were suggested to me, and I take them after eating. Noticed feeling nauseous after taking. Last 2 days, vomiting after I take them. Thanks for this service because these reviews have confirmed my suspicions. No more for me."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I took one after eating and had a bad stomach ache. I tried again the next morning and became very nauseous and tired, and had projectile vomiting and slept all afternoon. Not a good vitamin for me. My husband takes it and has no problems! Go figure!"

• ARE...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 7, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "After about a month of taking AREDS 2, I began getting sudden strong nausea. I reduced to 1 a day and began taking it with food, but nausea persists. I have to immediately eat rice cakes after to get rid of the nausea. They have zinc oxide: 'Nausea and vomiting are commonly reported side effects of zinc toxicity.'"

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "From the first dose, I experienced extreme nausea and vomited. From the reviews I see on this site, many others have had similar experiences. I will not continue with AREDS 2 but will search for another drug that could help delay the progress of macular degeneration."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 11, 2025

"I also have noticed nausea after taking the AREDS pill, especially on an empty stomach. One time I made the mistake of taking 2 pills at once and ended up vomiting. I thought I had food poisoning, but looking at the other reviews, I realize it was from taking these 2 pills at one time. My mistake."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 26, 2025

"My optometrist suggested I take these eye vitamins for AMD that is pretty progressed. I've tried them twice for a year or so the first round and a couple months now. I have finally figured out these are what's making me nauseated and projectile vomit out of nowhere if taken while drinking coffee in the mornings. I also get heartburn which ends up making me projectile vomit out of nowhere if I take the p.m. dose close to bedtime. I started having night sweats and having to wear sunglasses on a cloudy day because of the glare. I'm 65 years old and my mother is 89 and has the exact same side effects from them. I read where the chewable tablets don't have the side effects as the gel cap so I'm going to try them before I give up completely. Stay tuned...."

• Bab...
• July 20, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I had the same reaction… immediate nausea and vomiting. Will never take again."