Hi, I'm XXXXXXX 28yrs, 5'5 In Height And 69 In

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Question : Hi, I'm XXXXXXX 28yrs, 5'5 in height and 69 in weight. I'm a badminton player and I started practising for all most 5months now after a break of 6 years. I'm feeling very difficult to do my intense fitness training and practise and that's because of my age my coach says. My coach recently asked me to take multi vitamin/ vitamin d, magnesium and zinc tablet which ia available in the medical store. Is that okay to take them and yes I can feel I'm getting weak even though hitting the gym and intense practise sessions and food intake is average I mean random food not a strict athelet diet.
Will I have any side effects if I take take them? If I can what will be the required dose for a day? Or you have any other options?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (1 hour later)

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Hi there

Thanks for the query.

Usually this kind of fatigue and weakness is commonly due to low Haemoglobin or Vitamin D levels in the blood.

It would be ideal to get blood tests for the same. If Vitamin D is low, you can take 600-1000IU and one Multivitamin tablet daily for 3 months. After that re-check Vitamin D levels.

Keep well hydrated. Perform warm up before any intense activities.

I hope I have answered your query.

Regards,

Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Aashish Raghu (1 hour later)

Okay doc. So is the vitamin d supplement enough if that's the case because I was been told to go for the magnesium zinc and vitamin d? Is that should be fine?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (20 hours later)

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Zinc and Magnesium are good to supplement for nerve and muscle strength. Best to take them as well.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D