Multi-Vitamin = weight gain?

Hello all,

I have a very peculiar thing that happens to me. Since I was in my teens, whenever I take a multi-vitamin, I gain a ton of weight. A ton = 5-10 lbs in 1 month.

I thought at first it was the certain type of multi-vitamin, but by now, I've tried many: Centium, vegetarian, Women's daily, etc etc. They all do the same thing. If I take them, within 3 weeks I gain a ton of weight, and when I stop, the weight disappears, though much slower.

I can't find anything about this anywhere. Does this happen to anyone else here?

To make things more frustrating, I eat very healthy, but my system does not absorb as nicely as it should, so all my docs recommend multi-vitamins to help. I have tried to lose weight for years, so anything that makes me gain that much extra, I just can't get get myself to do, no matter how many doctor's recommend it.  

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I know I'm about 3 years too late, but I also heard this is possible that your body is deficient in vitamins which surpresses your appetite. Do you mind telling me what brand you used. I'm interested  in trying this for my weight gain. Maybe ill gain a rapid amount of weight

i just got out of rehab where they overdose us on vitamins i mean OVERDOSE us. No overcounter drugs of anything i gained 24.5 lbs in 33 days. 18 lbs were gained in the last 21 days. I'm healthier than i've been it wasn't all fat either.  Now i don't know what my body fat is but, April 27th i weighted 131 (I'm 5'11''). Today June 4th I weight 161. Its not fat either, i want to stress that. Vitamins are used by our body in so many ways.

i just got out of rehab where they overdose us on vitamins i mean OVERDOSE us. No overcounter drugs of anything i gained 24.5 lbs in 33 days. 18 lbs were gained in the last 21 days. I'm healthier than i've been it wasn't all fat either.  Now i don't know what my body fat is but, April 27th i weighted 131 (I'm 5'11''). Today June 4th I weight 161. Its not fat either, i want to stress that. Vitamins are used by our body in so many ways.

I have been the same way since I was a teen.  Whenever I take any multi-vitamin supplement I gain weight.  I just tried one more time (I am now in my late 40's) with an all natural "Alive" vitamin and sure enough, I have already gained three pounds with no real change in my diet.  There must be some explanation to this problem.  My doctor just laughs at my belief that it could make me gain weight, but every time I start a vitamin regimen it happens. 

i swear i have this aswell....had no change to my diet then suddenly started taking a multi vitamin and started gaining weight! :s