Thank you Jill, it is what it is. My vision is good now besides getting new prescription glasses, I’m not showing signs although my scans are not good. I’m looking forward to my retina specialist appointment. I feel for everyone on this site, glad I found this because it’s so nice to have a forum where we can all share our experiences and recommendations. Have a great weekend!

Kara, when I went to the opthomologist I told him about your experience and asked why the chewable wouldn't give the same side effects as the gel caps. He said sometimes it isn't the actual vitamins and minerals we take the pills for, it can be the additives the manufacturer puts in that we are reacting to. For example, he said one lady was having a reaction to the dye they used in the pills, so she instead went to the store and bought the vitamin and mineral components separately and took them that way to avoid the dye. He told me to experiment with different types (chewable vs gel cap) and different manufacturers because they use different additives. If all else fails I can get the components separately and do what his other patient did.

Yes, got them on Amazon. Not sure why these don’t cause the nausea the liquid gel caps do

Jill, I was diagnosed two weeks ago and told to take the Areds vitamins 2x/day. I have overwhelming nausea and even vomited. My husband found the areds in chewable tablet form. For some reason I can tolerate them fine. Hope that helps

P.s. if you ever want to try another one I take one on Amazon. It's less expensive. But it still has lutein and Zeaxanthin .