Anybody know what this supplement is? Vitamin E or Selenium maybe?

Somebody gave me a bottle of "Puritan's Pride E-400 I. U. with Selenium 50 mcg." The bottle was already open. I took some but then I noticed half the softgels look like regular vitamin E and the other half look bigger and darker- not clear like the E. I opened one of these and the liquid was thicker and slightly gritty. Is this the Selenium? I thought the Selenium was supposed to be mixed in with the Vitamin E in each softgel. ??

Vitamin E shouldn't be gritty. The Pride E-400 is vitamin E, because vitamin E is measured in I.U. which stands for International Units. I wouldn't take any of them though, especially when it looks like there is something else in there as well. It sounds like they have mixed something else with the vitamin E capsules. Does the person that gave them to you know?

hi

Never take anything that someone gives you especially if it is already opened. Also I would have to see the pills you are talking about to be able to tell you what they are. As a practitioner it would not be responsible of me to assume that it is a certain thing. Take supplements given to you only by a Natural Health Practitioner not by one of your friends. Some supplements if taken incorrectly can kill you or make you seriously ill.

Shai/HP

I've always taken several 400 IU vitamin E per day, also two 50 mcg tabs of Selenium separately -- both are anti-oxidants, and Selenium is supposedly protective against breast cancer (100 mcg per day,I think). I've never examined the combination, though. The Puritans Pride Vitamin E that I take has come out with darker colored capsules..

There are some reviews of this product over at the source listed below. Slightly different IU, but possibly still valuable info