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After feeling tired and crummy for a couple of weeks now I'm looking for some new Vitamins to try.

I was using Vitafusion gummies but if you read the label they really aren't all that great nutritionally speaking. I bought some One A Day Women's Vitamins and they are great but a little hard to swallow. I'm looking for something chewable instead. I know there are several brands.

So far I've looked at Bariatric fusion and Bariatric Advantage.

Do any of you recommend one brand over another? If so why?

Are these really chalky tasting like the kids chewable vitamins?

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Don't waste your money on the Bariatric Advantage. They are so overpriced. Go to your local Vitamin shop and ask about your chewable options. I buy mine from Trader Joe's, but I know not everyone has one in their state. I paid $7.99 and they are full of everything you could possibly need. I also do a sublingual B6,B12, Folic Acid pill which is as tiny as a pen dot, and a chewable Iron that I ordered from Amazon that tastes like bubble gum.

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I order bariatric Vitamin caps from my doctor's office. They dissolve quickly, so there are no getting stuck issues (and I do tend to have problems with pills). They're more reasonably priced than Bariatric Advantage or Celebrate, and I feel better with them too.

I order from bmisurgery.org

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I bought the biatric advantage right after surgery and they are so chalky and do not taste good to me..unless your not getting much food in for some reason i wouldnt reccomend them....just take a regular Vitamin. I dont really need to take them right now anyway, I just take a women's daily multi vitamin..Im still able to eat a good bit so a regular daily vitamine is fine fo rme. Once I get to more restriction I might have to re-check the situation.

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I currently take Centrum chewables, but I'm moving back to either BA or Celebrate multi's when I'm finished with them.

You know that the Bariatric companies will send you samples if you contact them? Either free or at very low cost so you can try them before you make a big commitment.

Building Blocks is another one to try. Celebrate, B. fusion & Building Blocks will all send free samples. BA will sometimes.. I've gotten free one time when I filled out a survey at my doc's office. Other time I had to pay a small fee.. around 5.00.

Good luck on finding something you can tolerate and afford. :thumbup:

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I've been supplementing for years. I take Your Life Multi Women's 45+ (1/2 tab AM/PM). I also use Mega Red, Mega D, fish oil, Citrical Petites and a few others - no problem getting any of them down. Another good choice - One A Day VitaCraves - chewable gummies.< /p>

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I ordered my Vitamins and Calcium from unjury.com where I get my Protein powders.

I got them on Monday and they are wonderful! The multi Vitamin is once a day and berry flavored. The Calcium tablets are 4 a day and taste wonderful - sort of like a citrus candy. The Vitamins are free of herbs and stuff that the GNC brands had in them.

I was blown away by how great these are! The last of my puzzle pieces are now in place!!!

Edited by Cherbourg

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I take Centrum chewables.< /p>

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I also get my Vitamins from unjury. They taste great, and are only one a day. I get the specific one for lap bands. My lab values are all great as well, so I know they are providing what I need. Good luck!

Nic

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I take Centrum chewable Vitamin + Minerals. I need the Iron and alot of them don't have iron in them.

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I take prenatal vitiams as I read in a LapBand book that the surgeon who wrote the book put both men and woman on these so I am giving them a try, so far so good.

Cheri

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