Vitamins

[offigo 6]

Hi all,

I got a list of the Vitamins I need. Multi, Calcuim w/D, and Iron w/C. They did suggest the chewables. I have looked online to buy them. Funny thing is all of them require 4 chewables each. Is this what everyone takes. It is of course kind of expensive then but that is ok but how does anyone eat that much everyday?

[MWilliams42 28]

^{I take as many in liquid that I can find. I found the best selection of everything at the health food store, you can even get capsules and break them up in your Protein Shakes. Careful of the Iron, it constipates! Just an FYI, I was told to resume the iron once I became regular again.}

[elizabethp529 2]

I honestly had to switch Vitamins pretty soon after the surgery. They put me on the Purity chewables, but they were terrible. They were so bad tasting and big that I was not taking them, which is obviously not advisable. I called the doctor's office and they said I could take a regular multi-Vitamin as long as I supplemented other nutrients. They gave me a list of specific Vitamins and so now I take 4 of the Gummy multi-vitamins and 3 of the "hair, nails and skin" vitamins (all from costco). It's a lot more pills, but it's about the same price when all is said and done and now I'm TAKING them.

Talk to your doctor though.

[mswisdom 42]

I looked up all my Vitamins at Walmart. I had to go into the store to read the labels though. I'll be buying my Calcium, Vitamin d & Multivitamin from there.

I'm doing

Citracal calcium citrate plus Vit. D 150 chewables $14.99

Centrum Complete chewable Multivitamin 100ct. $9.49

Vitafusion Vitamin D3 2,000 IU funny Vitamins, 150ct $8.99 (2 a day. 1,000IU each)

Was looking at Ddrops at Walmart.com it a liquid formula for $28.97 but its 2,000IU's per drop.....so 1 bottle will last you a whole year. I just went and did the math, the funniest will wind up costing me about $45 dollars over a year so its cheaper to buy the liquid one and be done with it.

I have a high potency B-12 that I bought. It's 2500mcg's. I just don't remember where I bought it from...lol. I will though because with me having to take 500mcg a day or 1000mcg 3 times a week I could take my 2500mcg once a week and be done with it. I'll get back to you when I find out the cost and where I got it from.

All & all Walmart will be my new best friend as far as vitamins go.

Oh, and the best part of what I found is the Calcium & Multivitamin are 1 a day so one bottle will last a few months.

[fp9107 121]

I hated the chewables they made me want to throw up. I switched to regular Vitamins after about two weeks. I take a men's Multi-Vitamin in Target's house brand 3x a day and Vitamin b-12 one x a day, and Citrical petites calcium citrate 3x a day. I also just started taking fish oil for my cholesterol once a day, it is still a little high. All of my labs have come back normal, besides the cholesterol. I would call my doctor and see what he would suggest. Good luck.

[Sassygirl06 962]

It depends on what stage you are on. In the beginning I did all chewables, or gummys....but now I just take normal Vitamins. As for the expense....look at it this way: your grocery bills have been cut by at least half, so paying a lot for vitamins shouldn't take to much of a chunk out of your wallet! Hehe good luck to you!

[Hollisterfan27 26]

I haven't switch yet. I still taking one a day Vitamins