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Just looking for info on what everybody's using to fulfill the daily 1500 mg requirement. I've been using the Celebrate chewables. I got the ok to start using capsules. Trying to save a few bucks as well. Thanks for the info.

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in the morning I mix a scoop of Upcal D powder into my yogurt (it'll supposedly mix into anything, but the filler is kind of sweet - so it works best in sweeter things like yogurt).

During the day, I drop two Calcium citrate tablets into my 16 oz two-scoop (fruit-flavored) Protein shake. I mix fruit flavored Protein Powder with Crystal Light lemonade, so the acid in it makes the Calcium tablets dissolve (takes awhile, though - but then I sip on the shake all day long, so it doesn't matter).

after dinner, I take a Calcet Creamy Bite or a Bariatric Advantage chew. Both taste like dessert. They're also both kind of expensive, but then, I only take them once a day.

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I have been using Citracal tablets. It was rough at the beginning because I could not swallow these because they were too large. It took 2 months before I healed to the point that I could swallow these tablets. In the meantime I had to crush them. They tasted like chalk. I found the best way to down these was to put the crushed tablets in a glass of Crystal Light. Once I could swallow them whole it was a major relief.

I think expense is a major issue. You have to take so many of these, that you need to find the cheapest approach. After about a year and a half, I reduced the number that I was taking by a quarter. But when the blood work came in, they detected this and I was back on the full dose again. This is a requirement for the rest of my life. I have recently switched over to a generic brand of Citrical.

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I don't have to start Calcium till four weeks out so I haven't had to deal with it yet. There are plenty of other things to focus on this week--protein, liquids etc!

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This is what I use and feel it is a Godsend! I tried for many weeks looking, trying, buying, replacing and hating different Calcium supplements. All pills were way too big, all chewables were way too expensive and a few other liquids were horrible tasting.

http://www.costco.com/LIQUID-reViva%C2%AE-Calcium,-64-Ounces.product.11706458.html

The only issue is, it can't be found at every costco. I have to order it online because my closest costco doesn't carry it and the one almost an hour away isn't a viable option.

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Has anyone tried twinlab they have all the bariatric Vitamins for like 40 bucks a month on Amazon

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