Vitamins...yuck

[Unicorn Believer 0]

Has anyone used the patch MD for your multi-Vitamin and Calcium? The chewable ones make me so sick no matter what time of day i take them. I really need my vitamins! I feel so sluggish. If you have tried the Patches, can they both be used at the same time?

[con con 142]

I don't know anything about the Patches. Originally I was taking a liquid Vitamin but it tasted nasty. I found a great vitamin on max muscle, tablet form, called max multi that is very comprehensive.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

Is there a reason you need to be on chewables? I was allowed to swallow whole pills at 7 days post-op.

[ld33 94]

I hate taking the Vitamins myself and asked my doc about the patch and he said it was a scam as Vitamins can't be absorbed through the skin

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[Yaberhoo 358]

I only used chewables until I was 6 weeks post op. I found a bariatric Vitamin in a capsule form that I've begun to take.

[BrightEyes529 10]

I've been using the Multi-Vitamin Patches since my surgery last October and I love them. I just got a follow up blood test done last month and my levels were all good so they're definitely working for me. I'm not sure about two patches at once though. Maybe send an email to PatchMD and ask to be sure.

[anitavee 57]

I use the patch. So far so good. Still take Calcium melts from BariMelts and B12 from Wonderlabs but the patch works better for me

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[Dub 9,922]

My doc is firm on me staying with chewables. He said he doubts the pills get a proper chance to digest in my sleeve.

I don't know.....I can say that they don't turn my urine the neon colors they used to when I was pre-op. Maybe he's right.

There are a wide range of flavors of chewable Vitamins. Some taste like hell......some are really good. Keep searching and you'll find a good one for you.

[Barry W 336]

I am using the patch MD Multivitamin and the Bariatric Advantage caramel Calcium/Vitamin D chews. I have also been using a Protein shake with a full complement of Vitamins and minerals, and eating a variety of fruits and veggies. So hard to tell what is doing it, but I haven't felt that fatigue many people complain about.

[misi324 22]

I started on Bariatric Advantage chewables, then switched to Patch MD Multivitamins after the first month. Eating 2 caramel calcium chews per day. My 3 month labs were all in the normal range. Vitamin D was on the low side of normal, but up from what it has been in the past. My Dr. doesn't have a problem with his patients using them -- but did warn me to make sure the Patches don't come off when the heat of summer rolls around. Not sure about wearing 2 at once, but I've wondered about it since they have so many options.

Edited April 28, 2016 by misi324