Vitamins

[Hopep4673 120]

Yesterday at my NUT class I found out that I will have to take alot of vitamins... Ive been looking at them and the can be pretty pricey... So, what is everyone's favs, best place to buy pest prices etc...

[mashirley 1]

Yesterday at my NUT class I found out that I will have to take alot of vitamins... Ive been looking at them and the can be pretty pricey... So, what is everyone's favs, best place to buy pest prices etc...

Patch md

[Starsmore 60]

Your nutritionist might recommend a particular brand made for bariatric patients (mine just did). I take Vitafusion gummies (from Costco) right now, but she instructed me to double up on the dosage after surgery and consider switching to a different kind when I finish this bottle.

I did pick up dissolvable Natrol Biotin tablets at Costco; 250 tablets to the bottle. The normal price on that looked to be about $10, but I snagged it while it was on sale at $7.50.

I found NatureMade Vitamin B12 dissolvable at Walmart for $6.48. I got a $1.50 rebate in my Ibotta app after purchasing (if you have a smart phone I highly recommend downloading it to earn some money back; if you do sign up, feel free to use my referral code tkvqsct--it'll give us both a $5 boost after your first rebate redemption ).

Coupons.com had a $1.50 off coupon for Citracal which I will pick up soon (gummies from Walmart about $12 which is what costco was running).

Walgreens, CVS, and Vons sometimes do buy one get one 50% off, but theirs seem to run at a higher price that Walmart, Target, or Costco, so I would check ads, coupons, and apps before buying there....

I strongly recommend signing up for Vons (Safeway) Just 4 U app if you have a smart phone, it'll save you a bunch (and sometimes they put free things in there). Receipt Hog is another good one to earn money back.

It's doable, just be aware of your sales and check for coupons before you shop. It's worth it!

Edited October 19, 2017 by Starsmore

[katemac127 12]

I like Bariatric Advantage multi-fruit flavored chewable.

[Amburmist 55]

Heres my 2 cents:
1. Dont get gummies. They're not very well absorbed and thus you aren't going to get ur required nutrients from them.
2. While it may seem to be pricey buying the Bariatric Advantage brand, u only need their Multi chew and their calcium chews if u go that route. And a B12 sublingual from any brand. If u go the non Bariatric Advantage route, u gotta worry about buying bottle after bottle after bottle of different Vitamins and minerals to satisfy ur requirements. Add all those different bottles up, who knows how much total ur spending. ALL your Vitamin and mineral requirements are in the Bariatric Advantage Multi chew and Calcium chew. I have 1 bottle/1 package: I take 2 multis a day from the bottle and 3 calciums a day from the bag. Thays it. And the b12 sublingual once/week.
Just found it a lot easier and less stressful to go the B.A route than to worry about all that other stuff. We have enough to worry about, especially the first few months, without adding all the stress of which vitamin and which store and when its on sale and etc. Maybe after the first few months when ur feeling more secure with how to eat and live then u could venture out and piecemeal ur vitamin requirements together, but right now, I'd go the BA route.
Ps. I have nothing financially to do with BA. Just my personal opinion and what i found helped me tremendously, at least so soon after this life changing event. I'm 1 mo postop. Good luck with whatever u choose.

[Hopep4673 120]

10 hours ago, Amburmist said:

Heres my 2 cents:
1. Dont get gummies. They're not very well absorbed and thus you aren't going to get ur required nutrients from them.
2. While it may seem to be pricey buying the Bariatric Advantage brand, u only need their Multi chew and their calcium chews if u go that route. And a B12 sublingual from any brand. If u go the non Bariatric Advantage route, u gotta worry about buying bottle after bottle after bottle of different Vitamins and minerals to satisfy ur requirements. Add all those different bottles up, who knows how much total ur spending. ALL your Vitamin and mineral requirements are in the Bariatric Advantage Multi chew and Calcium chew. I have 1 bottle/1 package: I take 2 multis a day from the bottle and 3 calciums a day from the bag. Thays it. And the B12 sublingual once/week.
Just found it a lot easier and less stressful to go the B.A route than to worry about all that other stuff. We have enough to worry about, especially the first few months, without adding all the stress of which Vitamin and which store and when its on sale and etc. Maybe after the first few months when ur feeling more secure with how to eat and live then u could venture out and piecemeal ur vitamin requirements together, but right now, I'd go the BA route.
Ps. I have nothing financially to do with BA. Just my personal opinion and what i found helped me tremendously, at least so soon after this life changing event. I'm 1 mo postop. Good luck with whatever u choose.

Sounds good ill look into it... Thank You

[woodsgal79 0]

I just ordered some Patches that were on here, hoping to see if that helps with everything.

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