Calcium Citrate

[cathyj123 2]

Hi! I need to take 1500 mg of calcium citrate containing Vitamin D with 400 I.U.

Any recommendations? The only one I can find needs to be taken 4 times daily which I would prefer not to do. I found one taken 3 times daily, but now can’t find it. Thank you!

[cathyj123 2]

Also trying to find one that I can get soon and doesn’t take a long time to ship

[sharzdorf 2]

GNC has a chewable one. It's 3 a day for 1500 mg. but has the Vitamin d...

[RickM 1,753]

Citracal is one of the popular brands and is widely available, as are house brand analogs from Target and others. They are typically 650mg Calcium citrated and 500mg of vit D. Trader Joes has a similar product. It is generally accepted that we can only absorb around 600-650 mg of calcium at a time, hence the need to break it up into multiple doses during the day (and avoid taking it with Iron supplements as they conflict). The pill form is widely available, so one shouldn't need to order and ship them, though the chewable ones are more specialized if you need to use them.

[shedo82773 1,236]

Walmart carries them in EQUATE brand. Be sure to buy the petites. They are smaller. Depending on how far out you are you might need to cut them down too. That is what my Surgeon suggested and I have always used the EQUATES with no problems, My blood work has always been great except my B12. It has always been high. They had me doing the sublingual everyday after my surgery, then it was one time a week Now I use it twice a week in the hair SKIN AND NAILS pills I take.

[KCgirl061 1,533]

Walmart carries them in EQUATE brand. Be sure to buy the petites. They are smaller. Depending on how far out you are you might need to cut them down too. That is what my Surgeon suggested and I have always used the EQUATES with no problems, My blood work has always been great except my B12. It has always been high. They had me doing the sublingual everyday after my surgery, then it was one time a week Now I use it twice a week in the hair SKIN AND NAILS pills I take.

Does that brand have Vitamin D as well?

[shedo82773 1,236]

1 minute ago, KCgirl061 said:

Does that brand have Vitamin D as well?

Yes it is included. D-3