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I just bought my Multi-Vitamin (required to have folic acid of 400mcg, Iron of 18 mg, zinc, copper and selenium and B12 500 mcg) and my calcium citrate (required to have 1200-1500 mg) for $20. I got the opurity calcium-citrate plus chewable from unjury.com and the multi-vitamin from Amazon, the Pro Care Health Bariatric Multivitamin for $20. Is there somewhere out there that has all of this that is easier on the pocketbook?

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I use the Walgreen multi Vitamin for 50 plus. I eat enough dairy for the Calcium and I take D3 because I am deficient in Vitamin D. You can get sublingual B12 at Walmart for cheap. You don't need any vitamin with Iron unless you are iron deficient.

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The first Vitamins which was the chewable ones right after surgery I got from Walgreens and CVS, after finishing the chewable ones I got the pill form from Walmart and they are working just fine for me. I’m taking a multi Vitamin, B12 and Calcium. CVS and Walgreens always have sales so when I run out I’ll check them out. Look for sales 🙂

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I use the B12 sublingual from Bariatric Pal , good tasting, reasonable and sold by somewhere they care about us Bariatric people, not just chasing the Almighty Dollar!

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1 hour ago, iluvbears42@yahoo.com said:

You don't need any Vitamin with Iron unless you are Iron deficient.

I'm required to take a multi with iron. @paulamelton If your surgeon has recommended one with iron, I would follow his or her recommendation.

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right now i take the pro health multivitamin from Amazon, the one with Iron.

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I have a crazy, long Vitamin list by specific brand and I just get them all on Amazon.

NO gummies

  1. Multivitamin w/minerals (Centrum or One-A-Day)
  2. B12 (I get monthly shots at my PCP because TOO MANY PILLS!)
  3. Calcium Vivactiv brand 630 mg 3x a day
  4. Vitamin D
  5. Iron Vitron-C (cool side effect, green poop)

This on top of my normal meds is enough that I have to use an app to manage it. You can't take iron and calcium within 2 hours of each other. The app is called Medisafe.

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I bought them all in chewable form at GNC but they weren't cheap

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I buy the Bariatric Advantage chewables online (either Amazon or here). I like only having to remember to take one kind of Vitamin. I think if I had to take a bunch of different Vitamins, I'd routinely miss some. They're expensive, but in reality, its no more than I'd have spent on one a couple nights of take out before the surgery and they last me a month.

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I live in a small town, and tried to find stuff... drove to a larger city... checked at Walgreens.... I got tired of looking, and just didn't want to try and consume all the requirements... so i just went to tespo... and ordered bariatric & hair & nails. I"ve been very happy with them, and know that I'm getting the right amount. It probably is more expensive, but i have so many other things going on in my life with job, family... it makes my life simple.

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