I'm on fifth week....two pepcid , iron, calcium citate. Two centrum, b12 and b100....honestly I haven't yet taken calcium and iron..have them in liquids....kind of gross looking. But I AM taking tonight

I am two months post-op. I take a multivitamin 2x day, calcium 3x day, a B-complex, a sublingual B12, nd an iron supplement (which tastes horrible so I havent been taking it, I admit it freely). I also started taking biotin, selenium and a probiotic today as hair loss preventative measures. I also drink 2 vitamin waters a day (at least) which gives me more B vitamins and some other good things as well. I love that stuff and I figure if I am going to hydrate may as well let it have purpose. I have my first post-op blood work in a few weeks, we will see how it turns out.

I am 6 weeks out and I was taking Bariatric fusion that I could get from my Drs. office 4 chewable tablets a day. But I didn't feel like going to the Drs office since it's a drive from me! So, I just went to walmart and got the pills I needed!

Super B Complex
B 12
Multivitamin/Multimineral
Calcium Citrate +D

That's it for me! I am suppose to take iron pill but I don't! I am going back to the Fusion when I go for my 3 month checkup in February. I am having a hard time swallowing some of the pills!

I got samples from every company I could find, worked up a monthly cost plan for all I'd need, and I decided on Celebrate vitamins. I think they taste great (and they cost less per month than my old Weight Watchers membership!). I take two multi-vitamins a day (still doing chewable, and I love the pineapple/strawberry flavor!), three 500mg calciums, and one 30mg iron (the grape tastes fine to me). Since my B-12 levels were great to start (and at 4-wk appt.), I won't need those unless told otherwise.

I'm also taking a Zantac capsule every day for a year to prevent ulcers.

I am 10 months out

Required supplements:
1500 mg. calcium citrate
sublingual B12 1 every other day
100 mg iron
B1
2 multi vitamins
500 mg C (with the iron)

Additional:
flax seed oil
magnesium
biotin

7 months out and only taking 200% multivitamin and B12. Labwork 3 months back was fine, but I think I need to get checked again because I am bruising a lot.

Ok, I'm gonna sound like the crazy vitamin lady but here goes:

- 2 bariatric advantage chewable multivitamins
- 2 acidophilous
- 1 cranberry capsule (for good kidney/urinary health - my fellow RNYer got kidney stones, I'm trying to avoid them)
- 1 acai capsule (was hoping it'd help me lose weight faster lol but also antioxidant)
- 5000 mg biotin
- 50mg zinc
- 1000 vitamin D (I hear of SO many bariatric patients with vit D deficiencies, so hoping to meet it head-on)
- 1 cinnamon capsule for healthy glucose metabolism (was having a lot of blood sugar problems and adjusted my eating schedule and started taking these and haven't had it happen as much since)
- 2 citracal petites
- 1x 18 mg iron at night
- 1000mcg b12 + b12 shot every mont
- Soon to add SAM-e to see if it works. (http://www.sam-e.com/)

I know I don't HAVE to take all of these, but I tell you what, I feel GREAT! I have an abundance of energy, no aches/pains.. I feel healthy! It may be the vitamins, it may not be, but whatever it takes. :)

Krista

Correction! It's Nexium I take to prevent ulcers!! (Not sure where I got Zantac!!)

Hey Holi great topic and one that I rarely respond to due to the fact that I too am horible with the vitamins. FYI I juice raw veggies and drink a green drink several days a week. I have never been consistant with the multi vitamin, iron, calcium ever, but have had blood work every 90 days since I was butchered and have only once been slightly low in D3. Go figure. Now I've been good with the B12 and complex because I beleive B's give me power and where I hike daily, well that'd be insane not to have that shit in my body, but the rest of the stuff I do way better naturally.

Now they say we don't absorb them but I'd say that's just more BS the clowns without pouches tell us. How is it that after a year I'm only slightly low in one thing if that were true?

Just sayin!

Now I do take a unique thing called a (gluthethione booster). It is my goto molocule. I would not leave home without it. Now I don't k know shit but when I'm in any room with ppl, I can see their lack of this molocule in their bodies. Like I said this is the only thing I'd never not take. I do it twice a day and on weekend crazies, I take it from the time I hit the trail until I'm headed down.

Oh yea, fish oil pills by the handful ( maybe ten a day) and flax seed oil the same 10+ per day. These I use for my skin. I'm very vain and love my skin. I could look at my skinny naked body and feel it all day long. I never get tired of ME. Not ever!

Just sayin Lucifer

ps Now last week one of out members took issue with my irreverent attitude towards the program. Well this is what I do. It works for me. And while I am flat out skinny and fit it is not supported by anyone other than me. FYI I don't give a shit, and my Dr and Nut know exactly what I do and how I've done it and beg me to share at seminars. Go figure. Like I say they don't know shit!