What brand of Calcium with Vitamin D do you use?

I am trying to get my vitamins in place prior to surgery, however just realized i bought the wrong calcium, got carbonate not citrate.

i have spent so much time in the vitamin aisle at walmart i'm sure they think i'm casing the joint.  Help please!  Thxn

I buiy these at Rexall. Last week they were buy one get one FREE and I got 2 (180 count) for $10

Thanks i will go to Rexall and look, how many do you take per day?

They usually have the BOGO deal once a month.. watch their flyer for it.. makes it more worth the money! I take 4 of them/day. 2 after lunch with 1,000-2,000 IU of Vitamin D3 and then 2 more at bedtime... (so 1,200 MG/day) plus what I get from dairy products

hanneli, Thabk you, I went to rexall and gotmsome. Didn't get the 2 for 1 but I'm happy all the same

Terri

This is what I was given from the Ottawa Weight Management Clinic in December 2012. 

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Calcium Citrate - 1200 mg daily plus 400 IU Vitamin D per day - Choose 1

Webber Naturals Liquid Calcium + Vitamin D OR Wellease Liquid Calcium OR Jamieson MagaCal Chews (not 100% calcium citrate - switch to calcium citrate after three months)

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I chose the Jamieson chews -- a whole whack of them for not too much money at Costco.  

Please note after three months I changed to the Costco brand, Kirkland Signature, calcium citrate 315 mg with 200 IU Vitamin D (I take four a day).  The Jamieson do not have enough calcium citrate for us to use for longer than three months.  I do miss that chocolatey chew :)

Hope this helps.

mmm

The jamieson chews were not sugar free so i didn't think i could use them?

They have 1 gram of sugar per chew;  you use what your centre tells you to, however.  

http://well.ca/products/jamieson-mega-cal-calcium-soft_2931. html

As I said, this is what the OWMC has their patients take, and YMMV (your mileage may vary).

mmm

I signed up and placed an order on well.ca. thank for you this site - I will use these chews post-op for two to three months. There is a deal where you refer and get 10% off your next order over $40.00. Let me know if you need any contact info from me to get that deal....appreciate the link - Jo

I buy Webber Naturals Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D3.  300 mg of Calcium and 200 IU of D3 in each pill.  I take 2 with lunch and 2 with dinner so get my 1200 mg per day but I also supplement my D since 800 IU is very little for North Americans.  I take my extra D3 with my calcium pills throughout the day.  I got 180 pills for about $12 but they do come on sale often. I wish we had a Rexall as I always seem to miss out on their BOGO.