Vitimans

Hey guys, I posted this on the main board. Any thoughts?


Hey eveyrone,

First off let me say that I've done this to myself. I have become vitiman B12 and Iron deficient because I haven't taken my multi like I should have been. I am also vitiman D deficient but they said that is because my primary job is 3rd shift and it doesn't help that I rarely see the sun anymore except on my way home and days off...haha

Anyways, my question to you is, I've recently purchase a B12 sublingual, 60mg chewable iron and a dry vitiman D suppliment all from bariatric advantage online. So the question is, do you think its okay to take all 3 at one time or should I space it out? Like should I take the iron earlier than take the other 2 back to back or what should I do? I don't want to OD on vitimans either..haha..I also will continue taking my chewable multi. I need to get my health back on track so I can get and finish paramedic school...=)...Any suggestions PLEASE...=)

Smiller,

You can takem all at once it you can get them down OK.

Realizing you work nights and I work days, you might wanna try what I do backwards or reversed.
For best results A & D go together and Iron & C.  Calcium as has been cited prohibits efficient absorption of iron.  I have also identified the vitamins and supplements that aid in getting energized from those that don't.  And because I have had a B12, iron, and potassium deficit identifed at different phases or my post-op recovery, I have upped my original recommended dosages.  So here I go:

Mornings:
 1 B-12 sublingal tablet 2500 mg
 1 dosage liquid B-Complex
 2 prenatal multivitamins (28 mg iron each)
 1 A
 1 D
 1 E
 1 C
 2 or 3 Potassium (99mg each)
 1 Biotin (hair and energy)
 1 Garlic

Evenings:
 1 Aspirin 81 mg
 3 Flaxseed Oil (equivalent to Fish Oil/Omega Q10)
 1 Diovan 160 Blood Pressure pill (prescription)
 Optional (if my legs hurt after running)  1 magnesium
 1-2 Calcium Citrate

I get all my stuff cheap from Wal-Mart, generics (whatever their vitamin brand is; like Nature Valley or something)  and the prenatal multis are small and not chewables.

Best of luck.  Taking your vitamins will make you feel better but may take a few days to a week before you will realize you feel better.  They have to get into your system and be constant to make a noticeable improvement..  They are preventive not medisinal like a pain pill.  I am closing in on 3 yrs post op and still take mine religiously.  The fatigue and exhaustion of low B12 and iron and the depression and weak-kneedness of low potassium are too easily resolved by just taking my vitamins daily.  And you can experiment and see what works for you.  Too many vitamins might make you ill or send you to the potty but I've nevr heard of a vitamin OD or too many vitamins being fatal. 


Of course your mileage may vary.  That's what works for me.

Joe

As soon as I get up in the morning I take:

1 Mens Multi
1 5000 B12
1 300 E
and in the winter 1 D

I take my shower and then have breakfast (gives time to get disolved befor I eat).

All my blood work has been perfect for 4 years.

My surgery was through Cleveland Clinic, and their only suggestions as far as supplement timing were (1) to take C and iron together to help with absoprtion, and (2) separate the C and iron from calcium by two hours on either side to help prevent blocking absorption.  I don't remember which blocks the other without looking it up, but the two hour rule of thumb is what I follow.

I take most of my vitamins at breakfast including 1st batch (400mg per) of calcium, 2nd batch of calcium at lunch, C and iron late afternoon or supper, and 3rd batch of calcium during the evening.  With a third shift job, your mileage will vary!  I carry the 2nd batch calcium, C and iron in a little pill box in my pocket (with a piece of cotton stuffed in there to get rid of the annoying rattle!).

One thing one of the surgeon's assistants told me: it's no problem taking in too much B12 - any excess will, in his words, "pee out of you."

By the way, the issue probably revolves around more than not taking a multi.  I'm required to take a multi, calcium with D, C, B12, and iron for the rest of my life, and that's what I've seen on a number of bariatric center web sites.  I have a seven-day pill organizer, so I sort the supplements once a week, making it easy to take the supplements the other six days.