What mulit vitamin do you take and why?

 Hi Botts,

I am in the market for a new mutli vitamin and was wondering what do you guys take that has worked great for you and your labs?  My doc is now saying 2000 units of Vitamin D also.

Thanks for your input!

Take care,
Kathy

I use both Celebrate and Bariatric Advantage.  I like the Celebrate multis in Mandarin Orange, Calcet Creamy bites,  and the Bariatric Advantage calcium chews and and dry D, B-1, Biotin, etc. I just get over the counter sublingual B-12 usually.  My labs have been good so far, but I'm only 1.5 years out. I like the chewables because they taste great.   

 Thanks for the info and you are right I get so tired trying to swallow horse pills ...

I WANT TO TRY OPURITY BARIATRIC VITAMIN.....THE LABEL SAYS U ONLY NEED TO TAKE ONE A DAY IF U ARE A RYN PATIENT....IF U GO TO UNJURY'S MAIN SIGHT THEY HAVE AN ADD THERE FOR THEM...NOT EXPENSIVE EITHER.,.

 Thanks I will check these out!!!

Kathy, 
I take a bunch.  Really a lot.  Different supplements.

And I try to rotate some
I use BA multi, or Centrum multi - chewable,  and BA calcium - cherry,  or calcium citrate.  then D3 - try to make sure I get app 20,000 per day. 
B12 - I use Methylcobalmine - 1000 mcg per day (on average).
I also use magnesium chelated - 800-1200 mg elemental mag per day.
Iron - heme iron -proferrin - 2-3 times a day
I use B-50 - 1 x a day, and then additional B1. 
I also take extra K - helps with bruising and it is very important for bone building. 
I also take fish oil and some menopausal natural supplements.  
And then I take some probiotics, and some natural thyroid support (my thyroid likes to be sluggish) 
I also take Chlorofresh - 1-2 oz per day to help "build blood" and control the BM odor.  

I do take a lot - but I know it is working.  My 1.5 year Blood work was good except iron -I did not take any or not enough - it was bothering my pouch.  That's when i switched to heme iron. I don't hurt when I take it.  And I feel better  since I started taking it - so it must be working.   

Sometimes - if my legs start cramping - I take extra potassium for a few days. 

 I guess I was hoping by now they had one pill that took are of all our needs LOL 

I find it hard to remember all the pills and now my doc wants me to do more vitamin D.  UGH another pill....

Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

Take care,
Kathy

Yea, i was hoping  for that too, but it seams that the farther we out - the more we may need - we are running out of the stored reserves. 
I did a lot of herbs pre -op, but I never imagined that I will be taking so many after...
Some claim that 1 pill a day + calcium is all we need (the one from Unjury) but I do not buy that.  Sorry -  like we are all different - our diets are different - and we need different supplements.
I think if you take one - or 2 per day + calcium- may be enough not to die - but for best quality of life - and be really healthy and optimum - we need a bit more... IMO.
If we do not get the supplements - then we will pay in other ways - later - i.e. broken bones, bruising, skin creams, cold medications, and other issue.. just to name a few...
Not getting enough mag may lead to constipation (colon problems) and heart problems (mag is extremely important for heart health)

Hala, where do you get your magnesium and K? 

I also do chlorophyll most days and I started the Bariatric Adv. probiotic and remember it most days... read articles that people using it post wls lost more weight and I have had periodic antibiotics for UTIs and such.

For multis - I like the chewable Centrum Silvers and BA Watermelon. 

Like Hala, I take a lot of supplements a day, and its usually as a result of what my labs tell me.

About your D3 - make sure its DRY D3 - you can order that from Vitalady, as well as any of the other supplemental vits we need.

I take almost ALL chewables or sublinguals.  Pills are hard for me to take anymore, and are reserved for my milk thistle and Heme Iron.  I cut the Heme Iron in half to help absorption too.

This is my regimen for the day:

Morning:
1 multi
3 Milk Thistle
Vit A sublingual
Dry D3 sublingual
Vit B12 sublingal
B complex sublinguals (3)
Prevacid
1 BA calicum

During the day:
3 additional calciums, at least 2 hours apart
2 heme irons no sooner than 2 hours before/after the calciums (that's a challenge!)
Another multi