Question:
I've read about a lot of different vitamins at many different prices.
My question is "IF YOU SPEND MORE MONEY, DO YOU GET BETTER VITAMINS?" I always thought so but lately I've been changing my mind, after reading the posts on the MB. No vendor opinons please Thanks..MJ — Mary Jane C. (posted on November 12, 2003)
November 11, 2003
MJ - I've done fine with the Centrum chewables and the Twinlab Calcium
Citrate wafers. My wife (who is an RN) gives me (and herself, since she's
also a WLS postie) B12 shots monthly. I do not think that you get better
vitamins by spending outrageous prices for some of these
"systems" out there...JR
— John Rushton
November 12, 2003
I'm 17 months post-op and have been using Centrum Adult Chewables for my
multivites, TwinLabs B-12 sublingual "dots," vitalady's generic
calcium citrate capsules (w/Vit. D & magnesium), and generic Vit. C
chewables, plus a prescription iron/intrinsic factor capsule called
Trinsicon that my doc prescribes for all his posties. Even with the cost
of the prescription capsule thrown in there, and with the vitalady shipping
charge, my total cost for my vitamin regimen is about 1/3 the price of what
I see charged for the vitamin products that are advertised as being
designed specially for bariatric patients. My labs are just fine so far
with the regular vites I've been using, so personally, I don't believe the
pricier ones are necessary to get the job done.
— Suzy C.
November 12, 2003
I am only 3 months post-op, and I take Centrum Chewable mulivitiam, it has
the 100% daily iron, I take the Calcium Caltrate, and a B-12, B-6 and folic
acid complex, sublingual daily, that I put under my tongue. My surgeon is
happy with what I take, and my 3 month test results were fine. The Centrum
and the Caltrate I can buy at Walmart or my food store, I get the B-12
sublinqual at a specialty store called Trader Joe's, but you can find them
at GNC, and sometimes your food store. I know that the B-12 shot is the
best, but that can get expensive, especially if you have to get it at the
doctors, and the sublingual is the next best thing, besides, I do not know
how you feel about shots, but I was on insulin for my diabetes, and gave
myself two shots a day before surgery, now I am off of insulin, I do not
even want a once a month B-12 shot.
— cindy
November 12, 2003
I'm 2 1/2 years plus P/O. I Buy my Vitamins at WalMart. I take (Walmart
Brand) 2 adult Multi vitamins, 3 iron tablets, 2 Vit/C and 4 Calcium
Citrate w/Vit D. (Now I admit I'm a little weird, I "chew"
non-chewable large vitamins and calcium, so have no trouble w/them
disolving) All OK'd by my Doctors, and of course not all at once, spread
out during the day. My labs have always been good, so far my Dr. doesn't
want me on B12. Always check with your Dr about the type of supplements and
the quantity you need. My PCP will tell me what I need to take, but leave
the brand choice up to me. Good Luck!!!
— bek4901
November 12, 2003
I buy most of mine at Vitamin World stores or vitaminworld.com, OR The
Vitamin Shoppe or vitaminshoppe.com. I also do look for sales, but the
quantities are never worth while.
— Fixnmyself
November 12, 2003
OK, I'm gonna risk your anger here and answer anyway. Because I won't
answer as you'd think. My answer would be that NO, more dollars does not
make them right for US. We are more interested in the FORM of the vitamins
than the cost or name brand. Dry form vits A, D and E are, by their nature,
more expensive than oil types, but Brand A over Brand X of the same
identical vitamin is not necessarily better. Just have to check the form.
Vit D3 is better than vit D2, for example. d-alpha vit E is better than
dl-alpha. See? Like that. Will you forgive me? Oh wait. Buy then
anywhere you can find them! (does that help?)
— vitalady
November 12, 2003
When I was in nursing school, our instructors taught us "the more
expensive the vitamin, the more valuable the urine"...meaning, what
you don't use, your body excretes, no matter how much you paid for it.
— Linda S.
November 12, 2003
I do not believe so. A friend tried to get me to buy vistavitamins which I
thought were too high priced. Then I shopped around. Sam's warehouse has
complete Chewable multivitamins in bottles of 300 that are cheap and they
have Ca citrate in big bottles too. I stock up and I do not spend an arm
and a leg. Good luck. Natalie
— NATALIE A.
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