What vitamins are you taking now?

Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well. Well, we are around 15 months out, and I was wondering what vitamins everyone is taking now? I have been on Flinstones and Tums since my surgery, but was wondering if I can possibly change to other kinds. I would love to hear from ya! Take care, Rhonda Carter -102 lbs

Rhonda, This is what I take daily: multi-vitamin (Walmart's equate brand) 315 mg Calcium Citrate plus vitamin D I take these every other day: 5000 mcg B-12 (sublingual) 1000 mcg Biotin The only things required by my nutritionist is the multi-vitamin, B-12 and calcium citrate. I should really take more calcium but when I do, it binds me up and my nutritianist told me what I take is okay. I do try to take in extra calcium daily through dairy products. I take Biotin because it promotes healthy skin and hair. The bloodwork from my year check up came back with everything in the normal range. My iron is low though. I really should take an iron supplement. You may want to check with your doctor or nutritionist to see what's right for you. Hope this helps. Wanda

Wanda I take Vitalady's gentle iron and its just been great. My iron is coming back great in my blood tests. I haven't had any stomach upset which is what kept me from taking iron in the first place. Hope that helps. Vitalady is vitalady.com -Michelle

I had to stop my vitamins for the last two weeks because I am having surgery this wed. (my tonsils are coming out, they are straightening my septum, and roto-routering my sinuses). When I do take vitamins I take a womens formula multi-v, I try to eat two calcium chews/4 tums a day,I have started to use flaz seed oil in my food/fish oil pills (for the omega 3 & 6 b/c I really hate fish!), and I take a liquid B-12 when I remember!! I have no trouble swallowing pills. My guess would be to call your Dr and see what he thinks. sarah

I'm still taking the Centrum adult chewables, and I take the Citracal+Magnesium. Sometimes I take the Citracal+D instead and vary which ones I take, but I can tell the difference when I don't get the extra magnesium. It's interesting what the different nutritionists and surgeons recommend. I've been trying to keep track of my blood levels and while I'm "okay" on all of them (albumin and microalbumin are creeping up towards and .1 beyond the edge of normal) , I've not had a whole lot of luck finding "what's normal" for the values both pre and post op. The reference values the lab give are a start, but not necessarily where we "should" be; I usually take a guess towards the middle of the reference values given in the results. Some of the nutrient values are down towards the bottom of the range (incl magnesium) , and my guess is that when I'm not "being good", that the values are dropping below the "lab normals"... Hence even more the reason to make sure that we take our vitamins like we should .. ....Nick

Hi Rhonda, I'm taking a multi vitamin found at WM. It is called One Source Complete. It has lycopene,lutein,CoQ-10. I take one of those a day. I also take a sublingual B-12(2500 mcg) everyday. I also take WinnDixie's Calcium Citrate+D. I take 4 tablets (2 tablets twice a day. 6 hrs apart)

Hi Rhonda-- I am taking the same vitamin regimen that I began following my surgery. 2 Flinstones chewables; 1000 mg calcium; vitamin B-12; Vitamin C; Iron; Biotin and Zinc. Michelle

Hi Rhonda I take 2 flinestones, 2000 mg of calcium citrate (except when I forget), gentle iron, and b-12 shots monthly. -Michelle