What daily supplements do u take?

Hi everyone! I was just wondering what you guys are taking and how you space all these things out. I am hoping to find out how to do this so I can add more calcium. 6:30am-thyroid med (I need to wait at least 4hrs before taking anything else) 10:30am-1st acid blocker pill (I stop April 13th..yay!) 3:00pm-2 multivitamin chewables (yuck hating these already) 7:00pm-Iron pill (I have to eat something or else it'll upset my pouch) 9:45pm-B-12 sublingual liquid (once a week) 10:30pm-2nd acid blocker pill Now I was told by my surgeon that I need to get about 1200-1600 mg of calcium a day and I know I can't take calcium too close to my iron. So what I've been doing is trying to take my calcium between 2:30-5pm but I have only been able to get 1000mg. There's just so much to take and I really don't know how you all that work do it? As you know, I work as a substitute teacher and I don't like to eat or chew anything in the classroom in front of the kids because of the rules ... ok call me crazy I just want to set a good example by not doing it myself. Any input is appreciated..Thanks! Elisa

Just taking a pepcid AC am/pm and Complete children's vitamin am/pm. I use the Scooby Doo FIZZ vites that disintegrate in your mouth. I love em if you want to try them Elisa. They are orange, cherry, grape and they taste horribly tart if you bite them (which I did the first week) but not if you let them FIZZ, a dah!. The vets told me to stick with the pepcid until about 6 mos (dr. said 1mo.) I hear from them you start to get the farts about 4-5mos. out and they are nasty if not on a pepcid type pill. Just an FYI. Doc will check my B-6/B-12 etc. at 3mo. bloodwork.

Ooooh those Scooby-Doo Fizz Vits sound good Jackie...I like tart stuff but I won't chew 'em. I'm going to look for them soon. I kind of want to finish off the bottle of chewables I have because I don't want them to go to waste but who knows how much longer I can stand them . Tomorrow I go see my surgeon so I'm going to ask him about staying on an acid blocker...I don't want to get those nasty farts . Could they get any worse ? I don't want to find out . Elisa

Hi Jackie, I got those Scooby-Doo Fizz Vits and I was wondering how many do you take? They are awfully small compared to the chewables I was using. Thanks! Elisa

I take in the morning Centrum chewable pepcid effexor B-complex liquid with B-12 2 wafers of calcium citrate about 2pm 2 wafers plus viactiv about 8pm that equals 1500mg

Hi Stephanie, you take Centrum chewables? I've heard they are hard to take because they don't taste good . How do you like them, from a scale of 1-10? Elisa

Hi Elisa From a scale of 1-10 I rate them an 8. They are good! they are orange flavored!!! They do have a funny smell but they are not bad at all!!! I am petrified of swallowing any pills because I have had such a problem! Since I have done all chewables I hardly vomit now! I would like to swallow pills because it is so much easier but I dont know if for me it is still too early or if the whole is too small! My food is starting to go down no problem! My only problem is not chewing enough and eating it too fast! I have to really take my time and I wished I practiced this more before surgery!! I have no problem with not having a drink of water with my meal because I trained myself but eating slow and chewing enough is really hard for me!!!!! Well I hope all is well with you!!! I just came back from gym! I feel great! I have worked out this week about 4 days but I wanted to get more time in!!! Stephanie

Elisa, Every morning i drink a slim fast shake although i didnt today lol they have lots of vitamins. I also take biotin (I open this up and take the powder still afraid of pills) I take the viactive calcium chew and the viactive multi vitamin. I bought these liquid vitamins from the health food store and liquid C omg i never got more sick. So i am sticking to the viactive. I also drink the vitamin water it has 14grams of sugar but my dr said i could drink gatoraide and it has the same amount. Hope that helps. J

Julie...we can have Gatorade? Wow...I'm going to try one tomorrow...hehe. See all the info you guys have, I would of never known or bother to check what vitamins gatorade contains. Thanks! Elisa

Hi Elisa, I take 3 Flintstones complete and 2 Viactiv chews. I spread them out... every 2-3hrs I take one. I'll be switching to prenatal vitamins soon because I hate chewing the Flintstones...the taste is gross I don't have to take any iron yet and I hope I never have to as long as my iron levels stay normal. Oh and I also take b-12 sublingal 1000mcg twice a week and 1 Biotin 2500mg daily. I find it easier to take my pills while I'm at work because I keep my little pill box infront of me because when I'm home I'm always running around doing something and I forget to take my vitamins sometimes. I know it's hard for you to eat anything in class but maybe once your able to swollow pills it might get easier since they won't see you chewing. Sylvia