Vitamins

Hi, has anyone tried the GNC women's ultra mega maximum nutritional formula powdered vitamins? Does anyone recommend it?
Thanks

IMHO FWIW there is no need to buy expensive vitamins UNLESS You find you do not absorb others (your abs will tell), there is no 'bariatric vitamin' there can not be because we all respond differently to a bypass, yes we know certain typical deficiencies happen but our labs all differ slightly to greatly, so no manufacturer can formulate one for all patients, so save the cash do your on research on what works best for your body and pocketbook! Beware of gimmicks or providers pushing a product for they MAY be getting financial incentives to do so also....Vits go on labs, your mileage may vary!

Now can you use these vits, probably...expense does not always = best product though...

I buy a bottle of 300 multis (Centrum like Wal-Mart brand about $10 for a years worth! I need only 1 a day!) My iron is 300mg I do 1 day (ferrous gluconate) 100 tabs $6 Wal-Mart, I use citrical 180 tabs 500mg each for $9, 6 tabs = 4 doses day lasts me 30 days, vit C 500mg 500 tabs (lasts 1.5 yrs as I do one a day is $5!), b12 sublingual $6 bottle of 60 doses again Wal-Mart's spring valley brand. Those are MY vits on my labs that I get q6 months.

Multi less than $1/month
B12 $3/month
Citrical 6 pills a day (1,500mg total)=180 tabs=$9/mo
Iron 1 tab day=30 month (3+mo in bottle)=$2/month
Vit C 500mg tabs 1 day=30 month=30 cents or so/mo!!!
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$15.30 /mo in vits x 12 months= $186.30 yearly

Thank you! you are the best :)

Dr. P recommended I take a vitamin supplement made specially for gastric bypass patients called Bariatric Fusion.  It is all-inclusive and no others are needed.  Check it out at bariatricfusion.com