vitamins hair loss and no energy

my doctor said that my vitamin levels are low for iron, b-12, e, k, and d. How often should I get a b 12 shot? How often should I get an Iron shot?

My doctor says vitamin k does not come in the form of a shot or liquid. Is this true? Has anyone ever had a prescription for vitamin k liquid or shot? Do you remember the medical name for the prescription So that I may request it of _my doctor.

My hair fell out almost overnight. I think I better get all of the vitamin shoppe that I can

I am sorry you are having struggles.

Your surgeon should be able to tell you how often you need b12 shots. If your levels are really low, you may need weekly shots for a period of time, and then move to once a month. I use sublinguals so I don't know much else about the shots.

A lot of prescription vitamins don't work for folks with RNY because they are oil based, and we malabsorb fats. We just don't get the benefit of all the vitamins in oil based capsules.

Iron is quite often done by infusion to get your levels where they need to be, and then you can start with oral supplements. Again, be your own advocate, but I would expect a doctor to be able to provide you with a treatment plan for the defincies That should include follow up labs to validate the treatment plan is working.

I dont know about vit K specifically, and what options you have there.

I am sure there are others more vitamin savvy than I am that will chime in as well.

Thanks Bettisima. Do you think the surgeon or my primary care doctor is the best person to have a discussion about iron infusion treatment or vitamin regimens?

I think you could discuss with both of your doctors. Some primary providers are very versed in what bypass patients need, some are not. It could be a great opportunity to help educate your primary, on your special needs.

I have also found some surgeons are great, and understand very well the after care needed for their patients, and some are the type to just do the surgery. They leave your long term care up to your primary. Talking with both wouldn't be a bad thing.

You can educate yourself. You can visit http://asmbs.org/. Which will provide guidelines to how much of each supplements are recommended for bypass patients.

There is also a great resource http://wlsvitagarten.com/. Andrea experienced her own challenges with doctors who didn't recommend the right supplements, and health issues that came from vitamin deficiencies She did a lot of research and makes it available for others.

No, because your surgeon and/or PCP do not know vitamins/minerals and most nutritionists are clueless too for the high levels we need.

Contact Vitalady at http://www.vitalady.com

i actually take b12 sublingual.. u can purchase them on bariatric advanatge website..  initailly my hear fell out so bad i had to cut most of it off.. and i was super sleepy all the time .. doctor ran tests that determined i was badly anemic!! i was taking iron from the baratroc advantage website as well, sadly i havent followed up since i relocated but am slowly getting back on track

 Protein is really important for  hair growth too...  are U drinking Ur whey ?  And don't forget zinc! 

good luck ! ((()))))

You are at the same point I was when hair loss occured. My doctor told me theres really not anything you can do to help it. Its just part of the process. It will get better. My hair has not returned to exactly what it was before RNY, but it is pretty close.
As far as the different vitamins, I get a B12 shot once a month. My iron fluctuates...mostly because I HATE taking iron supplements. They constipate me horribly (to the point of tears). I have tried every kind I know of.
I am not sure about the vitamin K.
Good luck!

im not sure for wls patient because i havnt had my surgery yet but i know years ago my neifews talked my neice into eating rat poisoin from under my moms trailer and rat poision deletes your vitimin k so she had to go in ever couple of days for a vitimin k shot. So they do make them and this was a little kid. Hope this helps Loretta

Have you tried the heme-based ones like Proferrin? They are expensive but they don't constipate you. Plus you can take them with calcium so that makes them more versatile!