Vitamin/mineral countdown

We haven't done this in a long time and Gina, not me is our guru in this area but is everyone still taking their vits/min????

I am 4 years out soon with RNY.  This is what I take and why

2 multi chewable, 1 morning, 1 evening
500mg calcium citrate with D and mag, morning and evening
500mg calcium citrate chewable in the middle of the day
2000mg dry D3 morning
1000mg MSM 2x a day (for my joints)
1000mg fish oil 2x a day (heart health, cholesterol)
400mg triple Mag evenings(joints)
100mg K (bruising)

I don't take B-12 or iron because I am either getting enough in my multi or food.

Who's next??????

 I just parrot what I gathered from Vitalady; she's the real guru. I buy nearly everything from her.

Duodenal Switch at my 7 year surgiversary today!

early AM batch: 
1 multi vitamin
400mg potassium
5,000mcg B12 (every other day)
1,200mcg folic acid (every other day)
300mcg vitamin K2
500mg vitamin C
4mg copper
300mg milk thistle
400IUs vitamin E
200mg CoQ10
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron
100mg vitamin B1 (everyother day)

1st addition AM:
100mg zinc

2nd additional AM:
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron

3rd additional AM:
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron

4th additional AM:
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron

5th additional AM:
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron

6th additional AM to early afternoon:
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron

Late afternoon:
120mg carbonyl iron w/C

Dinnertime PM:
500mg potassium
300mcg vitamin K2
1000mcg vitamin K1
300mg milk thistle
600mg calcium citrate
500mg magnesium citrate
3mg boron
50,000IUs vitamin D3

Bedtime PM:
12mg heme iron (Proferrin)

Have had to stop vitamin A and B-complex, and drastically reduced iron. I used to take 300mg of carbonyl iron and 12 to 24mg of heme iron. It took a little over a year to bring my levels up but 8 years ago and I've been trying to bring levels down the past 2 years without crashing my labs. Tweaking never stops.

Next....

I knew DS had to do a lot more vits/mins than RNY but wow.  You do such a good job of keeping up with all of it.  I so worry about folks that think after 6 months, they can forget about them and labs.

Thanks!.  I guess I had it beat into me. lol  

VSG here, so my list is small.

Vitamin B 12 1000 mcg sublingual 4 times a week

Calcium 500 mg twice a day

Multiple vitamin with iron, once a day

Vitamin D3 2000 mg daily

Anne

Anne-what multivitamin with iron do you take? The centrum chewable is killing my stomach (nearly only thing that causes pain, acidic type) (I'm 3 weeks out) but I can't afford the delicious bariatric advantage. Thoughts? Suggestions? 

I take the multi generic from CVS.  I love them and haven't had any problems with it.  Mine doesn't have iron.  You may find you need to separate the iron because you can't absorb that and the calcium together.  I used to take mine in the middle of the night when I got up to pee.

They're already separate I take at different times. The centrum I'm taking is the same as the CVS generic chewable as far as I read. It absolutely kills me so I had to stop it until I buy something else. 

Is it the Centrum Silver?  I had to stop taking it because there's an additive/filler that was giving me all kinds of grief.  I take just the regular Centrum chewables and am fine with them. 

I just take the equate womens multivite.  Early out I took the opurity bariatric chewable. It is a little pricey, but very complete.  I got so I couldn't stand the taste after while, so I just started buying them from Walmart. I haven't taken the chewables for a while.  I did like the opurity chewable calcium and took it or a long time until I got sick of chewables.  I still take opurity vitamin B12, it is sublingual.

if you google opurity you can find their site.

Maybe the iron in the chewable is what is bothering your stomach?  I didn't have to start the vites till my six week check up.  Maybe your tummy just isn't ready yet.

Anne