What vitamins do you use?

Initially for the first several years, I took bariatric vitamins.  Then, I saw messages where patients were saying they take O-T-C so I tried several brands.  The dietician said they were fine, but I should double the dosage.  I took bariatric vitamins, calcium and iron purchased from Bariatric Advantage.  I'm thinking about trying Celebrate. 

For my multis, I do CVS generic adult chewables.  If you plan it, you can get a great deal with they do buy one get one free. I also use their calcium citrate with D3 and Mag. 2x a day and a calcium chew in the middle of the day.  I'm off B12 because my level is high.  I do whatever D3 I can find when I am ordering vits/mins but it needs to be a dry one, not in oil.  I used Vitaladys when I was low and had to get it up.  Others I take are fish oil, MSM, K, Mag.  Other than the multi and the calcium, I order everything else from Puritan Vits.  They had good deals most of the time.

I take a "dry" D3 (which means it's dissolvable, not a oil based pill).  B12 that is sublingual, that will depend on your labs and a multi.  I did take Centrum Silver but it had an additive in it that bothered me.  I do like the Watermelon Bariatric Advantage chewables.  I never had a problem swallowing pills, but after surgery I feel like I'm choking unless they are very small.  So - dissolvables, sublinquals and chewables are on my list. 

I get the B12 where I find them, as well as the D3.  I also ordered from Vitalady.  The Bariatric Advantage I just ordered from Amazon. 

I use Vitalady's plan for my surgery type and her vitamins for the most part. I use the dry form of the normal oil based as Jody said.

--gina

I take Nature's Plus Adult's Chewable vitamins (twice a day), Viactiv Calcium plus D (three times a day) and a B-12 (once a day).