Question:
How often should I take Trinsicon?

My insurance won't cover Trinsicon so I am buying from an outside source. I can't read the chicken scratch on the prescription so I asked my nurse how often I need to take Trinsicon and she said every other day. I am wondering how often other post-ops take theirs. I just don't have a lot of confidence in this nurse and to be honest, my doctor is lacking in post-op care as well. I really don't feel like they know much about the after care.    — [Anonymous] (posted on March 23, 2001)

March 22, 2001
I did a search on the internet for "Trinsicon" and found the following at: http://www.surgery-for-obesity.com/successful_habits.htm Vitamins and Supplements Successful patients took daily multiple vitamins, calcium, and iron if needed; 92% of patients took a daily multiple vitamin, 68% took supplemental calcium, primarily in the form of Tums, and 40% continued to take supplemental iron, such as Trinsicon or Chromagen. It appears that Trinsicon it is a supplemental iron. Also, here there is a good description of the drug at the following link: http://www.rxmed.com/monographs2/ferodn.html
   — Toni2760

March 22, 2001
Trinsicon is used to treat anemia. It helps with the absorbtion of iron. It contains B12 with intrinsic factor (needed by those who have malabsorbtion), folic acid (B12 deficiency results in inpaired utilization of folic acid), iron (in the form of ferrous fumarate), and ascorbic acid (vitamin C augments the conversion of folic acid to its active form as well as converts ferric iron in food to the more redily absorbed ferrous form). This information came from the 1999 Physician's Desk Reference. Sound like a great supplement. I think i'll ask my surgeon about using it.
   — [Deactivated Member]

December 7, 2001
I take it twice a day but I am looking into getting the generic so it will be a bit cheeper
   — blank first name B.

December 8, 2001
My ins never did cover this one. The generic one was still ridiculously expensive. I found a near-like one for it and used that, but used it with vit C. The B12 & intrinisic factor do not appear to help US, though they'd be mighty useful to a normie. Whichever way you go, be sure that you take these alone or with additional vit C (if you are accustomed to taking a vit C), for one hour. NO other vites/minerals, meds or caffeine or milk products. If your iron doesn't come up with in 3 months, or it begins to slide gently down, this may not be the right one for you, though it is commonly used for posties. In THEORY, this is one of 3 of the best for us, but it just doesn't work for everyone.
   — vitalady