I was just wondering what kind of vitamins everyone is taking...I just recently bought Vitaband. I purchased the Berry flavor and they taste great. This is the first vitamin that I have taken that I actually enjoy.

Being one of the new kids on the block, I am confused. I haven't been told I should be taking vitamins. I had lap band on March 18th. At what point are you supposed to start taking them?

I was told by my nutritionist to begin taking vitamin supplements as soon as I began seeing her, which was six months pre-op. My surgeon told me to begin taking them immediately after surgery.

Being one of the new kids on the block, I am confused. I haven't been told I should be taking vitamins. I had LAP-BAND® on March 18th. At what point are you supposed to start taking them?

Well I started taking my multivitamin well before surgery in a mission to find the right one. I wanted to also get used to the different tastes and remembering to take one everyday. My doc said that it was a good thing to go ahead and start anyway. People who have not had WLS should also take a multi just because it is so beneficial to your health.:scared2:

I'll be taking a multivitamin, calcium citrate, b-12, and probably a COQ-10 pill (my own choice.) My dietician recommended that I take the first 3 vitamins for the rest of my life. 4-6 months after surgery I can switch to taking capsules instead of chewables.

For my multi, I take either a Vitamin capsule my doctor's office sells or Bariatric Advantage chewable multis.

I also take Vitamin D, Cal-mag, Biotin, a B-complex, additional pantothenic acid, selenium, Co Q-10, and chewable Iron on alternating days.

Everything listed is something I found I simply did not meet minimum requirements for over a long period of time. (I track nutrients on Fitday.) Now I meet or exceed the USRDA for everything but potassium, which my doctor monitors (and will Rx supplementation for if needed).

The Co Q-10 is a supplement he suggests all patients take daily---preferably for life.

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Hi Betsy,

Do you take the trace elements (liquid drops into your water),

or EFA's, or Omega 3-6-9?

Katie

I take a brand found at Walgreen's called Opti-source for Post-Bariatic surgeries. They are chewable and taste like an orange sweettarts. Gastric band patients take 4 a day, Lapband patients take 2 so they last for 2 months. One tablet has 2000% of B-12, so I get plenty and half it not all of other nutrients. I take Vitamin D because I was already deficient prior to surgery.

Been taking 2 generic childrens chewable multivitamin and 1 citrical a day.

One a Day makes a sour gummy that I've been taking.