I have ZERO energy and someone asked if I was taking vitamins.. uh no? was I suppose to? Are you taking vitamins or supplements?

If so what do you recommend I take?

My dr gave me a list of recommended Vitamins in my pre op paperwork. Went to Vitaminshoppe with the list. Came out with: Bariatric chewable multivits, B12 sublingual (for 2x a week) and Calcium chewables.

In the last 10 mths, I've tweaked it a little. can't stand the chewable vits. So I just take a womens multivit, an Iron supplement, and Vit D (RX - my blood was too low). The B12 doesn't melt under my tongue so I end up swallowing it about 15 minutes later.

It's wise to take them after any wls, but especially RNY or sleeve. Not sure u can eat the quantity of food required to get in recommended vits.

Good luck1

My NUT recommended a multivitamin with iron since I'm still having periods and two 600mg calcium supplements a day (all taken at different times). At her office, the brand they sell is Celebrate.. but she said anything that had comparative values would work. Chewable is apparently better because it helps with absorption, but they are pretty gross. The taste is ok at first, but they're so huge and gritty.. yuck. It just seems like you keep chewing them forever. It's important to take them though just because a restricted food intake is probably not going to include all the vitamins and minerals you need.