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The Bariatric chewable vitamins I had bought made me gag. I ended up taking Centrum vitamints but they don't have Iron so had to take a small iron pill at night. Now I am using Flinstones children's complete (my surgeon recommended). They have iron. I take 2 in the morning. Then I take viactiv chewable for Calcium -- one with lunch and one with dinner.< /p>

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My nut doesn't recommend Patches or gummies. They said concern with patches and absorption. I would ask your team.

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I'm taking the Celebrate Multivitamin and Calcium chewables. The calcium chewable is like a jolly rancher and is fine. The multivitamin makes me sick to my stomach and tastes very disgusting. I can only tolerate the multivitamin if I take it with food.

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I use Source of Life liquid Vitamin for three years recommended by my fabulous educator, a compound pharmacist. It is on Amazon, not the average store. Our pharmacist has a great health food store. Tastes good and a bottle lasts forever.

How many times a day do you take it?

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SleeveG, you take it once a day. The taste does not bother me at all. I just liked the liquid, and a bottle lasts forever in the fridge.

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Thanks I saw it at my local Vitamin Shoppe will definitely be picking it up. Do you take Calcium and Iron seperate?

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Our pharmacist said this is the best and all you need. However, in three years I have added Black Cohosh, a hair Vitamin my husband found (Not Biotin which was worthless for 1 1/2 years). Our surgeon has monitored our blood work religiously and added Thiamine shots for me, now tells me no more B6. I think it will be a constant part of our routine, to either add something, or take away something. Your NUT can advise, but I am done with buying the expensive products in the surgeons office right now.

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I did a powder vitimin you mix in Water, twice a day. I really had no issue swallowing pills so after two weeks the nut said go ahead and take the oil form. I went on line googled mutlivitiam patch, if you decide to go that way, use biariaticpal a coupon. Any on line sight you buy from google their name and coupon, 90% of the time I find a discount coupon. I like the Patches, but have had problems with them coming off, so I switch to shoulder from butt. Now I have issues with daily activites, I like my hot tub and showing after a work out or any sweaty activity, but the patches can't get wet, and need to be on around 12 hours, not convenient for me

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I am using the Patch MD Vitamins that I order from the Bariatric Pal Store. I am less than 2 weeks post op so I have not had any labs done yet to confirm how effective they are or aren't. But there is a noticeable difference when I forget to put one on. My energy level is not nearly as good. So far I'm pleased. I use the B12 and the multivitamin Patches.< /p>

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