Hi everyone.

I would LOVE some suggestions of the best tasting and effective bariatric Vitamins.

Chewable or soft chews (no gummies as I understand they are not preferred).

1. A bariatric Multivitamin

2. B12 sublingual (I found one on Amazon called Bariatric Advantage in black cherry flavor)

3. Calcium (would prefer a soft chew- is Celebrate brand chocolate flavor any good?

4. D3 chewable

These were the ones listed by my surgeon in my info packet. Strangely, there were no amounts listed. Any others that you think are important please don't hesitate to suggest. I know hair loss may be inevitable and hopefully temporary, I'd really like to try and at least lessen the effects of that by being a good girl and taking my vitamins.

Thanks in advance for any replies. I would REALLY appreciate it. There are so many choices and I am overwhelmed.

Ginsin007, I also have fine and thin blonde hair. We eat no fast food and I took Biotin. I quit using hair color for a year, and being retired 1 year I could stay home all day without doing my hair. I bought a nice blonde wig that was similar to my hair. I felt great in it. I lost hair at my hairline which hasn't come back three years later, but I have gone to a light shade of brown, no bleach, and since I wear bangs it isn't noticeable. I would still do the sleeve, the hair is now healthy! I blamed it on some terribly toxic meds I was prescribed, since my husbands one request was that I keep my talkative mouth shut and not discuss our sleeve. Thank God! I talk too much!

Thanks for sharing. My first appt with Dr is next week 9.29.16 very excited. I am paying myself, so I am hoping not drag out.

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I took the Vitamins that came for free with my B-12 nose spray (see if you can get that from your Dr and Insurance)

Then I switched to just the vitamins I took pre-op and added a sublingual B-12 from Sam's Club. My labs are fine.

I can't stand chewables, they are disgusting. I don't like sweets, I hate cherry. Taking chewables was a certain type of hell. If I had it to do all over again, I would have never taken the chewables, I have no issues swallowing pills and I took all my other meds until I didn't need them anymore, and I could have just kept taking the vitamins I took pre-op.

Oh and I meant Centrum vitaMINTS it's their new chewable available everywhere.

I agree about wasting money it is hard. I also have a liquid one someone here used and i bought from Amazon it was not pricey but it tastes like bile or earwax or maybe a better description is death. It tastes like berry flavored hell.

I bought the vitamints at walmart yesterday. I hope they are not too bad.

The patch is great. It covers all the Vitamins in the right amounts. It costs about $20 for the month. Stress free and easy.

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Do you use all three is the sleeve package or just the multi? I like the idea of the convience but $120 a month is expensive (husband will need too)

I would suggest Biotin for your hair. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend a brand as I am still pre-op and haven't got my Vitamins yet.

My nut recommended Tums Ultra with Calcium to get my calcium in.

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What patch?

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I get it on Patches.com. it the multiplus. I ordered 4 months worth. To get in the habit I keep them in my bathroom and change with morning shower. According to my Drs practice it covers all the needs and I don't take anything else.

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I take Optisource Bariatric Chewable. 2 in am, 2 in pm. Don't need to take calcium or B 12 supplements with these, but I do take Biotin to hopefully guard against extreme hair loss. I am set up on automatic monthly shipments on Amazon, so no way I will run out or forget.

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I saw the Patches in the store here. Thinking of getting them myself.

Thanks everyone! Great replies!

I also have the vitamin patches from the BariatricPal Store. Multivitamin, B12, and the Calcium/D3. I don't forget to take them, stick 'em on in the morning and go. Remove them 8 hours later. It's such a blessing to have removed most of my vitamins from being oral. And from what it's boasted about, you absorb more of the vitamins with them anyways.

I'm doing a a chewable D and the bariatric bundle from Tespo (gettespo.com) which is 1 men's multi and 2 bariatric blend a day. Quick and easy liquid shots when I get up and before I go to bed. They may be a tad pricier, but the convenience is fantastic.

I travel a bit for work, though, so I also have the Celebrate Calcium Plus to toss in my suitcase when I get back on the road.

Following this thread for all the great info. Thx.

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