Vitamin B questions

[TammyA 77]

Does anyone with a sleeve take Vitamin B pills? I ordered the B complex patch from this site, but I often forget to put it on. I don't understand why I can't just take a vitamin B pill with my other Vitamins. There is also a liquid you put under your tongue. Has anyone had success with that?

[njgal 535]

I take Vitamin b. I take it either in sublingual form daily or as a nasal spray (rx from surgeon).
I don’t understand why you shouldn’t be able to take it. What’s the rationale behind it and have you spoken to your doctor about this?

[TammyA 77]

1 minute ago, njgal said:

What’s the rationale behind it and have you spoken to your doctor about this?

I have spoken with my doctor. He said he recommends the nasal spray, but my insurance wouldn't cover it and it's over $500 a month. I couldn't afford it. He said he didn't know much about the patch and wanted me to take injections, but I don't like injections. For some reason he said the pills don't absorb well after the sleeve surgery and I just wondered if anyone else took the pills and had success.

[njgal 535]

My b levels were perfectly fine for as long as I took the melting pre-surgery. I may go back to it too, i think i like it better than the nasal spray, even if I have to take them every day, we’ll see.
The b i used was the one from Celebrate. Check them out, ask for a sample first. Then you can use the cost of the sample toward any purchases.

[TammyA 77]

6 minutes ago, njgal said:

Check them out, ask for a sample first.

That's great to know! Did you order them online? Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it!

[njgal 535]

Happy to help and yes; here is the link https://www.celebratevitamins.com/sample-pack.html

[TammyA 77]

12 minutes ago, njgal said:

Happy to help and yes; here is the link https://www.celebratevitamins.com/sample-pack.html

This is great! I ordered one,and I can't wait to try it! Thanks again for your help!

[MTL 54]

I'm paying over $75/mo for the bariatric SF chewable: Multivitamin, calcium citrate w D & Biotin. Has anyone found a lower price?

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[Brandeis 401]

The sublingual B12 is extremely cheap, it'll be the least of your concerns when it comes to vitamins....

[BDME 138]

I'm paying over $75/mo for the bariatric SF chewable: multivitamin, calcium citrate w D & Biotin. Has anyone found a lower price?

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I find that women’s Multivitamins have a very high concentration of B12 & B6 normally well over your daily amount you need to survive. I take the vita fusion Women’s gummies energy metabolism and bone support. I love them and I can feel the energy body. They’re about 7/8 bucks at Walmart for a 70 count and have 300% of your Vitamin B12 and 100% of your B6

[MTL 54]

Thank you, I'll get them.

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[TammyA 77]

7 hours ago, MTL said:

Thank you, I'll get them.

For a multi Vitamin my doctor told me to get flintstones chewables. I take 2 a day. Also very inexpensive at Walmart or the grocery store

[MTL 54]

Thanks Tammy, will get them.

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[jess9395 5,448]

The problem is B12 is absorbed and processed in the stomach lining, not the intestines like most vitamins; and with less surface area in the stomach you can't efficiently process normal doses! It's like 75% less (don't quote me on that number, but it's close).

That's why other methods are preferable to taking a pill. sublingual, nasal, shot... none of those have to be processed by the stomach lining so your absorption is much better.