I knew that having to take vitamins was part of the deal of getting the surgery, but there are sooooo many! I mean, if it'll keep me healthy, I'll do it. I'll just complain about it a little lol

I was just thinking about this exact topic this morning. I am taking less prescriptions, but a heck of a lot more vitamins. I will make that trade off any day, but I would like to have a day when I don't worry about pills and swamping myself with water. lol

Vitamins are a whole lot different than prescription medicines. Generally-speaking, they don't have the side effects and untold other horrors. I will gladly trade my chewable vitamins for the prescription meds any day and 5x on Sunday.

So true Mattymatt!

Oh, try the PatchMD! I was fed up with all the pills, particularly the three giant calcium citrate pills a day. Now with the patch my only pills are 25 mg of Cozaar, omeprazole, Strattera, fish oil, fiber pills, and Sennokot. And the patches are only $20 for a 30-day supply!

I end up carrying a baggie with me all day because many of my vitamins have to be at a specific time (spaced from each other). Drives me crazy... I do REALLY enjoy it when i can stop taking one though....

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On ‎04‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 1:13 PM, FancyChristine15 said:

I knew that having to take Vitamins was part of the deal of getting the surgery, but there are sooooo many! I mean, if it'll keep me healthy, I'll do it. I'll just complain about it a little lol

This is why I switched to a 1x per day capsule that I can swallow. It covers all the ASMBS recommendations. The only thing I take separate, also once per day is calcium and vitamin D combo tablet.

I have a huge pill thing that divides my pills into four times a day. Once I found a calcium chewable (bariatric advantge brand) instead of those awful calcium citrate pills I was much happier.

19 hours ago, misskim3297 said:

I have a huge pill thing that divides my pills into four times a day. Once I found a Calcium chewable (bariatric advantge brand) instead of those awful calcium citrate pills I was much happier.

Hell yes to the calcium chewables bariatric advantage has! The nutritionist said the chocolate ones tasted like tootsie rolls and I can't believe they're right.

And I still sing the praises of my Welllesse Liquid with Calcium Citrate , D3. with magnesium. Shimmy Shake is amazed. hers taste like Toorsie Rolls, well mine tastes like melted orange sherbet push-up. And I do like the convenience of it.??