Hello All!

Has anyone used the vitamin patches? if so how well do they work?

Thank you!

I use them daily. Just had all my blood work checked all vitamin levels were really good

Great! Thank you so much! This helps a great deal!

mThis was just discussed this morning:

From what I have seen, they work for some and not for others. In general, they don't seem to work well for the DS folks, and this should make one cautious about their use with other malabsorbing procedures like the RNY.

Early on, it is hard to tell how well supplements are working as there can still be residual vitamins in your system that show on the labs - the only way to tell for sure is to follow the labs over the months and years. The problem with many of the all in one products that cover multiple supplements is that over time we tend to need more of some vitamins and less of others, relative to the initial recommendations. The place where they would be most useful, assuming that they work for you, is with the items like calcium that often need several doses spread out during the day - the patches may cut down on some of the extra pills (if they work).

The other problem of using them early on is that it adds another variable to your early regimen - if you start showing low numbers in some areas, is it due to the dosage, or the patch not working as well as pills?

I've heard the same things that RickM mentioned - they work well for some, but not for others. Also, deficiencies often don't show up until you're out at least a couple of years. Your body has stores of several nutrients that it can use for awhile, but eventually, they'll be depleted.

interesting. will keep following.

I have been thinking about trying the patches too.

the nutritionist at my surgeons office said to avoid them, as they don't work for people of size They work for normal weight people. I really want to use them though as an alternative