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I have been taking Bariatric Avantage Vitamins since April 14. Can you tell me if there are other Vitamins out there that your Dr. may have recommended? I would like to try something over the counter but not sure of what is good.

Please give me some advice on this.

Trish

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My nutritionist recommended Centrum chewables. I have the orange flavored. The only disadvantage is having to supplement Calcium.< /p>

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I also take Centrum. I have to take Calcium also, but don't have a problem with it. CVS pharmay has a generic form of it. I have been taking since October and have had good numbers on my blood work. Good luck.

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I find the Trader Joe (Trader Darwin) High Potency chewables really good for % of Vit & Minerals. They taste good and are very reasonable priced, and contain Iron, zinc & Biotin, all important rfor Hair growth. The Calcium content is only 10% RDA, which is fine, since I take a seperately, since calcium will hinder the absorption of iron.

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A lot of people just take 2 Flinstones chewables.< /p>

I use Berocca Performance ... but you'll have to buy it from a Canadian pharmacy because it isn't sold in the US. It's made by Bayer, is an effervescent tablet with some flavor in it. I mix it with Crystal Light and some Benefiber. It is not a complete Multi-Vitamin but it's all I need.

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I take 2 children's chewables. I'm still looking for the right Calcium. I don't like any of the chewables that I've tried.

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I take 2 children's chewables. I'm still looking for the right Calcium. I don't like any of the chewables that I've tried.

I think GNC's soft chews are the best tasting (Caramel or Chocolate). Unfortunately, they only have 100 IU of VitD, which I have a shortage of. I take one in the afternoon, and one before going to bed. In the morning I take Caltrate D plus , which has 400 IU of Vit D, plus zinc and other minerals. They are fruit flavored chewables, and I like the taste.

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Centrum chewables for me. Oscal chewables for Calcium and 5000mg of Biotin (mixed with my Protein Shake in the morning). I did recently get the Viactiv chewable Vitamin and calcium supplements and they were very good also. Kind of like your "hit" of candy every day.

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Right now I'm on the powdered Vitamins (mix with water) from my general doc, she sells them. But they're pricey.

A lot of people in my lap band support group use the Centrum liquid so I'm going to switch to that when I'm through with my current bottle. CVS carries it and they have a lot of sales on Centrum.

I'm also taking a Calcium supplement. I'm moving to the Caltrate tablets that are called "petites". They are smaller than my birth control pill so it shouldn't be a problem.

I learned I have a B-12 deficiency when I started the lap band process early on this year. I was at 120 and my general doc said I should be between 400 and 900. Even after 3 months of the shots I barely went over 200. So I'm on a B-12 liquid supplement also.

I haven't tried any of the chewables. I used to take Viactiv. But ever since I was banded I've been worried about them getting stuck.

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My doctor has me taking Centrum chewables + Caltrate 600+D Chewables.

With the two it is enough of both. Walmart

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