Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Marilynn, Great question! I take two of these twice a day: http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp? CATID=100153 & navAction=jump & navCount=1 & id=prod3410 I was able to buy them cheaper than that price and on sale as buy one get one free at the local Walgreen's. I stocked up since they have a rather far out expiration date (something like a year and half). They're monstrously huge tablets but I'm used to them. I take one PreCare PreNatal vitamin a day: http://www.drugs.com/pdr/precare_prenatal_caplets.html I take two Fish Oil Tablets a day for the hell of it. I did ask my PA and Dietician before starting to take them. I also asked them if I could change to an over the counter vitamin instead of the PreCare Prenatal by prescription (I pay about $42 for 90 caplets). They said that I could use " any " Prenatal Vitamin. I hate that sort of " rule " or advice because that is far too open for me to deal with. Especially where this area is concerned since I read in this forum constantly about vitamin issues, problems, vitamin shots, etc. Also, my blood work is fine and I feel very healthy on the PreCare so I don't want to mess that up. Being a very nerdy/logical person what I did was try to find the closest match I could to the PreCare ones. One thing I've read a bit on is that some weight loss surgery males tend to overdose on Iron. I've read that Iron isn't really all that essential for men or at least not nearly so much or in such doses as for women. The iron in the pills above is VERY high. I think it's something like 4 times the RDA. It was also very hard for me to find alternative pills that had Iron at the level of these pills, prenatal or otherwise. Most prenatal vitamins I was looking at contained anywhere from 10-15mg of Iron. Here's an alternative that I'm focusing on possibly purchasing. It's not technically a prenatal vitamin but it's the one I've found that most closely matches the PreCare Prenatal ones. Total Formula-2 Antioxidant Formula with Iron 60 tablets Each Tablet Contains: Vitamin A (water dispersible palmitate) 5000 I.U. Natural Mixed Carotenoids(water dispersible) 5000 I.U. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid - corn free) 100 mg Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol) 400 I.U. Vitamin E ( water dispersible, d-alpha-tocopherol succinate) 30 I.U. Vitamin K-1 (water dispersible) 70 mcg Vitamin B-1 (thiamine) 15 mg Vitamin B-2 (riboflavin) 15 mg Vitamin B-3 (niacinamide) 25 mg Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) 25 mg Folic Acid 400 mcg Vitamin B-12 (on ion exchange resin) 25 mcg Biotin 300 mcg Vitamin B-5 (d-calcium pantothenate) 25 mg Choline (bitartrate) 10 mg Hesperidin Complex 10 mg Citrus Bioflavonoids 10 mg Rutin 10 mg Inositol 10 mg PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) 8 mg Calcium (citrate/ carbonate/phosphate complex) 100 mg Iron(carbonyl iron) 20 mg Chromium GTF (as 50% chromium picolinate and 50% chromium polynicotinate) 500 cg The minerals and trace elements below are provided as amino acid chelates: Iodine 100 mcg Magnesium 100 mg Zinc 30 mg Selenium 25 mcg Copper 2 mg Manganese 6 mg Molybdenum 100 mcg Potassium 25 mg Boron 1mg Silicon 2.4 mg Vanadium 25 mcg Ok now we can see from this mess that there's actually quite a lot more in these pills. These pills have at least as much of all the B vitamins as the prenatal ones I'm taking now. You might notice the calcium in these pills is less than that of the prenatal ones but I'm taking the calcium supplement so I should be all set in that department The Iron in the cheaper pills is half that of the prescription ones. But, again, Iron shouldn't be an issue for me. The Iron is at 20mg which is the highest I've seen even for prenatal ones. These pills work out to be a quarter of the cost of the prescription ones I'm taking. http://store.myhealth-store.com/v-194005.html. Think I should get some? That's basically all I take. Mike in GR > > I know we got members in all different stages of surgery. I also know every > doctors and dieticians requirements and recommendations are different. I > was just wondering what everyone took and how much daily. > I take > 2 multivitimans a day > Vitiman B injections once a week > 3 calcium a day > > Even though my labs are fine. I'm trying to prevent any problems in the > future. > Marilynn > Open RNY 24 Jan 06 > 290?182.9 and still loosing > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 The Walgreen's link was supposed to be to the Calcium suppliment. It also includes Vitamin D. Each tablet is 600mg of Calcium. So that works out to 2400mg of Calcium. Mike > > > > > > I know we got members in all different stages of surgery. I also > > know every > > > doctors and dieticians requirements and recommendations are > > different. I > > > was just wondering what everyone took and how much daily. > > > I take > > > 2 multivitimans a day > > > Vitiman B injections once a week > > > 3 calcium a day > > > > > > Even though my labs are fine. I'm trying to prevent any problems > > in the > > > future. > > > Marilynn > > > Open RNY 24 Jan 06 > > > 290?182.9 and still loosing > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I am three weeks post op tomorrow. I take 3 Citracal a day (I had borderline normal calcium bone density prior to surgery, this should subside to one a day after some bone mass is built up over the next year),one multi vitamin (I do Women's One A Day), 2 Flintstones chewables, one iron pill every other day until menopause, 1 Nexium for the first month post-op to help the pouch lining heal. wls 7/19 264/237/130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Marilynn, I am two years out and here is my list of vitamins: 1 Vitamin B 2 Multivitamins 1 Calcium 4 Folic Acid ( 2 morning and 2 at night) 2 Vitamin C I throw the Vitamin C in because I work with kids and they are always caring some kind of germ.. Alice Wild Child wrote: I know we got members in all different stages of surgery. I also know every doctors and dieticians requirements and recommendations are different. I was just wondering what everyone took and how much daily. I take 2 multivitimans a day Vitiman B injections once a week 3 calcium a day Even though my labs are fine. I'm trying to prevent any problems in the future. Marilynn Open RNY 24 Jan 06 290?182.9 and still loosing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I take 2 flintstones chewables, 1 b12, 1 iron & 1 calcium daily. W 380/327/160 Wild Child wrote: > I know we got members in all different stages of surgery. I also know every > doctors and dieticians requirements and recommendations are different. I > was just wondering what everyone took and how much daily. > I take > 2 multivitimans a day > Vitiman B injections once a week > 3 calcium a day > > Even though my labs are fine. I'm trying to prevent any problems in the > future. > Marilynn > Open RNY 24 Jan 06 > 290?182.9 and still loosing > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I Have 1 Chewable Caltrate 600 plus - Just switched over to 1 Chewable Centrum Silver Vitamin - 2 Zantac - My synthroid - My Water Pill - I'm taking a Biotin pill - and I get a b 12 shot every 2-3 months. Kim RNY 6/23/06 298/249/135 > > I know we got members in all different stages of surgery. I also know every > doctors and dieticians requirements and recommendations are different. I > was just wondering what everyone took and how much daily. > I take > 2 multivitimans a day > Vitiman B injections once a week > 3 calcium a day > > Even though my labs are fine. I'm trying to prevent any problems in the > future. > Marilynn > Open RNY 24 Jan 06 > 290?182.9 and still loosing > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Hi, I take 1 multivitamin per day and 1 calcium chew per day. I've never taken more than that-in fact the calcium I added on my own-my Dr. only requires the multivitamin unless lab abnormalities exist. My labs have always been fine. Helana RNY 1/4/05 269/133 current > > I know we got members in all different stages of surgery. I also know every > doctors and dieticians requirements and recommendations are different. I > was just wondering what everyone took and how much daily. > I take > 2 multivitimans a day > Vitiman B injections once a week > 3 calcium a day > > Even though my labs are fine. I'm trying to prevent any problems in the > future. > Marilynn > Open RNY 24 Jan 06 > 290?182.9 and still loosing > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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