Just 6 Vitamins a day....REALLY???

[Kristi]

The doctor said I would have to take 6 vitamins a day for the rest of my life and I'm ok with that. I was wondering if thats the standard amount or if people usually end up having to take additional vitamins on top of the standard 6?

 

[southernlady]

@Kristi
6 a day may be what HE says but he only had an HOUR of nutrition in med school and is probably assuming (incorrectly btw) that a "bariatric" formula is enough. Which would be laughable if it wasn't so DANGEROUS.

I take 3 Kirkland Daily multis, along with a fistful of others. And I don't take nearly what many do cause we ALL base it on our own lab work.

Read this forum, up down and sideways: http://bariatricfacts.org/forums/vitamins-labs.16/

 

[aaa]

I take 40+ vitamins & minerals daily. They change, increase or decrease based on my blood work.

 

[DianaCox]

I'm on a VERY minimal regimen, despite being anal about my labs and adherent to the requirements:

AM:
2 Citricals
1 MagCit
1 Prenavite (prenatal vitamin)
1 vitamin C
I zinc
MWF - 1 50K IU D3
SuTThSa - 1 K1, 1 K2
1 Primal Defense Ultra
TOTAL (not counting my Protonix and ADD med): 9 or 10 pills

PM:
2 Citricals
1 MagCit
1 vitamin C
I zinc
1 50K IU D3
1 Culturelle
TOTAL (not counting my Protonix, Levoxyl and Melatonin): 7 pills

SO - 16-17 supplement pills per day.

 

[bearmom]

I take fewer vitamins than most posters here, with the exception of calcium. I take 12-16 LARGE calcium pills a day (always with food) and then take an equal amount in magnesium. I guess I'm used to it, as I hardly think twice about downing a handful of calcium / magnesium during every meal, but if it's something you end up needing to do, it's not negotiable.

 

[star0210]

Are the citrical petites smaller than VL's calcium pills?

Also...which vitamins can a person take TOO much of that could be harmful?

 

[Sheanie]

@star0210 , the one off the top of my head that can quickly become dangerous is B6.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

...And that's why we don't believe surgeons about anything except cutting.

 

[Kristi]

I'm on a VERY minimal regimen, despite being anal about my labs and adherent to the requirements:

AM:
2 Citricals
1 MagCit
1 Prenavite (prenatal vitamin)
1 vitamin C
I zinc
MWF - 1 50K IU D3
SuTThSa - 1 K1, 1 K2
1 Primal Defense Ultra
TOTAL (not counting my Protonix and ADD med): 9 or 10 pills

PM:
2 Citricals
1 MagCit
1 vitamin C
I zinc
1 50K IU D3
1 Culturelle
TOTAL (not counting my Protonix, Levoxyl and Melatonin): 7 pills

SO - 16-17 supplement pills per day.

Holy talito!!!!! So if y'all don't mind me asking, about how much am I looking at spending on vitamins every month???

 

[Kristi]

I have 2 kids and one is just fixing to me 7 months. I spend a crap ton on his formula alone (500 a month) & if I have to spend another crap ton on vitamins I may be in a bind. I would hate to put myself in a position where I would have to put my health on the line just to make ends meet ya know.

 

[brooklyngirl]

I spend, roughly, $50 a month in vitamins, which will probably be increased again with my upcoming labs.

 

[brooklyngirl]

*some things- like C, calcium, Bs and multis- you can save on and buy when they're on sale, or at walmart or Costco, but the dry formulations of A, D, E & K (not the bariatric "ADEKS"!) are what cost more $ and are also very important. Not everyone needs EVERYTHING, but that all depends on what your lab work says.

 

[Munchkin]

Go to vitalady.com and check out her DS package. It gives you a frame of reference. Don't even think there is a chance you will make it on 6 pills a day.

I shop for mine and I buy a lot at puritan.com when they have sales.

 

[SHales]

I have 2 kids and one is just fixing to me 7 months. I spend a crap ton on his formula alone (500 a month) & if I have to spend another crap ton on vitamins I may be in a bind. I would hate to put myself in a position where I would have to put my health on the line just to make ends meet ya know.

Holy crap! You spend $500 a month on the docs stuff? I take over 30 pills a day and spend about $40-$50 a month.

 

[Mary_J]

Holy crap! You spend $500 a month on the docs stuff? I take over 30 pills a day and spend about $40-$50 a month.

I think she means she spends $500 a month on the 7 month old child's formula.