This past Monday, I explained my good intentions to my doctor but all she heard was, "excuses, excuses, excuses." She told the following: Flintstones Complete (the chewable multivitamins and minerals tablet for children) works just as well!! The only caveat: since I'm iron deficient, I have to take additional iron supplements. This was fine by me because I'm already taking additional iron supplements.
I went to Target and purchased Up&Up's Children's Multivitamin Dietary Supplement (the Target house brand version of Flintstones Complete). A quick comparison of BJ's Women's Daily Multivitamins and Minerals and Up&Up Children's Multivitamin Dietary Supplement shows that while the vitamin/mineral breakdown is not exactly the same, it is indeed comparable for the most part. (For those of you who need more calcium, you will need to take a calcium supplement.)
I now take a children's multivitamin dietary supplement tablet and a iron supplement tablet daily. I'm feeling good about being more pro-active in maintaining my health...and I'm hoping that it translates directly into more energy!
For those of you who are like me and have a hard time swallowing large multivitamins and minerals pills, grab the children's chewable multivitamins tablets!!
Note: I was tempted to buy the multivitamins gummy bears. However, after a comparison of the labels, the multivitamins gummy bears fall short on what you need. Skip it.
Hey, do you know which vitamins at which levels we need?
ReplyDeleteThat's something you should discuss with your physician. My primary doctor suggested that I supplement the chewable vitamins with Vitamin D and Iron pills (which are smaller and swallowable for me), since I'm low in Vitamin D and Iron. In any event, getting some vitamins is better than getting no vitamins!!
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