Vitamin patch….. ?

C.U.B. girl · Post by **C.U.B. girl** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:32 am

Has anyone used a multi-vitamin trans-dermal patch before? I'm considering ordering some, since very little is being absorbed through my gut these days. Just wondering if there is a brand that would be recommended, or whether they seemed to help at all. I don't want to waste anymore $$ on oral supplements that are only going to go right through me, or cause things to get worse than they already are…..

mcnomore · Post by **mcnomore** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:17 pm

Did you ever use the patch and, if so, did it work for you? I have been wearing a vitamin D3 patch for about 1 1/2 months, but haven't had a blood test to see if it is working.

C.U.B. girl · Post by **C.U.B. girl** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:45 am

I ordered a multi-vitamin patch from Patch MD and used it for about three months while going through a flare. I didn't have my levels checked during that time; mostly I think it gave me some peace of mind that I wasn't going to simply waste away during the flare! When I ordered the patch, they also sent -- free of charge -- 30 days of melatonin patches, and 30 days of B vitamin patches. The melatonin patches worked great, so based on that, I'm assuming I was also absorbing the vitamins through the other patches as well.

The dosage per multi-vitamin patch is minimal --- about the US RDA (which is abysmal) -- so if you want to up your dosage, you'd have to wear more than one patch per day. Which gets pricey, since, when you include shipping, each patch will run about $1…

Best of luck to you!

Cindy

mcnomore · Post by **mcnomore** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:52 am

Thanks for the info Cindy. I'll let you know about the D3 patch. Good health, Noel

mcardle3 · Post by **mcardle3** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:19 am

I'm curious to find if there is other ways to get vitamins that we can't absorb BESIDES patches. I've an adhesive allergy that is off the charts. Sprays? Self-injected?

mcnomore · Post by **mcnomore** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:47 am

Let me know if you find out there are other ways to get vitamins. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area we have "Happy Hours" where docs give vitamin B-12 shots, some also have vitamin B12 shots. I guess people are flocking to these happy hours from what I hear.

Post by **tex** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:25 am

mcardle3 wrote:I'm curious to find if there is other ways to get vitamins that we can't absorb BESIDES patches. I've an adhesive allergy that is off the charts. Sprays? Self-injected?

Sublingual forms of vitamins (designed to be dissolved under the tongue) are just as effective as injections, and much cheaper and much more convenient than injected forms.

Tex

mcnomore · Post by **mcnomore** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:23 pm

Unfortunately, I can't tolerate any vitamins by mouth.

mcardle3 · Post by **mcardle3** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:42 pm

mcnomore wrote:Unfortunately, I can't tolerate any vitamins by mouth.

I see there is a B12 nasal spray, I may look into that one. I'm wondering if this will work for low magnesium? http://www.bodydetox.co.za/health-and-w ... ml-details

Post by **tex** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:24 pm

Magnesium would very likely burn your nasal passages, but that's just a guess.

Tex