What type of Calcium supplement should I take? I'm 81, on Prolia.

Posted by pianogirl1943 @pianogirl1943, Dec 4 10:04am

I'm 81 yrs. old, osteoporotic and on Prolia. I try to get calcium from foods but feel I need to supplement. I do take 2000 Units of D3, 400 mg. Magnesium and E400. What's the best type of calcium and what dosage?
Thank you.

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dishpain | @dishpain | Dec 5 4:56am

I think you should discuss that with your provider who is ordering the Proia. Often times it is a Caltrate with vitamin D twice a day. But again I would speak with provider. 🙏

pesharko | @pesharko | Dec 5 6:31am

My endocrinologist recommends citracal with D3.
Take 2 in am & 2 at night.

pesharko | @pesharko | Dec 5 6:32am

Best to go over with your MD

pianogirl1943 | @pianogirl1943 | Dec 5 8:08am

In reply to @pesharko "My endocrinologist recommends citracal with D3. Take 2 in am & 2 at night." + (show)

Thank you.

pianogirl1943 | @pianogirl1943 | Dec 5 8:10am

In reply to @dishpain "I think you should discuss that with your provider who is ordering the Proia. Often times..." + (show)

My provider is the most unaccessible doctor ever and I'm looking for a new one. But thank you.

madhub140 | @madhub140 | Dec 6 1:27pm

AlgeCal that have solid studies to show improvement.

yesibeleive | @yesibeleive | Dec 6 3:51pm

In reply to @pianogirl1943 "My provider is the most unaccessible doctor ever and I'm looking for a new one. But..." + (show)

Oh, that is frustrating.
I have taken several different brands. They are all like "horse pills" and I hate taking them.
However..... I take 2 1/2 tablets a day of "CVS Health brand"
600 mg
& Vitin D3

idlehands | @idlehands | Dec 7 7:03am

@pianogirl1943, I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on tv, but all other things being equal, getting your calcium in your diet can lead to better absorption and more efficient use of it by your body. (Compared to supplements.) There are protein shakes, for example, with 600 and 650 mgs per 11 oz. bottle; your body can't absorb more than 500 or 600 mgs at a time, so depending on what else you eat it might be prudent to drink half a bottle at a time, but that would replace the amount that you get in a supplement, and might be easier to deal with than the horse pills. Or have a huge cheese sandwich for lunch. You still need to take the D3 - my doc says that's even more important than calcium - but they're tiny 🙂 When you find a new doc, see what they say about dietary calcium for you; there's no shortage of literature indicating it's superiority to supplements, but every body is different.

pianogirl1943 | @pianogirl1943 | Dec 7 7:22am

In reply to @idlehands "@pianogirl1943, I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on tv, but all other things..." + (show)

Thank you! I've been attempting to get the calcium naturally by eating dairy foods, cheeses, cottage cheese, yogurt etc. but I was worried that I needed a supplement as well. I was also aware that calcium supplementation wasn't always good and that people take too much. So I'll just continue the way I'm going and I appreciate all you've told me. I have been taking 2000 D3 for a long time too.