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I am using an endocrinologist. She is allowing me to use strontium citrate( in Algae Cal plus) along with Prolia transing over to Reclast.
My primary doc is also allowing me to use strontium citrate - he’s a geriatrician. I am a retired medical professional, and read two studies using strontium citrate in persons who could not tolerate the bone meds. All of them increased their bone density; fractures were statistically reduced. I decided to use the same dosages that they did for myself about four years ago, and I actually came out from an osteoporosis into osteopenia using the strontium. Why am I taking bone meds now? -because I have been on prednisone for a long time for polymyalgia rheumatica.
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@karenjaninaz Until I saw an endocrinologist I had never heard of strontium. However, her mention of it was negative. She said some people use strontium but it is not proven to reduce fractures. so I perhaps misinterpreted her reason for mentioning it. Maybe she was actually trying to give me an alternative to pharmaceuticals. @karenjaninaz can you tell me, were these studies on strontium independent studies using RCT? Did they actually prove a reduction in fracturing? Can you provide the link to the study(ies) please.
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@karenjaninaz - I have read good things about strontium citrate, too. That will be my next addition once I'm off of Evenity. Amazing that you found someone who would actually allow you to use SC--sometimes it just feels good to have the dr's approval/ok/blessing rather than the complete opposite.