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Hesitant to begin drug treatment for my osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 10 5:31pm | Replies (288)Comment receiving replies
@debbie1956 and @lilyrock8, how much K-2 are you taking? I just joined and since December 2024 I have been doing Orange Theory Fitness Classes about 6 days a week and taking supplements, eating more protein and fat and hoping my next bone scan is not severe osteoporosis still. I went from 4'10.5" to 4'10" to now 4'9" tall and about 100 lbs. I wore a back brace for Scoliosis when I was a child. My Scoliosis is starting to get worse again. I am doing well with the strength classes and building my strength back before I stopped working out after the terrible car accident in 2008. I am age 63. I wish I chose a different name but usually it takes so long to find a name no one has so I thought this name would immediately be accepted. I need to get ready for bed, but I found this site looking up how much K-2 should I be taking for Osteoporosis. I am sensitive to medications also. Thank you everyone for participating, sharing and caring. Thank you for letting me be part of your group.
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@petitefitsmartfemale , Sorry for my delayed reply. I have been away. It looks like @lilyrock8 has answered your question about the K2. I am taking the same dosage she mentioned -- K2MK4 500 mcg and K2MK7 100 mcg. There are varying opinions about optimal doses. I follow Keith McCormick's suggested dosages in his "Great Bones" book. I like that his doses aren't excessively high. I am also petite at 5 ft. 1.5 in. , 125 lbs.
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Hi, Well first, I like your screen name! I'm 5'0 and weight 105. I exercise about 40 minutes a day with weights and Loren Fishman's yoga for osteoporosis. My weights-work comes from Margaret Martin's melioguide.com. Check out her site. I walk about 2-3 miles a day and take 2 or 3 cardio dance classes a week. I see a nutritionist who recommended 1 capsule a day of K2. It's from Maxx Labs. I get it from Amazon. Each capsule has 500 mcg of Vitamin K2 (MK-4) and 100 mcg of K2 (MK-7). I don't understand any of it but that's what I take! Along with calcium (1200 a day) and D3 (2,000). My level of both calcium and D3 is good on blood tests so I think these are just maintenance doses. I hope this helps. Good luck! About me: I'm 73. I was on Fosamax for 2 years and my scores improved. I went off it about a year ago and went from a -2.5 Dexa (on my lower back) to a -2.6. The doc is bugging me to go back on Fosamax but I'm giving it another year of intensive exercise and diet. This is so hard! Also, did you get a trabecular bone score? Not all labs do it, but it measures the QUALITY (not just density) of bone. And mine is really good. But doctors seem to all say that if the density number goes below a certain point you need to go on drugs --without seeming to look at the whole person. Best of luck!