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What supplements help Osteopenia, Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 31 6:55pm | Replies (248)Comment receiving replies
I have had Osteopenia until a 1 -1/2 years ago and decided on holding off on taking Fosamax as prescribed until I exhaust all my research. I’m active, exercise daily taking yoga or Pilates and add swimming and walking with each as well as weights and elastic bands.
I had a Dexa scan June of ‘25 and my results came back 7% worse after taking native path for a year and AlgaeCal for 3 months. I spoke with AlgaeCal and they said I should have been taking their AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Boost to see a difference. I wish I was told sooner.
They would NOT accept my recent June dexa scan should I need a refund after taking their product for 6 months in their guarantee clause as it is past the 30 days by a few weeks from start of taking their supplements.
So I’m dissatisfied .
Meanwhile, I just received my first two bottles.
I unwrapped the plastic on both bottles. One of the bottles did NOT have a seal on the top when I removed the cap. That to me looked tampered with. I called and complained and they said they are aware of the problem BUT regardless, the pills are safe. They may be ok, but I’m not comfortable taking them.
Algaecal said (after me complaining awhile) they would send me a replacement bottle at no charge, keep the defective bottle and do as I please.
They also said they can’t promise it won’t happen again, and their replacement is a one time courtesy. I don’t know what to do! Has anyone else had this happen to them and how often and what did you do?
Meridith
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Dear Meridith,
I’ve talked to a few ladies regarding Fosamax and HRT. Unfortunately I deleted all conversations by mistake, hopefully one of them recognise my name as I promised to send my first Dexa scan result to one of them. However, regarding Strontium Boost, which I was on for several years as I refused to start Fosamax, it didn’t work for me and AlgaeCal mentioned in their info that they could not guarantee it helped against osteoporosis. Something like that. But I was still not happy starting Fosamax so I continued with Strontium. Then I actually saw a photo of myself in a bathing suit and noticed I had a crooked back. Well, it was too late but I started Fosamax 3 years ago in November. My Dexa scan result from February this year has improved dramatically.
From red to osteopenia yellow. I also mentioned to the ladies I’ve talked to on this site, that Fosamax didn’t give me any side effects. The pain I have is from my crooked back. So my advice is to start Fosamax or any similar drug you prefer, but do it now, before you regret it. I’m 77 years ‘young’ and got osteoporosis from chemotherapy. Another story. I can only finish by saying again, Strontium didn’t help me. And don’t worry too much about side effects from Fosamax or any other drug. Weigh gain against pain, if any.
Goodnight dear,
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My opinion is that if a company says "oh, you need to take our super-duper expensive supplement instead of our regular expensive supplement", and "please read the fine print regarding returns", maybe they don't have your best interests at heart.
Strontium has been discussed a lot here, so you should have plenty of information available.