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@kathleen1314
Did you start with an osteoporosis score as your base line before taking the strontium? What percentage of improvement brought you back to,”normal bones”?

Started with osteoporosis, then I began strontium citrate; my numbers went up steadily, afer beginning strontium citrate. Osteoporosis was in my femoral bone which is harder than the spinal area to change. After a few years, my endocrinologist said that I did not need him anymore, he released me, and told me to change nothing. My last dexa was in 2019; I am having another dexa at the end of this year, 2025.
In 2019 with that normal bone dexa, the percentage of improvement in my Tscores was 78.57%; I had my engineer husband who majored in math calculate the percentage for me. I checked it with AI, ha.
The tech who did my 2019 dexa told me that I was one of only 2 people whom she had seen in all her years of doing dexa scores who no longer had osteoporosis.
This is not an unusual tale of normal bones, no fractures and no side effects for strontium citrate users. Here are some strontium stories found on Inspire:
https://www.inspire.com/m/Kathleen1314/journal/d69831-strontium-users-stories-3-alternative-to-pharma-meds/

@kathleen1314 .
Hi, May I ask where you purchase your Strontium Citrate? 15 years ago I used Algae something... together with Strontium ordered from Canada. As it was too costly I stopped instead using Biocare Osteoplex and 3 years ago I restarted taking Strontium but only take two capsules instead of three as concern about the effects on the heart. Do you get it from the pharmacy? Thank you! 🙏❤️

According to my Dexa last year my bones are still below the norm...so trying to find an alternative.
Also I started taking Horsetail 'Natures Answer which is meant to reinforce bones.

@joshedwards
Fosamax is not a bone builder so I’m confused why a doctor would say that it built bad bone.

@marialyce
build as a verb can have the meaning of collect or increase. Foxamax causes bone to collect that would otherwise be lost. The bone it collects is older usually fissured and more brittle less vascular with fewer nerves and is bone that osteoclasts think needs to be replaced.
Except that osteoclasts don't think.
I do like your point. And I like knowing the mechanisms of action of each medication.
Joshedward's friend's surgeon can know if the friends bones were weak and brittle, but can't know if Fosamax had helped the friend prevented other fractures or/and delayed the fracture under consideration. Both of which are likely.

My osteo doctor has recommended tymlos but I am reluctant as it is a daily self administered shot and I am not comfortable with this.
I would rather take evenity --do I go against what the doctor thinks is best?

@yvettemas1948
Well all strontium is the same strontium. What changes are the additives. AOR has the least additives and is monitored by an FDA like agency in Canada which monitors supplements. Vitacost has a strontium citrate at a good price point and FDA monitors it like a food product rather than a medicine. I have used both brands with no problems.
It is good to remember that the research shows that 3 capsules, 680 mg is what has worked for osteoporosis; other research seems to indicate that a half dose will work for osteopenia. Mots, Comb are two research studies which evaluate strontium citrate.
But any amount of strontium citrate will help bones; it is just that osteoporosis bones have large "holes" that the full dose of strontium is shown to work well to close and then allow calcium to adhere and bone can grow.
Also, it is good to remember that the one study on the pharma drug strontium ranelate which contained aspartame, which you seem to quote which showed some heart problems has never been able to be reproduced; it is now considered an outlier in research circles. Denmark tried for over a year to reproduce those results in their population study and they could not. I would never personally never take strontium ranelate with aspartame. Strontium citrate has never been tied to any cardio events, but more research would certainly be welcomed. Also realize that most of the earth has huge pockets of strontium in their ground water and there has never been pockets of cardio problems documented in those areas.
But check your diet or supplements and be sure to include enough calcium. Cronometer has a good free app that will chart your daily diet and your supplements and give you insight into what you may need, if anything.

@cbs2319 Read this thread, it may help you decide.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tymlos-vs-evenity/

@ukathleen1314 Many thanks Kathleen that's very helpful.
Yes you're right the Strontium I use is Citrate from Life Extension. I didn't realise what you mentioned about different brands.
I will carefully check the Chronometer website. Thanks so much!