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Results with Vitamin K2 MK4?

Posted by malama @malama, 5 days ago

Hello, I’m new to the support community and wanted to ask if anyone in this group has taken vitamin K2 MK4 with vitamin D3 to increase their bone density. There are studies on it and I’d like to hear from women with osteoporosis who have taken it and what their experiences have been, improvement or no improvement.

Thank you!

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | 5 days ago

There are a number of ongoing conversations on this topic. If you go back to the main subject Osteoporosis you will find subheadings or you can search. Hope you can connect with those folks.

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malama | @malama | 5 days ago
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There are a number of ongoing conversations on this topic. If you go back to the main subject Osteoporosis you will find subheadings or you can search. Hope you can connect with those folks.

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@gravity3 Thank you!

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oopsiedaisy | @oopsiedaisy | 5 days ago

I've taken it for years but I've also relied on many other interventions including medication, diet, weight training, etc., so I can't say that it alone has made a difference. My T-scores haven't changed much over the years (osteopenia in my spine, osteoporosis in my hips) but I did have a vertebral compression fracture in 2023. The only thing that improved my T-score was one year of treatment with Evenity (30% improvement).

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dbock | @dbock | 5 days ago

I have failed Fosamox, Prolia and other tx for osteoporosis due to side effects. I am taking D3 and K2 with no issues.

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daisy17 | @daisy17 | 5 days ago

I am 76 with severe osteoporosis. For several months, I've been taking Vitamin K in high doses: 180mcg of vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) TrueVantage brand and 45,000 mcg (45 mg) of vitamin K2 MK-4 (Menaquinone-4) Life Extension K2 High Potency brand. These high doses are discussed more in a topic in this support group titled: Vitamin K: High Doses of MK-4 and MK-7 Show Promising Results.

I don't know if they are helping since I've only been taking them a few months. I don't think they can improve my BMD, but just hope they can help me maintain what I have now.

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malama | @malama | 4 days ago
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I am 76 with severe osteoporosis. For several months, I've been taking Vitamin K in high doses: 180mcg of vitamin K2 MK-7 (Menaquinone-7) TrueVantage brand and 45,000 mcg (45 mg) of vitamin K2 MK-4 (Menaquinone-4) Life Extension K2 High Potency brand. These high doses are discussed more in a topic in this support group titled: Vitamin K: High Doses of MK-4 and MK-7 Show Promising Results.

I don't know if they are helping since I've only been taking them a few months. I don't think they can improve my BMD, but just hope they can help me maintain what I have now.

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@daisy17 keep us posted when you get your next DexaScan. Thank you!

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daisy17 | @daisy17 | 4 days ago
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@daisy17 keep us posted when you get your next DexaScan. Thank you!

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@malama I will, but don't think I've been taking the high K doses long enough to make an impact.

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