I am grateful for your post and so sorry you are/have experienced this. I hope having stopped the evening that the effects are behind you now. That is just it. We don’t really know because we are all unique and our bodies process things so differently.

It is good to know that there are women here who feel really good on it. My gut is telling me to wait.

I have been thinking about going back to algaecal for more information. I was on it but had to go off the strontium because of my eGFR levels but there is algaecal plus that does not have strontium and many women have posted that their bone density increased without the strontium. When I switched to calcium citrate from algaecal on my Dr’s urging, I listened out of fear and giving it a go and that is when I started experiencing a lot of digestive issues and still am. I had to switch to another form of calcium which was better on my stomach but I don’t know if that made things worse. Again even with calcium supplements there is no one form that is universally good for everyone.

I am continuing to listen to what people have to say here but my gut is strong.

I had an emergency appendectomy laparoscopically and almost a year later having nerve pain that is radiating - so we just don’t know. And I thought it was a no brainer - I could have opted to take antibiotics and hope for the best but I went with what was the best option and here I am.

I am not a “magical thinker” but I am open to exploring as many modalities as possible because I think I need more than diet, exercise and supplements. I have avoided a surgery where the drs said what I had would not resolve without surgery and I did heal without the surgery. I healed a frozen shoulder completely in 5 weeks when two specialists, the pt, and friends who had same thing said 18-24 months. So this is why I believe there is a way. Something tells me there is another way for me. At the same time. I am not closing the door on these meds. I hope that is helpful.