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Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 17 2:01pm | Replies (1174)Comment receiving replies
Hello all,
I have osteoporosis, am on Letrozole and am worried about exacerbating it with this hormone blocker. My nutritionist had me switch my calcium pills to Algecal Plus and I also take Strontium booster. I also had my vitamin D checked and it was 21. It's now up to 43, but she wants it over 50. So, I'm getting there. It's really important to make sure your vitamin D is high enough for your bones to absorb the calcium. I also started a program at Osteostrong which will help build your bone. If you check out the NIH medical library website, you can see these really do work. I'm very hopeful.
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Before I started Evenity I was taking a big dose of calcium (70% of daily calcium spread through out the day) plus Vit. D. My blood calcium was too high so my doctor wanted me to cut way back on the calcium supplements. Now I try to get my calcium with 12 ounces of milk, a cheese stick, a handful of almonds, only one calcium pill (which amounts to 20% of calcium), a multiple vitamin which has only 8% calcium)and other traces in food. I understand you can overdo the calcium supplements. Hoping my routine is sensible. Has anyone else ever been told they are taking too much calcium?
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@karinpage you may not care but the strontium will throw off your DEXA scores. Did they offer you Reclast? You might be able to get the radiologist to adjust for the strontium, not sure. It makes your bones look denser.
I also took letrozole- five years- and my doc would not give me Reclast due to afib (now disproven risk) and my bone score went down more than 10%. And I fractured.