Strontium citrate (Algaecal) and fractures

I decided not to take it at the same time. I will be seeing my endo in a few weeks when I’ll tell her I don’t want anymore Prolia so looks like Reclast. When I’m done with Reclast I’ll go the strontium citrate route. I only took 340 mg which is half of one of the study’s dose; the Duquesne study used around 400mg capsules supplied by Pure Encapsulations.

I decided not to take it. My primary doc had no problem with it and I did take it for a couple of weeks lately but stopped. I don’t know if there is a possible interaction . After the Reclast is done I would like to go back later on.

I thought I read somewhere on this forum that taking strontium makes your Dexa scores invalid because strontium absorbs the x-rays from the Dexa more than calcium. So, your t-scores appear to have improved, when your bone density hasn't actually improved. It would be interesting to see if the people having the improved t-scores after taking Algae-cal showed improvement when a REMS Echolight scan was used instead (which doesn't depend on x-rays.). I'm not for or agains Algae-Cal BTW. But I remember someone saying that Dexa scores had to be adjusted if you took strontium.

The research on strontium ties 680 mg to positive changes for osteoporosis. That is where the 680mg amount originates.
Some research ties a half dose to good results for osteopenia.
A compilation of strontium research linked below:
https://www.inspire.com/groups/bone-health-and-osteoporosis/discussion/dd823b-strontium-a-compilation-of-research-and-information/

@equalshot Is your endocrinologist ok with Strontium Citrate but just not Algaecal because of the lawsuit from 2012?