Physicians' opinions on Strontium - Osteoporosis Message Board

USAFMOM · 04-19-2007, 04:10 PM

Hello.

I would really like to hear about anyone's physician's opinion on using Strontium instead of, say, Fosamax. Are physician's starting to open their minds to this supplement, or are they against it.

DesertBloom · 04-19-2007, 04:45 PM

Hi: I can tell you what my Dr has said, and that is if Strontium Ranelate were approved here in the U.S. she would consider it, but she does not think Strontium Citrate works. In "her opinion" the Ranelate portion is important to the efficacy of Strontium. Her other problem with the OTC version with citrate has very little or no controls over it's production. I know that there are many taking this and that's great if it's helping and I wanted to take it as well, but didn't because it would interfere with what I'm already on (forteo).

All you can do is make the decision for yourself by weighing the risks v benefits of anything and go from there. You might want to see a nutritionist or osteopath and see what they say about it.

I personally have made no decisions on it either way, but you asked what Drs are saying and above is what I've heard from several Drs in the specialty field of osteoporosis. I wish we had some personal testimonials on SC, and that it is improving dexa scores, but I've yet to hear that.

Good Luck

PikaB · 04-19-2007, 05:50 PM

There is an interesting table (in the Osteologix SEC filing for 12/31/06) which compares strontium malonate (NB S101) to Strontium Ranelate, in terms of plasma strontium concentrations and dose. The standard dose of Strontium Ranelate is 2.0 grams, and a comparable plasma strontium concentration is achieved with a 1.2 gram dose of strontium malonate.
The table is here:
[url]http://www.secinfo.com/DB/SEC/2007-000/1144/204-0147/48-002.jpg[/url]

There would need to be similar testing done for strontium citrate to determine the optimal dose, and to see if strontium citrate also produced consistent increases in plasma strontium concentration. Until such testing is done, you are not likely to find any mainstream physician recommending strontium citrate.

USAFMOM · 04-19-2007, 08:03 PM

Thanks for that interesting input!

Helen C. · 04-20-2007, 09:08 PM

Hi, My doctor never heard of it until I started talking to her about it. I am getting test results back next week that will show if Strontium Citrate is helping me or not. My doctor is very curious to see, because she has low bone density too. I'll post my results, hopefully by next Friday. Helen