Discontinued Actonel; Starting Strontium Citrate - Osteoporosis Message Board

wolf0999 · 11-04-2007, 04:29 PM

Hello,

I have discontinued Actonel. I plan to take strontium citrate along with magnesium, calcium, and vitamin d. Has anyone seen positive results with this combo? Has your bone density increased? What doses do you take? I read that we should take equal amounts of calcium and magnesium rather than the 2:1 ratio that is usually recommended. I am not sure what to take. The doctors are not helpful. Maybe a homeopathic doctor could help. I am not sure where to go for help. I would appreciate any feedback.

Thank you.

phylwill1152 · 11-05-2007, 07:13 AM

Hi wolf0999 and welcome

to the board. I've been taking strontium citrate for over a year and had improvements in both total hip and lumbar spine. I take 2 340mg. caps a day at bedtime on an empty stomach. I take 1000/D calicum, an extra 500mg. magnesium, an over 50 multivitamin and fish oil. I don't think mega doses of anything is a good idea, but thats just my thinking. I don't know if i make ratio totals, but have had good lab numbers in the needed nutrients. Getting what we need from supplements in additon to what we get from our diet and exercise is doing the best we can for our bones. take care...phyllis

wolf0999 · 11-05-2007, 09:21 AM

Hello phylwill1152,
Thank you for your reply. I will order the strontium citrate I saw online from Dr. Best promptly and start my new regimen of supplements and vitamins. I have discontinued Actonel for 1 week; I was due for my weekly dose today. I am happy to find an alternative to help me since I have developed heart palpitations after taking Actonel for 9 weeks. Thanks again.
wolf0999

sunny47 · 11-05-2007, 12:50 PM

Sounds like you have had good results with the strontium citrate. Any side effects from it. I have problems with a lot of meds especially if taken on an empty stoamch.

phylwill1152 · 11-05-2007, 02:32 PM

Hi sunny...i haven't had any side effects from the stontium and none of the people i know taking it have, but everyone is different. I take NSI strontium and the bottle says it can be taken with food as long as its not a high calcium food like milk or yogurt.

Hi wolf...when i stopped actenol after 2 months i waited a month before starting the strontium...no one told me to do it that way, i just wanted to try and get it out of my system before i started something else.

take care...phyllis