Hi Marysandy, welcome to the board

. I started taking SC in Sept. 2006 and with each DEXA since have seen gains. I had one 9 months after starting it and had small gains even after that short of a time. After 5 years of taking SC my hip and lumbar spine scores are now in the osteopenia range. It does take time along with weight bearing exercise, a mostly healthy diet and other bone supplements, like calcium, magnesium, vitamin D. I would also think it depends on what your scores are when you begin and what your expectation are since it does take time and effort to get the results you are looking for. Take care...phyllis