anyone here use strontium citrate or ranelate (protelos)

• By Uma
• Posted November 21, 2008 at 1:14 pm
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I don't know anything about the items you are asking about (sorry) but am curious about what your mother is doing for her osteoporosis.

Thanks,
Uma

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• By zeta
• Posted November 21, 2008 at 4:11 pm
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Hello,

Yes I take 680 mg of strontium citrate and don't use any other meds for osteo, and my scores have improved. There's quite a bit of information on this site about strontium, so you might want to google to see what other members have said. BoneLady is a terrific resource on the subject. Protelos is not FDA approved in the USA, so many folks take the widely available supplement.

However, perhaps this link and clip will interest you:

http://www.gilliansanson.com/Strontium%20update.html

Earlier smaller studies observed decreased bone pain and an increase in bone formation in people taking quite high doses of strontium. These and other independent studies used many different forms of strontium including strontium lactate, gluconate, carbonate, chloride. They all appear to have the bone building action. Many of these forms have poor gastric tolerance – that is, they are more likely to cause upset stomach or diarrhea. The synthetic ranelic acid salt has better gastric tolerance.
Of particular interest, strontium lactate, citrate, gluconate and carbonate are all natural unpatentable forms of strontium. Ranelic acid is a purely synethic molecule and by adding it to strontium it creates a patentable form. It is questioned whether it adds anything to the treatment effectiveness – and whether strontium alone is the beneficial portion.

zeta

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• By Rubylizard
• Posted November 21, 2008 at 5:08 pm
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so it has bad GI side effects? that's what i'm really scared of mostly. i have a phobia of nausea/vomiting and if something's going to make me feel sick, i won't take it.

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• By zeta
• Posted November 21, 2008 at 5:46 pm
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Hi again. Just a PS to earlier post. I know several women who take strontium citrate who have no side effects whatsoever, and that would include no nausea. But whenever you try something new you should take a small test dose IMO, to see how you tolerate it, as we all react differently, then if you are ok with the smaller dose, work your way up to the full dose. If you really want to go the drug free route, strontium citrate would seem like a reasonable candidate.

Good luck--zeta

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• By Rubylizard
• Posted November 21, 2008 at 6:19 pm
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thanks!

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• By BoneLady
• Posted November 26, 2008 at 3:51 pm
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Rubylizard, I take 680 mg strontium daily in the form of strontium citrate. I am the BoneLady zeta referred to.

The only side effect I have had from strontium citrate is mild constipation. I corrected this problem by increasing the fiber content of my cereal and occasionally using Citrucel, a fiber product.

A nutritionist told me that any time you introduce a new supplement or food, your body takes a while to get used to it.

I have a blog with much information about strontium and a reference section with links to many more articles. You can visit at http://strontiumforbones.blogspot.com/.

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• By Triena
• Posted November 29, 2008 at 12:02 pm
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I stopped using chemicals in January; had originally started with Didrocal; then a nurse suggested that it wasn't very effective and I switched to Fosamax; after the scare about osteonecrosis and when my jaw surgery was cancelled (3% risk of osteonecrosis in the jaw) I switched to Actonel. After no positive results on the DEXA and concerns over long term use of these chemicals, I stopped them all and against my doctor's advice, am using strontium citrate at the recommended dosage (3 pills of 227 mg each) which I take at about 3:30 a.m. I take a magnesium glycinate (900mg) just before bedtime, and take calcium through "Osteoprime" (kind of a multivitamin) at breakfast and dinner. I have had no ill effects whatsoever with the strontium, no gastric or stool disturbances,etc. Am concerned about when I receive the next DEXA, how it will be read, as I am told that the strontium gives a false reading. Meanwhile I am fairly active and have never broken any bones. My T-score is -1.4 at the hip and -2.4 in the lumbar spine. (I no longer remember what the significance of that is!)

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• By Oakside
• Posted December 13, 2008 at 4:01 pm
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I have been unable to take any medication for osteoporosis previously because of unacceptable side effects. Another fracture to my spine meant 2g. strontium renelate was prescribed to be taken daily 3 weeks ago, as bone density has dropped below -5.4 The first dose caused mild nausea, which has not been repeated. The first 2 nights I took it as recomended immediately prior to getting into bed. Unfortunately I was then obliged to use the bathroom 3 hours later and was horrified to almost be 'too late'!! So have adjusted my last meal to be 4 hours prior to bed, then have the Protelos 2 hours later, leaving 2 hours before a biscuit and bed. It is such a relief to, at last, be able to take something that will help towards stronger bones.

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