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strontium therapy for osteoporosis

linnyd531
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my lowest BMD is -2.7 in the spine. all other numbers are better than that but still in the minus category. of course i've been told to start a bisphosphonate. i'm hesitant as these drugs actually cause brittle bones by causing a decreased in bone quality even though there may be an improved BMD. Strontium is used in europe with significant improvement in bone density as per studies i checked out on pub med. has anyone taken strontium-the mineral, as i know the medication version is not yet approved in the usa. if so, have you seen an improvement in BMD testing. thanks for all your input....Linda NY

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sharonusa

Does anyone have input as to the degree of success of the strontium Citrate according to age?
Pre or post menapausal? Is anything ever recommended with those in mind?

nathji

I have not heard of strontium in India as a medicine for anything so far.

The one thing that would worry me is whether it is excreted through the kidneys -- and whether it can accumulate in the kidneys and do any irreversible damage.

If it is excreted through the liver cycle and passes out with stools then we are on a safer footing.

Does anyone know what effects Strontium has on kidney function? Is a creatinine clearance test required before and during Strontium therapy?

I suppose one thing that could be worse than bone disease would be a failing kidney.

Triena

HI, Ako; I too was on Fosamax (after Didrocal) and scheduled for jaw surgery; the surgeon had recently returned from a dental convention which discussed the hazards of osteonecrosis and Fosamax; he refused to do my surgery since there was a 3% chance of my developing osteonecrosis; I wasn't willing to chance it either! So there's a 97% chance I'd be fine---but that wouldn't mean much to me if I was one of the 3%. Fosamax has a "half-life of 10 years", whatever that means, but I suspect it will be in our systems for many years. Good luck.

sjw

I don't know if you are still on this site almost a year later in 2009 but I can give you some help for your GERD. I have been free of it for over a year by taking enzymes and Betaine Hydrochloride. I took Jarro-Zymes Plus for the enzymes and Vitamin Shoppe brand or Country Life for the Betaine Hy. Take with every meal and snack. It really helps. Once in awhile at bedtime if I felt the acid and since I wouldn't be eating anymore, I would take a Pepcid. That was my cure!

zeta

Hi Linnyd531 and others,
I have taken strontium citrate for over 2 yrs now and have seen an increase in T scores. If you google the Servier webpage-the manufaturer of strontium ranelate(SR) you can read about the benefits and risks. The risk of venous thomboembolism (VTE) for those taking SR for 5 years was 0.7% over the placebo group, so, the issue of blood clots is small but noteworthy, especially for those with a personal or family history of such problems. Many but not all researchers believe that SR has the advantage of inhibiting bone resorption AND increasing formation of new bone, which in my opinion makes it a better treatmment for osteo than the bisphonates which only reduce breakdown of old bone and don't help us build any new bone.

There is a need as others point out to adjust your T scores when taking strontium citrate or ranelate. However, I was not able to get the radiologist to use the information about making an adjustment; has anyone actually been able to convince them to do so,or are we talking about an urban myth here, and if yes, how much of the gain was said to be due to the strontium?? Thanks gang--zeta

windblown

Hi Tom: Here's the definition of an em dash. When you see that in an article it means the author used the double hyphen, in the article, but not a text editor so the words "em dash" come up instead of the --.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_dash#Em_dash

Tom-WI

Hi Jacqueline,

Interesting article, but what in the world is "emdash" do you know? It's used thruout the article but not defined.

Tom

KathleenAlford

Liquid strontium, calcium-magnesium, and cell-ready minerals are available on-line from Eniva Corporation.
Kathy

Jacqueline

Since I have been taking strontium (Doctor's Best) for several months, I find this article written in 2004 very comforting.

http://www.worldhealth.net/news/strontium_breakthrough_against_osteoporo

BoneLady

gimmeebone, The optimal daily dosage of elemental strontium is 680 mg. For information about optimal dosage, see www.worldhealth.net/p/273,5736.html

BoneLady

Tom, I thought we were using the same brand of strontium citrate, but I see that you are taking Nature's Life, while I am taking Doctor's Best. At any rate, the serving size per day is the same, i.e., 680 mg strontium in two caplets or capsules. Read the label carefully. You can also contact the manufacturer, but 680 mg is the standard optimal dose of elemental strontium. That means the strontium citrate would be a little over 2 grams, 2194 mg for my Doctor's Best Strontium Bone Maker.

gimeebone

Hi Bonelady,

I am currently taking Strontium Citrate and take 908 mg daily. Do you know if I am taking too much or where I can get the correct maximum doseage information?

Thanks and take good care.

Ako

I have been so interested to read the discusion about Strontium Ranelate.
I have been on Fosamax for 4 years. I month ago I was in apparent need of a tooth extraction and was told that because of taking Fosamax there was a risk of getting osteonecrosis, a scary condition which stops the jaw from healing after the extraction (osteonecrosis means 'bone death'). Has anyone out there heard of this side effect from Fosamax?
I have stopped Fosamax and am consulting with various dentists as how to proceed. I still have the tooth.
A very helpful Dental Surgeon in Wash DC told me there was a recent report that indicated 4months without Fosamax decreased the risk of osteonecrosis.
I am thinking of taking Strontium Ranelate but not until after my next bone scan. I am particularily interested in this medication (which I have only just heard about) because the mineral that makes up this med was found in a mine in Scotland very close to where I live.

Caff55

The brand I'm using (Strontium Boost) state each serving contains 2230 mg strontium citrate, then in brackets 680 mg elemental.
Also clearly states not to take at the same time as calcium supplements as already described by other members.

duranee1

You're welcome, Tom. Your best bet is to ask the manufacturer to make sure. Take care.

Tom-WI

Thanks Duranee1,

I messed that up. Upon re-reading the info, it's 680 mg per SERVING (2 caplets). So I'm only taking 680 / day and like you say, it's prolly only a third of that. Think I'll ask them. I'm waiting for my next order to ship anyway.

Tom

duranee1

Tom,
Since it's a supplement the elemental amount should be listed. Since both strontium and citrate can be considered useful, however, they may be listing the compound. You may want to contact the manufacturer and ask. If it is the compound, strontium is about 38.1% of the total weight of the compound. So, 680 mg of the compound should supply about 260 mg of strontium. Assuming my arithmetic is correct :).

duranee1

Hi Sham,

We don't know since there are no real studies done on it.

sham

Can someone tell me if strontium citrate also has blood clotting side effect as strontium ranelate has.

Tom-WI

Bonelady,

I'm taking the Nature's Life brand which just says each capsule is 680 mg of Strontium Citrate. How does one find out how much elemental strontium there is? I don't understand the difference, and I know the industry is not well regulated. Is this specsmanship of a sort?

Tom

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