Calcium chewable Vitamin D tablets

[Myflowers2]

Does anyone else take these with furred up arteries and calcified heart ?

[Cliff_G]

Never heard of chewable Vit D, chewable Vit C, yes. The only ones I've seen have (and take) been capsules which look like an oil inside them.

[LaurenNat1]

My husband has just started taking chewable calcium and Vit D tablets Thei-cal. He has furred arteries. He has to take them as he has been on steroids for nearly a year and GP is worried about his bone strength. Hoping they won't cause a problem.

[Myflowers2 in reply to LaurenNat1]

Thanks for your reply. Hope your husband gets on okay.

[Auriculaire in reply to LaurenNat1]

Then he should take vit K2 as this directs the calcium into bones and not into soft tissue like artery walls. It was discovered years ago that menopausal and post menopausal women who were taking recommended large doses of calcium to help prevent osteoporosis were more prone to calcified arteries .

[clifetta]

Yees I do. I have critical limb ischemia and periphial artetial disease as well as af nd other conditions. Have had a limb angioplasty last year. All doctors know what medication I am on. I also take tramadol paracetamol and quinine

[Ellie-Ann]

I was prescribed them two years ago . I wrote to my GP and asked to be taken off them because of the calcium v heart probs. Been ok since. I take separate Vit D3.

[irene75359]

I have taken vitamin D3 for years, but always take vitamin K2 (MK7) alongside which ensures calcium goes to the bones and not the arteries.

[Beta44]

I would think that they would be strongly contraindicated in your case. I would check and double check. Look on line for a talk by Prof. Tim Spector on exactly this subject.

[Autumn_Leaves in reply to Beta44]

Tim Spector is a doctor, but he’s not myflower’s doctor. Like all celebrity doctors/podcasters, what he says, even if very interesting and informative, cannot be extrapolated to the individual. If someone has pre existing CVD with calcification, they need to ask their own doctor for advice.

[Autumn_Leaves]

If you have pre existing CVD or peripheral circulatory disease, you need to seek professional advice from your own doctor. There are many factors to take into consideration, including your bone density, your nutrition status,your frailty score, your risk of falls and so on. At 75+ you are in the “geriatric” age group and your needs are different from the general healthy population. Your need for supplements may be very specific to your own medical history, so please seek advice from your own doctors.

*Podcasts etc are for entertainment (and sometimes to promote the commercial interests of the presenter and/or guests). They are not a substitute for healthcare.