strontium

[Snowybear]

I’ve recently finished 2 year course of Teriparatide and have a hospital appointment shortly to decide next treatment. I have discussed possibility of Stontium with doctor. Does anyone have experience of taking this? Are some kinds of Strontium better than others and will I have a choice as to what to take. Can it be bought online? I definitely won’t take Alendronic acid etc. I take vit D and K2MK7. Thanks.

[MayGodBlessYou]

teriparatide has to be followed with something else, i'm not sure what though, sorry, you need to be advised

[Snowybear in reply to MayGodBlessYou]

Thanks, yes, I know I’ve got to do something! Don’t like medication, that’s my problem. Always some side effect or other!

[walk21]

I have taken strontium ranelate prescribed by my GP for a long time, but we are told it will soon not be available, so I too am trying to decide what else to take

[Snowybear in reply to walk21]

Thanks for reply, I don’t like the look of anything else. Options are limited. I understand from specialist that Raloxifene is an option, but not too happy about side effects.

[Nuthatch in reply to Snowybear]

I take Raloxifene and it’s ok I suppose. Don’t get hot flushes but do get urgent need to wee and thinning hair, which as it was already affected by teriparatide, is not fun. I won’t take bisphosphonates. I suspect the hospital will try to persuade you into zoledronate infusions, which I refused. I discussed strontium with the bone clinic nurse (who now seems to be the only person there who is involved in my treatment) but she pretty much said I can’t have it as I have high BP. I’m seriously considering approaching my gp about HRT.

[Snowybear in reply to Nuthatch]

Thanks for replying. My blood pressure is quite low, so hopefully will be ok. I won’t take biphosphonates either, so hopefully some form of strontium will be available.

[Met00]

Strontium ranelate is the only prescription form available, but as walk21 says, rumour has it that it won't be available for much longer due to a shortage of strontium.

[Snowybear in reply to Met00]

Thanks. Perhaps the citrate form will still be available.

[Met00 in reply to Snowybear]

It depends whether it's the strontium itself, or the ranelate compound that's in short supply. I've just stocked up on strontium citrate just in case!

[josephinius1]

Huh, weird, you guys can get strontium ranelate. We can't. So I was going to say, I've taken strontium citrate, it's cheap and easy to get. For what it's worth I felt no ill effects, but whether it helped my bones or not remains to be seen. Know that wasn't your question though--just my 1/2 cent.

[Snowybear in reply to josephinius1]

Thanks for reply. May I ask what dose of it you take?

[fmkkm]

I take strontium citrate. The dose is 3 capsules which equals 750 mg. I only take 2 per day. I have been taking it every day for about 4 years. I also take Mk7, vitamin D, and a plant based calcium. My bone density improved this year from the one taken around 4 years ago. I also walk 3-6 miles a day. So, I can’t say which thing is helping but I will continue with all of them.

[salagoo]

Hi - I'm prescribed Strontium Ranelate, been taking it for nearly 17 years now. I've had no side effects from it, very, very pleased with it. It won't be available now for about a year as the manufacturers have a problem with one of the ingredients I plan to buy strontium citrate when I run out of strontium ranelate.....I don't know if strontium citrate will work as well but I won't take any of the other medications prescribed. I also take vitamin D3 2,500ius per day and get my blood levels checked every six months, they're in the optimal replete range around 150 nmol/L, and I take vitamin K2 as Mk7 100mcg per day. I do weight lifting and a lot of walking too.

I've not had any fractures in the 17 years since I've been on Strontium Ranelate - I had some compression fractures of spine showing when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, they've not got worse, rheumatologist compared x-rays taken 17 years ago to now.

[Reese4]

Strontium citrate has worked for me since 2005. Until recently I took the recommended 680 mg per day but have cut that amount by half for maintenance. I've had no fractures nor any side effects.

[Snowybear in reply to Reese4]

That’s encouraging. - thanks.

[Collywobbles64]

dr Sarah myhill sells strontium citrate on her website.

[Snowybear in reply to Collywobbles64]

Thanks for that!