<p>abasket, The early onset is considered a risk and worth getting a baseline done. </p>
<p>I just bought a UP 24- jawbone wrist monitor thingy that tells you how many steps you take, tracks your sleep, etc. first step in the anti-osteoporosis regime. D3, calcitrate, weight bearing exercise; I am going to get them started and routine before i meet with the doc. I plan to hold off on meds until I get a dexa scan next year. If I can hold it steady, i won’t need them. I am just at osteoporosis… Wish me luck!</p>
<p>Singersmom, I did have a baseline - that was my point - no indication that I would be high risk for osteoporosis but alas, apparently I am! </p>
<p>Okay - I was reading some research about vibration plates…apparently the Russian folks used them on returning astronauts to help increase bone density lost through spending time in zero gravity. Anyone here try using them (at the gym? at home?) to increase personal bone density?</p>
<p>Interesting, BB. So I wonder why my insurance company covered my tests at age 55 and again at 57. They’re not in the habit of paying for tests which aren’t necessary or recommended.</p>
<p>ETA – Never mind. I am this:</p>
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<p>which are white, slender, family history, sedentary, former smoker, and not especially attentive to calcium intake until I got my diagnosis. Yeah, I was pretty much a walking risk factor.</p>
<p>anxiousmom: Make sure you add to your regimen lifting weights over your head. Really. Start with 3- or 5-pound dumbbells and increase the weight as those weights become too easy. Look on-line for some exercises, since you don’t want to just stand there and lift the same weights the same way 100 times. Lifting heavy things over your head is very important. </p>
<p>I plan to do so. I am also planning to call the two gyms nearest my house and see which, if either, have a vibration machine. <a href=“Whole body vibration improves osseointegration by up-regulating osteoblastic activity but down-regulating osteoblast-mediated osteoclastogenesis via ERK1/2 pathway - PubMed”>Whole body vibration improves osseointegration by up-regulating osteoblastic activity but down-regulating osteoblast-mediated osteoclastogenesis via ERK1/2 pathway - PubMed;
<p><a href=“The Role of Mechanical Stimulation in Recovery of Bone Loss—High versus Low Magnitude and Frequency of Force - PMC”>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4187165/</a> I haven’t read this article yet; just found it. </p>
<p>(From the article linked above) Clinical trials in post-menopausal women have been performed, and in one study, treatment at 0.2 g at 30 Hz for two 10 min/day treatments for one year increased BMD in the femur compared to placebo control. The women in the placebo control group lost 2% BMD over the experimental time frame. There was less bone loss in the spine in the treated group compared to controls, and these effects were dependent on compliance. As such, those who complied with the treatment protocol most stringently had the greatest beneficial effects [29].Thus, LMHF mechanical loading has been shown to benefit the musculoskeletal system despite some variation among studies. The device has recently been approved for treatment of osteoporosis, but long term studies will provide the most beneficial information as to its safety and efficacy in preventing or normalizing bone loss.</p>
<p><a href=“Prevention of postmenopausal bone loss by a low-magnitude, high-frequency mechanical stimuli: a clinical trial assessing compliance, efficacy, and safety - PubMed”>Prevention of postmenopausal bone loss by a low-magnitude, high-frequency mechanical stimuli: a clinical trial assessing compliance, efficacy, and safety - PubMed;
<p>Have been on the vibration plate machine. Its strange, I must admit, but is supposed to give muscles a real workout.</p>
<p>Supposedly the exercise ones are faster/stronger than the ones for working on bone density. Now I have to see if I can locate one/buy one after consulting with doc. </p>
Hey bone density cohorts!
Question about calcium supplements. I have started taking my Vit D (2000 Iu) daily which I was able to get in the form of 1 softgel tablet a day - purchased them at Costco - great, easy peasy.
I’m also suppose to take 1500 mg of calcium citrate. I’m having trouble finding it in a dosage that doesn’t require:
- the dosage isn’t combined with something else like Vit D or magnesium or zinc or whatever.
- that the dosage isn’t requiring multiple pills a day - for instance I bought one bottle but it’s only 600 mg - that’s 2 HUGE long tablets - so I would need to take probably 5 of those tablets a day.
Anyone taking similar doses that has found calcium citrate alone in larger amounts per dose? Please let me know where you have found them!
I had always heard that you need to split up your calcium dosages throughout the day since the body can’t process too much at once. If that’s true, getting a single 1500mg dose may not help you. Personally, I take calcium 2X/day.
I take the big horse pills in the morning only. Just 2 of them.
So then I’m willing to take it twice a day - if needed - but want to avoid 5 total pills and the horse pill size!!!
If I may ask MOWC, what’s your dosage in those 2 morning pills?
I just take 2 Calcium plus Vitamin D tablets (yes, horse pills) a day – one at night and one in the morning. They are the Kirkland brand, which has 600 mg calcium and 400 mg Vit D. My endocrinologist pointed out that one doesn’t need to take 1500 mg of calcium in supplements because your own normal diet should be providing you with some. I guess if I were you and I needed the 2000 mg Vit D every day I’d take the Vit D tablet you’re taking now plus the Kirkland brand calcium tabs, even though they have extra Vit D. Maybe check with your provider to make sure that’s OK.
Then again, maybe try this: http://www.costco.com/vitafusion%E2%84%A2-Calcium-500-mg.%2c-200-Gummies.product.11622370.html
These have 1000 mg Vit D in each plus 500 mg calcium, so if you took two of these everyday and made sure to have milk, cheese, yogurt every day, you should be OK. And these are gummies, so that’s more fun than the horse pills.
abasket- I’m pretty sure I take 600 mg calcium, but I’ll check when I get home. I take that Vit D little gel cap in the morning, too. I’m not convinced any of it helps.
I have about 4 more months on the Forteo injections (daily) and get another bone density scan in May. After that, it will depend on how the scan looks as to what I have to do next.
I think I saw those at Costco @VeryHappy . My doc was clear that the calcium should be “calcium citrate” - maybe I’ll just make a call and check with here. So difficult!!
I take Vitamin D. But my Doc told me to stop taking calcium supplements, which she originally prescribed, because recent studies have shown they can cause kidney stones. She said I should try to get my calcium naturally.
Btw, a moderator told me not to revive old threads. I guess this one is okay?