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Marthe48

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15. I heard that calcium can deposit in the heart

Reply to Ptah (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 08:48 PM

Apr 21

For several years, I was taking 1000 mg/day to supplement HRT meds, rec. by the dr. treating me for surgical menopause. After I heard that (on CNN) I reduced the supplements to a couple times a week. That was over 20 years ago, doing pretty good

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Found out I have a hairline fracture in my foot. [View all] BlueKota Apr 21 OP

Healing vibes on the way to you SheltieLover Apr 21 #1

No supplements, but I do drink Almond milk, but he encouraged me BlueKota Apr 21 #2

I'll pm you. SheltieLover Apr 21 #3

Thank you! BlueKota Apr 21 #4

Yw! SheltieLover Apr 21 #5

A nurse said to me once after a doctor left the room BlueKota Apr 21 #6

Absolutely! SheltieLover Apr 21 #7

Personal experiences are good to know too. BlueKota Apr 21 #8

Absolutely! SheltieLover Apr 21 #10

Taking a calcium supplement four times a day at 400mg per dose Ptah Apr 21 #11

I am going to call my Primary Care Doc BlueKota Apr 21 #12

That's much wiser than relying on some internet anecdote. Ptah Apr 21 #14

I heard that calcium can deposit in the heart Marthe48 Apr 21 #15

wow -- ow! rurallib Apr 21 #9

Thank you. BlueKota Apr 21 #13

Have you thought about getting a bone density test? Marthe48 Apr 21 #16