vitamins+femara

jinky
jinky Member Posts: 746
edited June 2014 in Canadians Affected by Breast Cancer
vitamins+femara
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  • jinky
    jinky Member Posts: 746
    edited December 2007

    Hi Everyone,

    I live in Nova Scotia and i have started femara after 5 years on tamoxifen....

    The doctor wants me to take 1,500 of calcium and 800 vit d. I am looking for

    500mg calcium citrate so i can take it 3 times a day as he told me to......

    anyone here taking calcium citrate for femara and what brand and mg do

     you take please?

    They have so much more in the USA.....WISH WE DID.....BC HUGS JINKY

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  • Diana1993
    Diana1993 Member Posts: 29
    edited December 2007

    I believe the reason for taking calcium and vitamin D is to protect the bones.  One of the side effects of these anti horomone drugs i.e. Famara is bone depletion.  So to protect your bones do take the recommended dose of both.  I buy mine at Costco.  I also cheat and buy the calcium carmels.  If it tates like dessert I will take it.  We Canadians don't get enough sunshine in the winter months so take your 'D'.  Hope this helps

    Diana.

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  • Breastless
    Breastless Member Posts: 43
    edited August 2009

    I've gotten my Calcium and Vit D from both Superstore and Wal-mart.  They are a combined vitamin.   One pill has 650 mg elemental calcium and 400 UI Vitamin D.  I try to take 3 a day but sometimes only manage to remember to take two.  The one's I have now are from superstore brand Jamieson brand.  I like that I only have to take one pill to get both my calcium and D.

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  • Welga
    Welga Member Posts: 308
    edited August 2009

    Mine is Calcium Citrate 500 mg + D 400, brand name is Ci-Cal. I'm only on two pills a day, next appointment will ask my onc if I should take 3 a day, seems is what most are doing here, my last prescription was made 6 months ago wonder why I was prescribe less.

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  • crazy4carrots
    crazy4carrots Member Posts: 5,324
    edited August 2009

    Welga, do you drink milk and eat yogurt and cheese?  You would be getting extra calcium that way.

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  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 25,634
    edited August 2009

    I am on Femara little over 3 years now. I take Caltrate+D twice a day.

    600mg calcium +400 UI vitamin D x2= 1200 mg calcium and 800 UI vitamin D daily.

    I eat yogurt a lot. I hate milk. I love cheese but i limit it.

    How is your Bone Density test?. Mine shows that even with everything its not getting any better.

    My DR was thinking Boniva but he decided to wait since i don't have Osteoporosis yet.

    Smile Sheila Smile

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  • Welga
    Welga Member Posts: 308
    edited August 2009

    lindasa

    Good point, I used to eat lots of yogurt but I have heartburns and it seems to be worst with it.

    A little milk, maybe 2 quarts a week and very little cheese (constipation....) so I don't think I'm getting enough calcium. I have a hard time drinking milk as much as I use too. I'll have to change this. Thanks for your suggestion, somtimes we forget the elementary!

    Welga

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  • Welga
    Welga Member Posts: 308
    edited August 2009

    seyla

    Since starting Femara, I've got bone loss. From good results went to borderline ostopenia. I cannot imagine taking Bovina or others as they would worsen my burning stomach. Will get another scan in october and am hoping for the best, cannot imagine getting off Femara either, wich we would not have to make such choices....

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