[Anonymous March 7, 1998 at 5:07 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152130

Hi,

I take them — when I remember to–but I also have been eating lots more calcium-rich foods. It doesn’t have as much to do with the RAI as it does with having been hyper for a long time, and approaching menopause. Being hyper can cause loss of bone density. This can happen, also, if you are taking too high a dose of replacement hormone because that acts just like too much natural hormone.

Bobbi

[Anonymous March 7, 1998 at 5:50 pm Post count: 93172]

#1051637

As you can tell i do alot of wondering! But does everyone who has had RAI and is taking either levothyroxine or synthroid, etc. take additional calcium supplements? Has anyone been told to increase calcium in their diets? I was advised to get about 1200 mgs.(I think that is the right weight) For the longest time I had cut back on dairy products but now put them back into the diet. Any input on this is appreciated.

Dee

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 1:51 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152131

Hi, Julia:

I’ve looked and found no alternative, non-medical treatment that works to bring down the thyroid hormone levels. Not one that has been proven, anyway, in any kind of systematic, scientific study.

Within the last two or three weeks there was a posting on this board about the impact of the various treatments on the eye disease. It gave a web site for an article from one of the medical journals. You might want to try and read that. It indicated that having RAI AND taking prednisone seemed to virtually eliminate the problem of RAI aggravating the eye disease. Also, it indicated that there may be some beneficial effect from taking one of the the antithyroid drugs because there were fewer episodes of eye disease being aggravated that way, as well. If you can find that post and that article, you might be able to talk it over with your doctor.

I don’t know of any Spanish web sites for this information, however. But you do very well in English. There was no need to apologize.

Buena suerte,

Bobbi

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 3:34 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152132

I just started last week myself on Natural Calcium Complex
The reason is that i dont drink milk, and since my battle with
the big G has made me very fragile in by body tone i think the
Calcium is a good idear other than that i hope everyone is having
a nice weekend, im having a great one,

love, crazy

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 4:16 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152133

I was informed to increase my calcium intake because being in a hyper state….. eats at your bone and muscle. We are so suspectible to ostoporious……take your calcium and also exercise (weight bearing exercise) atleast 25-30 minute. I chew calcium…the tropical flavor ones……I would give you the name……but I can’t!!!! It is better than trying to swallow the big tablet!!!
Take care!
Darlene

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 6:08 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152134

I read in a magazine, that if you smoke, T–s, do not do any good as far as getting calcium. Just thought Id pass that on.

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 6:25 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152135

This is a new one for me, I never had a doctor tell
me that I should increase my calcium intake. If you
already get your calcium from dairy products are
supplements necessary?

Shannon.

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 8:22 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152136

My endo tells me that Graves can cause
osteoperosis or decalcification of
bones.

So, I’m taking 1200 mg. calcium supplements.

[Anonymous March 8, 1998 at 9:12 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152137

A doctor friend told me that calcium supplements made from oyster shell are next to useless. He said be sure to get a supplement of calcium citrate. Calcium is very difficult for the body to digest, so it is important also to make sure the supplement contains magnesium, which makes the calcium hang around in the stomach longer and gives the digestive system a better chance to absorb it. The supplements made directly from oyster and other shells are simply not digested well by the body, and very little of gets used. I believe the RDA for calcium is 1200 mg, which I take on a daily basis as I am lactose intolerant. Don’t know if that’s a help, but thought I would pass it on, as I consider my source to be reliable. Have a happy day.

CharlieB

[Anonymous March 14, 1998 at 4:39 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152138

My endo told me to take at least 1200 mg of calcium a day.
As I understand it, not only does the graves effect your
calcium abosorption, so does the thyroid replacement.
….Carolyn

[Anonymous March 15, 1998 at 2:46 pm Post count: 93172]

#1152139

Reported in the “University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter,”
April 1998:

If you’re a woman on hormone replacement therapy, make sure you consume
lots of calcium (at least 1,200 milligrams a day), from food or
supplements. That was the bottom line of a review of 31 studies on the
subject, in the “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” in January.
Estrogen enhances bone strength, as does an adequate calcium intake,
but the beneficial effect of the two combined is greater than the sum
of the effects of each alone.

Thought you’d like to know.
Debby

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