DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am a healthy, active 70-year-old female. I take vitamins and 120 mg of calcium with vitamin D. I would like to know if I should be taking Fosamax plus D also. I weigh 127 pounds and am 5’ 2”. I don’t want to take anything I don’t need.
DEAR READER:
Fosamax plus D is an osteoporosis medication that also contains vitamin D which aids calcium absorption into the bones. Unless you have had testing that shows osteoporosis, you do not need this medication.
I would also like to add that I was unaware that calcium came in 120 mg tablets. Perhaps you miswrote, but if not, you should take 1200 mg of calcium and 600 IU of vitamin D daily to prevent osteoporosis.
I recommend you speak to your primary care physician or gynecologist if you have further questions regarding osteoporosis and treatment.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Osteoporosis”. Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed, stamped number 10 envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
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