Hi Vicki,

I'm on 1.25 mcg of calcitriol/day (that's 5 pills of 0.25 mcg) = I always went
low on 4 - I've had to increase in my late 20's (but I'm also female)

I take calcium citrate (better absorption) - 1200 mg/day (an my endo just
informed me that is the absolute MINIMUM for calcium supps per day)

With this regimen, my calcium is a little bit below normal levels - but this is
where my endo wants it - she says that a little bit below normal levels is the
newest treatment protocol for hypoparathyroidism. So Ionized calcium normal is
4.5-5.5 as normal and mine is at 4.3 and that is where she wants it. Normal
blood calcium is 8.5-10.0 and mine runs 8.1-8.2 - again where she wants it. All
my DEXA scans look great and bone density looks good.

4000-6000 seems ghigh for calcium supplementation. Is it carbonate or citrate?
The citrate form of calcium is better absorbed and easier on the GI tract. A
goodbrand is Citracal.

Hope you get it all sorted out! I know the feeling of not having your doc
around and not trusting another's opinion! Very unnervin and concerning.

Julia
28 yo

--- In apeced@yahoogroups.com, "vrobson1" <vrobson1@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> My son was released Wed after two days in the hospital with low calcium &
potassium. His endo is out of town but another endo saw my son and put him on
double dose of calcitriol(4 -.25 per day) plus 4000-6000 mg of calcium. I am
very nervous about him absorbing too much calcium. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks, Vicki
>