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Have you had labwork done to determine if you are insufficient in magnesium, calcium, etc.? Have you had a bone density test to determine if you have osteopenia, or osteoporosis. Taking supplements that you don't need can cause problems as well. I ended up in the hospital back in early 2016 with low sodium, low potassium, low magnesium, and I was taking potassium supplements prescribed by my doctor. They told me then that too much potassium can bring on cardiac arrest as too low potassium can. I was also on hydrochlorothiazide at the time, and was told to go off both.

Besides having diabetes, high blood pressure, and hypothyroidism for at least 30+ years, I also have a hyper para-thyroid that produces too much calcium, so my numbers are always high when I have blood tests. Other than surgery, they can't do anything about it.

Many years ago I was on Actonel for treatment of ostepenia. It made my liver enzymes go so high, they thought I had liver cancer. Thankfully, I didn't, but I had to go off the Actonel. They substituted Miacalcin nasal spray which I used for years without problem, until they discovered the problem with my para-thyroid.

Last year, my then endocrinologist/family doctor put me on Fosamax for Osteoporosis, despite my reminding him of the problem I'd had with Actonel. They are both in the same drug class. As well, he changed my cholesterol medication from Prevastatin to Atorvastatin, and switched me from regular Lisinopril to Lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide. I cautioned him regarding the issue I'd had with the long-time use of HTCZ in the past. He insisted there wouldn't be a problem, but there was. I ended up with adverse side-effects which screwed up every body chemical/enzyme, etc. that I had. They were either too high, or too low. I immediately stopped taking the Atorvastatin because I believed that was the main culprit. It had changed my urine orange after a week. After going to the emergency room because my heart was racing one morning upon rising, the emergency room doctor told me to stop taking the Lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide as well. I had stopped taking the Fosamax on my own about the same time, and won't take any of those meds for Osteoporosis ever again. I'm 76, and still taking only oral meds for my diabetes (since late 90's). It took me 8 weeks to get back to normal after the adverse side-effects. My new family doctor tweaked some of my blood pressure medications, and my last two blood tests have been within normal range, except for the calcium. I have a new endocrinologist, because thankfully, my old one retired last December.

All I'm saying is to be very careful with the supplements you use, because you can actually do more harm than good to your body.

“I had stopped taking the Fosamax on my own about the same time, and won’t take any of those meds for Osteoporosis ever again. “

After a bone density test, my PCP put me on Osteo meds as well. All had severe side effects, but especially Fosamax. After taking it my legs hurt so bad I could barely walk. I also had rapid heart rate problems. I refuse to try anymore and told them what will be will be.