Calcium Treatment Report
See also: Dolomite, Mineral Supplements
What is Calcium?
Calcium is a mineral essential to the development and maintenance of bones and teeth. As a supplement it is available in several different formulations including calcium carbonate (chalk), citrate, and phosphate. Calcium supplements may be recommended to people at risk of osteoperosis.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 57 |
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3 | |||
| Slow my ALS progress | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Osteoporosis | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Fasciculations | 2 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Calcium. See all 21 dosages ►
| 600mg as needed | daily | 1 tps. daily | 200 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 318 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 666 mg daily | 750 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1221 mg daily | 1250 mg daily | 1500 mg daily | 1800 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 3600 mg daily | 3750 mg daily | ||
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1
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6
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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6
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15
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1
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1
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2
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10
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4
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1
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6
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4
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2
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1
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1
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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10 | 45% |
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Personal research
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3 | 14% |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 14% |
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Not indicated
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2 | 9% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 5% |
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Expense
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1 | 5% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 5% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Patient Evaluations
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- drmnsngn
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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- drmnsngn
- since Oct 01, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I have dosage needed in other supplements See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.