What is low calcium (hypocalcemia)?

Hypocalemia, low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany (spasms of the hands and feet, muscle cramps, abdominal cramps, and overly active reflexes). Chronic hypocalcemia contributes to poor mineralization of bones, soft bones (osteomalacia) and osteoporosis.

How do members experience low calcium (hypocalcemia)?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with low calcium (hypocalcemia)*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for low calcium (hypocalcemia)*

Who has low calcium (hypocalcemia) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 2
30s 15
40s 20
50s 30
60s 16
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 82