low calcium
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just had my bloods back. everything looks ok except my calcium is low. anyone else had a problem with that, & is it a menopause thing or something else do you know? going to be talking to my doc on the phone tomorrow x
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mel64317 brimbo67
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HRT does help with that...but there are natural ways too..and you need to do some sort of weight bearing exercise.
talk to your doctor about it hun ok.
xx
brimbo67 mel64317
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jayneejay brimbo67
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when i was in peri my doctor always said take calcium and vit D from the word go, and take it daily always have
i take Natecal which is two in one
jay x
mel64317 brimbo67
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take care. Xx
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Beetle1965 brimbo67
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I haven't had low calcium but I think it can be linked to low Vitamin D, they work together, which I keep reading is important at menopause (but can't remember why - info overload) Also magnesium deficiency sometimes shows up as low calcium, some medication can effect it. Hopefully there is a simple solution that the doctor can recommend, supplements or maybe a watch and wait.
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jayneejay Beetle1965
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vit D and calcium work together and magnesium
jay x
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brimbo67 Beetle1965
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jayneejay
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Protein synthesis. DNA and RNA in our cells require magnesium for cell growth and development.
Sparking of the electrical signals that must travel throughout the miles of nerves in our bodies, including our brain, heart, and other organs.
Normal blood pressure, vascular tone, transmission of nerve cell signals, and blood flow.
Functioning of all nerves and muscles.
Release and binding of adequate amounts of serotonin in the brain.
In short, living without adequate levels of magnesium is like trying to operate a machine with the power off. And like a machine, it's likely to malfunction. Here are some health conditions associated with the cramping and constrictions that can be attributed to a magnesium deficiency:
Anxiety and panic attacks: Magnesium helps keep adrenal stress hormones under control and also helps maintain normal brain function. [2]
Asthma: Magnesium helps relax the muscles of the bronchioles in the lungs.
Constipation: Magnesium helps keep bowels regular by maintaining normal bowel muscle function. Milk of magnesia has been used for decades to help constipation.
Heart disease: Magnesium deficiency is common in those with heart disease. Magnesium, a natural calcium channel blocker, is an effective treatment for heart attacks and cardiac arrhythmias. An astounding number of studies have documented the effectiveness of IV magnesium in helping prevent cardiac damage and even death following a heart attack. The reason for this is that 40 to 60 percent of sudden deaths from heart attack are the result of spasm in the arteries, not blockage from clots or arrhythmias! [3]
Hypertension: Without adequate magnesium, blood vessels constrict and blood pressure increases.
Infertility: Magnesium can relax spasms in fallopian tubes that prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus.
Nerve problems and muscle spasms: Magnesium helps eliminate peripheral nerve disturbances that can lead to migraines, leg and foot cramps, gastrointestinal cramps, and other muscle aches and pains.
Chelated Magnesium is kind on the stomach
Magnesium Citrate & Magnesium Oxide have laxative effects
jay x
jayneejay brimbo67
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that was for other ladies to read..
Its good to stop any vits for a while or tests results are not true
i always stop mine for a while before blood tests
good luck
jay x
Beetle1965 brimbo67
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Celiac is interesting if she has asked you to introduce gluten (?) Best go with it all I guess - how are you feeling in general?
brimbo67 Beetle1965
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I'm still very up & down...this blasted head won't clear. Like nothing's real. Physically I'm stronger but still getting anxiety, depression, fatigue, nausea etc.
Two of my sons were diagnosed with auto-immune diseases in the past. My youngest with Celiac disease, & my eldest with Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis.
All my symptoms do coincide with missed periods so i reckon it's all to do with menopause, especially as a lot of other ladies suffer the same symptoms xxx
Beetle1965 brimbo67
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Still getting odd things happen, but they are different than before ha - the temperature going up and down, hot and cold has stopped and the red flushed, spotty skin has stopped, now I have swollen ankles coming and going and yes, a depressed mood, nausea and fatigue that's the worst really. Zero motivation.
I've dumped my GP for now and going it alone and if things get worse again, I'll find another one. For now, I am resigned to 'not knowing' whats going to happen next. I don't like that aspect of all this x
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