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What is the difference between calcium citrate vs calcium pyruvate?

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A 37-year old female asked:

I have benign fasiculation syndrome; however, calcium citrate controls it to the point I feel cured. My calcium level is normal. Why?

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A female asked:

What is the difference between tricalcium phosphate and calcium citrate?

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A 25-year old female asked:

How much magnesium glycinate should I take with 1000mg of calcium citrate a day (for osteoporosis)?

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A 36-year old female asked:

How long does it take for calcium citrate supplements to enter your system after taking them? I don't take them with food.

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A 34-year old asked:

How far apart should multivitamins and calcium citrate supplements be taken?

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A 46-year old asked:

What's the difference between calcium citrate and calcium carbonate?

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A 56-year old female asked:

Is calcium citrate safe for heart patients or does it increase heart and/or stroke risk?

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A female asked:

Is calcium citrate for kidney stone patient safe?

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A 47-year old asked:

What are the pros and cons of calcium citrate vs. Calcium carbonate for osteoporosis?

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A 39-year old female asked:

How is calcium citrate diferent from standard calcium supplement?That's having magnesium &zinc added. Which type of calcium i shd take, i can't ve dairy

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A 75-year old male asked:

In June my calcium level was 9.7. In July the calcium level was 10.7. I have been taking Calcium Citrate 600 mg of calcium, 300 mg of magnesium, 15 mg of zinc, i mg copper, and 5 mg Manganese. Is this the probable cause of of high calcium. Thanks?

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A 39-year old male asked:

Can you take magnesium supplements (ie: calcium citrate or natural calm) with celexa (citalopram)?

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A female asked:

Does calcium citrate prevent kidney stones?

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A 33-year old asked:

What is better for bones? Calcium carbonate or calcium citrate?

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A 31-year old asked:

Is calcium carbonate a better calcium supplement than calcium citrate?

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A 34-year old asked:

What calcium supplement should I use, calcium carbonate or calcium citrate?

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A 67-year old female asked:

I need a calcium citrate supplement with D with no artificial sweeteners. I am sensitive to them and have had roux en y.

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A 35-year old asked:

Which is a better calcium supplement: calcium carbonate or calcium citrate? Why?

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A 35-year old male asked:

If eating a meal high in oxalates, should I take calcium citrate supplement to minimize a kidney stone from forming?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I have osteopenia taking calcium citrate vit d I have read that calcium supplements can cause hardening of arteries is it true?

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A 67-year old female asked:

I had gastric bypass (roux en y) and I have been taking calcium citrate but I found a gummy calcium triphosphate that I like. Are they equal?

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A 38-year old male asked:

Zoloft (sertraline) 150 mg, magnesium 650 mg, calcium citrate+vit D3 340 mg, spirulina 3000mg, a day just wondering if this combination ok. Been having bad cramps.

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A 40-year old female asked:

Took calcium citrate (2 tablets for 500mcg twice daily). horrible heartburn. take ppi's and have GERD and hernia. possible? what to take instead?

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A 67-year old female asked:

sorbitol, mannitol or xylitol and even splenda upset my stomach. Is there a chewable calcium citrate without artificial sweet? I've had roux en y.

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A 52-year old female asked:

Can Omeprazole and Calcium Citrate/D3 be taken at same time or does the Omeprazole need to be separated? For all of the above, are they best taken on an empty stomach or with food? I take Levothyroxine in A.M 1 hr before breakfast on empty stomach?

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A 43-year old asked:

Which is better for bone health: calcium carbonate or calcium citrate? Specifically, which one has a higher chance of causing kidney stones?

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A 17-year old male asked:

Can you take glucosamine, chondroitin, hylanuric acid, prilosec, multivitamin, vitamin d, and calcium citrate together?

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A 17-year old male asked:

Is it safe to take glucosamine, chondroitin, msm, vitamin d, calcium citrate, multivitamin, l arginine, l lysine, l ornthinine, Prilosec together?

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A 26-year old male asked:

As a young male,25yo (underweight-55kg),can I take 250 mg of calcium citrate everyday throughout life? without any risk of side effects/kidney stones. I want to keep my bones healthy. Sometimes I skip milk, hence worried.My mother has osteoarthritis?

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