What is the daily dosage of Calcium you recommend for women with POF?
Calcium should be taken in doses similar those recommended for postmenopausal women 1200-1500mg per day. All the calcium on the label is NOT what your body absorbs, only about half of it gets in, so be sure to take MORE than the ‘dose’ on the package. The cheapest, easiest way to take calcium is in the form of TUMS. Three to four TUMS EX tablets a day (they are chewable) should cover you, in addition to what you take in your diet. Take at least half of your calcium at night before bedtime, it works better. If calcium carbonate (TUMS’ calcium) does not agree with you, citracal and caltrate are alternatives but they are expensive. Other forms of calcium have not been looked at with respect to reliability, but are probably OK. Much is made of a ‘need’ for magnesium in the lay press. There is not very good scientific evidence that magnesium deficiency is a public health hazard. So mostly you should concentrate on calcium.
