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Safety Issues
When taken in recommended doses, strontium supplements appear to be safe and usually free of side effects other than occasional mild gastrointestinal upset, including diarrhea. There is some weak evidence that long term use of strontium ranelate could, rarely, cause memory loss or seizures. 1 Similarly weak evidence hints that strontium could raise risk of blood clots; 2 however, one small study was somewhat reassuring on this score. 3
Excessiveintake of strontium can actually weaken bone by replacing too much of the bone’s calcium with strontium. 4 Maximum safe doses of strontium in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with severe liver or kidney disease have not been established.
Interactions You Should Know About
If you are taking standard treatment for osteoporosis, it is not clear whether the addition of strontium will enhance or diminish the benefits.
References
- O'donnell S, Cranney A, Wells G, et al. Strontium ranelate for preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;:CD005326.
- O'donnell S, Cranney A, Wells G, et al. Strontium ranelate for preventing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;:CD005326.
- Halil M, Cankurtaran M, Yavuz BB, et al. Short-Term Hemostatic Safety of Strontium Ranelate Treatment in Elderly Women with Osteoporosis. Ann Pharmacother. 2007;41:41-5.
- Brandi ML. New treatment strategies: ipriflavone, strontium, vitamin D metabolites and analogs. Am J Med. 95(5A):69S-74S.
